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FDA grants fast track designation to IN10018 for ovarian cancer
The FDA granted fast track designation to IN10018 for treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
FDA grants fast track designation to STRO-002 for advanced gynecologic cancers
The FDA granted fast track designation to STRO-002 for treatment of certain women with advanced gynecologic cancer.
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FDA approves Jemperli for mismatch repair-deficient solid tumors
The FDA granted accelerated approval to dostarlimab-gxly for adults with mismatch repair-deficient recurrent or advanced solid tumors that progressed on or after prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative therapies.
Organ-on-a-chip models ovarian cancer tumor development
Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed an organ-on-a-chip that they said could change the way clinicians approach ovarian and other cancer treatment.
Trial yields ‘promising’ results in advanced recurrent ovarian cancer
A trial designed to evaluate maveropepimut-S for women with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer demonstrated encouraging activity, according to the agent’s manufacturer.
Researcher receives recognition for work to ‘move the dial’ on health equity
Cancer Health, an online resource for patients with cancer, recognized Erin Kobetz, PhD, MPH, for her research on identifying and overcoming racial disparities in health care.
FDA grants priority review to Keytruda for renal cell carcinoma subset
The FDA granted priority review to pembrolizumab as adjuvant therapy for certain patients with renal cell carcinoma, according to the agent’s manufacturer.
Transgender men, nonbinary people lack information on cervical cancer screening
Many transgender men and nonbinary people assigned female at birth, or TMNB, reported barriers to cervical cancer screening, according to results of a cross-sectional survey of these underserved populations.
Screening method frequently misses endometrial cancer in Black women
Transvaginal ultrasound used to determine appropriateness of endometrial cancer biopsy missed nearly five times more cases of the disease among Black women vs. white women, according to a simulated cohort study published in JAMA Oncology.
Survival rates among AYAs with certain cancers show little to no improvement
Although 5-year survival rates have increased for multiple cancer types among adolescents and young adults, little or no improvement has been observed for some common malignancies in this population, according to findings published in Cancer.
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