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New U.S. cancer cases may exceed 2.3 million by 2035
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- Laura Nikolaides
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has released its annual Cancer Progress Report, detailing recent advances in the fight against...
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AACR: New cancer cases predicted to rise above 2.3 million by 2035
- Author:
- Laura Nikolaides
The AACR annual Cancer Progress Report highlights 22 new approvals, including “revolutionary” CAR T-cell therapies, but maintains that increasing...
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FDA grants full approval to pembrolizumab for advanced NSCLC
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- Laura Nikolaides
The checkpoint inhibitor is approved with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for first-line treatment of metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC, with no...
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FDA grants accelerated approval for Opdivo in metastatic SCLC
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- Laura Nikolaides
The checkpoint inhibitor is approved for patients with advanced SCLC whose cancer has progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy and at least...
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FDA requires companion diagnostics for checkpoint inhibitors in urothelial cancer
- Author:
- Laura Nikolaides
PI now requires separate companion diagnostics to determine PD-L1 levels in tumor tissue before use of pembrolizumab or atezolizumab as...
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FDA approves lenvatinib for HCC
- Author:
- Laura Nikolaides
Lenvatinib was found noninferior but not statistically superior to sorafenib for overall survival in a trial of 954 patients.
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Phase 1 CAR T trial for NHL launches in Cleveland
- Author:
- Laura Nikolaides
The trial will enroll 12-15 adult patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who have not responded to standard therapies.
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ASCO calls for expanding clinical trial eligibility
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- Laura Nikolaides
ASCO and Friends of Cancer Research submitted recommendations for expanding clinical trial eligibility to the FDA, including lowering eligibility...
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FDA expands indication for ribociclib for advanced breast cancer
- Author:
- Laura Nikolaides
Approval of the CDK 4/6 inhibitor was expanded to include the treatment of pre/perimenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative, in...
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FDA approves first biosimilar to pegfilgrastim
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- Laura Nikolaides
The biosimilar decreases the chance of infection in patients with nonmyeloid cancer who are at risk of febrile neutropenia because of...
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Dr. William J. Gradishar shares breast cancer take-aways from ASCO 2018
- Author:
- Laura Nikolaides
CHICAGO – TAILORx is a “big win,” while SANDPIPER results are nothing to get excited about.
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New cases of Merkel cell carcinoma increased 95% between 2000 and 2013
- Author:
- Laura Nikolaides
Incidence expected to be over 3,000 cases/year in United States by 2025.
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Company discontinues phase 3 ADAPT for mRCC
- Author:
- Laura Nikolaides
A second interim analysis of the trial comparing Rocapuldencel-T in combination with sunitinib to sunitinib monotherapy led Argos Therapeutics to...
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FDA approves osimertinib for first-line advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC
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- Laura Nikolaides
Approval was based on a median PFS of 18.9 months for patients treated with osimertinib vs. 10.2 months for patients treated with standard-of-care...
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FDA approves immunotherapy combo for advanced RCC
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- Laura Nikolaides
Approvals were granted for nivolumab and ipilimumab in combination for the treatment of intermediate- or poor-risk, previously untreated advanced...