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February 20, 2025
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‘Lose-lose-lose’ scenario: ASCO seeks reduced out-of-pocket costs for cancer care

‘Lose-lose-lose’ scenario: ASCO seeks reduced out-of-pocket costs for cancer care

Out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and copays deter people with cancer from complying with treatment.

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February 17, 2025
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Regimen may become new standard for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Regimen may become new standard for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

The addition of epcoritamab-bysp to standard chemotherapy significantly improved response and survival for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, according to results of a phase 1b/phase 2 trial.

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February 12, 2025
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AI tool predicts response to, survival after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors

AI tool predicts response to, survival after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors

An AI tool appeared superior to two FDA-approved biomarkers for predicting how people with cancer will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

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February 11, 2025
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Peanut oral immunotherapy desensitizes children with higher allergy thresholds

Peanut oral immunotherapy desensitizes children with higher allergy thresholds

Following receipt of increasing peanut oral immunotherapy, or home-measured peanut butter, desensitization to peanut protein in children initially able to ingest more than half a peanut was achieved, according to study results.

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February 10, 2025
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VIDEO: Immunotherapies, clinical trials expand brain tumor treatment options

VIDEO: Immunotherapies, clinical trials expand brain tumor treatment options

In this video, Annick Desjardins, MD, professor of neurosurgery, professor of neurology and member of the Duke Cancer Institute, discusses what she is most looking forward to in the future of brain tumor research.

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January 28, 2025
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Immunotherapy platform for ALS slows disease progression, extends survival

Immunotherapy platform for ALS slows disease progression, extends survival

A new analysis of an overall survival study of an investigational immunotherapy platform to treat ALS found it slowed disease progression and extended survival, according to the manufacturer.

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January 24, 2025
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‘Potential gamechanger’: Researchers discover basis for immunotherapy-induced myocarditis

‘Potential gamechanger’: Researchers discover basis for immunotherapy-induced myocarditis

Clinicians may one day be able to treat immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis without disrupting cancer therapy, findings from a cellular investigation showed.

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January 23, 2025
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Importance of addressing cancer survivorship care in light of Kate Middleton’s news

Importance of addressing cancer survivorship care in light of Kate Middleton’s news

Physicians often experience increased interest and comfortability in patients broaching a health topic once a celebrity talks about it openly in the public eye.

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January 23, 2025
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Glucarpidase improves recovery after chemotherapy-induced kidney toxicity

Glucarpidase improves recovery after chemotherapy-induced kidney toxicity

Glucarpidase significantly improved kidney function for patients who developed acute kidney injury from high-dose methotrexate, according to results of a large, multicenter observational study.

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January 22, 2025
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Mushroom supplement may slow prostate cancer progression

Mushroom supplement may slow prostate cancer progression

White button mushrooms promoted antitumor activity among men with prostate cancer, according to results of an ongoing randomized phase 2 trial.

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