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May 31, 2024
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Geriatric oncology award recipient aims to ‘right-size’ cancer treatment for older adults

Geriatric oncology award recipient aims to ‘right-size’ cancer treatment for older adults

William Dale, MD, PhD, FASCO, has experienced a range of emotions since learning he’d receive the B.J. Kennedy Geriatric Oncology Award at this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting.

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May 14, 2024
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Locally delivered CAR T cells exhibit therapeutic activity in aggressive brain tumors

Locally delivered CAR T cells exhibit therapeutic activity in aggressive brain tumors

A phase 1 trial showed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy may hold promise for the treatment of glioblastoma.

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May 07, 2024
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Feasibility of allogeneic CAR-T in solid tumors shown in advanced kidney cancer

Feasibility of allogeneic CAR-T in solid tumors shown in advanced kidney cancer

Sumanta K. Pal, MD, FASCO, expressed a mix of emotions.

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April 29, 2024
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Tumor mutational burden may predict immunotherapy response in advanced prostate cancer

Tumor mutational burden may predict immunotherapy response in advanced prostate cancer

Tumor mutational burden may help predict benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to retrospective study results.

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April 15, 2024
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Value of MRI, lumbar puncture questioned for immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome

Value of MRI, lumbar puncture questioned for immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome

MRIs and lumbar punctures may not provide enough therapeutic value to be standard-of-care diagnostic tests in patients suffering neurologic symptoms following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

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March 08, 2024
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Radiation oncologist calls on field to ‘advocate and educate’ as numbers fall

Radiation oncologist calls on field to ‘advocate and educate’ as numbers fall

Arya Amini, MD, still remembers sitting on the steps outside of his dean’s office at University of California, Irvine, more than a decade ago, prepared to race inside in case he did not get matched with a radiation oncology residency.

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March 06, 2024
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Liquid biopsy offers ‘meaningful approach’ to understanding CAR-T

Liquid biopsy offers ‘meaningful approach’ to understanding CAR-T

Liquid biopsy could provide enhanced information about chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy compared with normally used DNA, RNA and protein assays, according to findings published in Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer.

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February 19, 2024
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Expanding clinical trial diversity requires ‘showing up’ in the community to build trust

Expanding clinical trial diversity requires ‘showing up’ in the community to build trust

Limiting eligibility criteria, recruiting trusted community messengers and reducing financial burdens can help improve diversity of clinical trial enrollees, a panel of professionals said during a Friends of Cancer Research webinar.

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February 04, 2024
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Healio seeks nominees for Disruptive Innovators in oncology/hematology

Healio seeks nominees for Disruptive Innovators in oncology/hematology

Healio will present its third annual Disruptive Innovators Awards for oncology/hematology this spring.

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January 03, 2024
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Racial, ethnic disparities emerge after neoadjuvant therapy for gastric cancer

Racial, ethnic disparities emerge after neoadjuvant therapy for gastric cancer

There are significant differences in response to treatment and survival outcomes for certain racial and ethnic groups among patients with resected stage II or stage III gastric cancer, study findings published in JAMA Network Open showed.

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