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Adjuvant osimertinib extends DFS in localized NSCLC
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- Neil Osterweil
Osimertinib reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by 79% in patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.
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One strikeout, one hit against low-grade serous carcinomas
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
One MEK inhibitor, trametinib, bested standard care, but another MEK inhibitor, binimetinib, did not.
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Triple-antiviral combo speeds COVID-19 recovery
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- Neil Osterweil
Time to viral negativity and hospital stay were shorter for those treated with lopinavir/ritonavir, ribavirin,...
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COVID-19 pulmonary severity ascribed to coagulation differences
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- Neil Osterweil
Higher mortality risk among whites with severe COVID-19 infections may be linked to higher propensity for...
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Novel immune activator boosts immunotherapy benefit in TNBC
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Combining the immune activator Imprime PGG with pembrolizumab may improve survival in patients with metastatic...
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It’s a bust: Adding immunotherapy confers no benefit in mCRPC
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- Neil Osterweil
There was no improvement in overall survival when atezolizumab was added to enzalutamide in patients with...
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Novel combo boosts response in HER2-negative breast cancer
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Adding durvalumab and olaparib to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy increased rates of pathologic complete...
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ASCO panel outlines cancer care challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Oncologists worry about patients missing essential screening, diagnosis, or treatment, and the interruption of...
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Most endometrial cancers treated with minimally invasive procedures
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Minimally invasive procedures are recommended for most patients with endometrial cancers, and cancer centers seem to be complying.
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When to treat, delay, or omit breast cancer therapy in the face of COVID-19
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Two groups have released recommendations for treating breast cancer patients during the pandemic.
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Investigators recommend expanding testing for Lynch syndrome
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- Neil Osterweil
Guidelines on testing for Lynch syndrome in women with endometrial cancer may be too restrictive, investigators...
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Water-only fasting may reduce chemo modifications, hospital admissions
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- Neil Osterweil
Patients who followed a water-only fast prior to and after chemotherapy cycles had fewer treatment modifications...
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Promising efficacy with adavosertib in uterine serous carcinoma
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Early phase 2 data show responses to adavosertib in nearly one-third of patients with recurrent uterine serous...
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Younger gynecologic cancer patients at risk for early bone loss
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- Neil Osterweil
Nearly a quarter of patients age 65 and younger were at risk for osteoporosis 5 years after their diagnosis of...
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Case fatality rate for COVID-19 near 1.4%, increases with age
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- Neil Osterweil
“These early estimates give an indication of the fatality ratio across the spectrum of COVID-19 disease and show a strong age gradient in risk of...