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November 28, 2020
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SITC creates endowed scholars fund, announces inaugural recipient

SITC creates endowed scholars fund, announces inaugural recipient

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer created the Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD, Endowed Scholars Fund.

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November 19, 2020
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Personalized vaccine improves PFS in newly diagnosed glioblastoma

A personalized cancer vaccine improved PFS compared with historical outcomes with standard-of-care treatment for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, according to phase 2 study results.

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November 16, 2020
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Letetresgene autoleucel safe, active in advanced synovial sarcoma

Letetresgene autoleucel safe, active in advanced synovial sarcoma

Letetresgene autoleucel demonstrated clinical activity among patients with advanced synovial sarcoma, according to final phase 1 study results presented at the virtual Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting.

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November 16, 2020
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Letetresgene autoleucel safe, active in advanced synovial sarcoma

Letetresgene autoleucel safe, active in advanced synovial sarcoma

Letetresgene autoleucel demonstrated clinical activity among patients with advanced synovial sarcoma, according to final phase 1 study results presented at the virtual Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting.

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November 13, 2020
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Clinicians need more education on emerging cancer immunotherapies, survey shows

Clinicians need more education on emerging cancer immunotherapies, survey shows

Nearly half of oncology clinicians reported being unfamiliar with emerging immunotherapies, according to survey results presented at the virtual Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s Annual Meeting.

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November 12, 2020
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Continuous nivolumab appears effective, safe in advanced NSCLC

Continuous nivolumab appears effective, safe in advanced NSCLC

Continued nivolumab treatment after 1 year appeared effective and safe for certain patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to an exploratory analysis of the CheckMate 153 study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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November 12, 2020
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VIDEO: Immunotherapy sequencing in NSCLC

VIDEO: Immunotherapy sequencing in NSCLC

In this video, Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, associate cancer center director for translational research at Yale Cancer Center, highlighted updated data in squamous cell lung cancer and mesothelioma presented at the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium.

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November 12, 2020
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VIDEO: Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium ‘didn’t disappoint’

VIDEO: Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium ‘didn’t disappoint’

In this video, Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, associate cancer center director for translational research at Yale Cancer Center, discussed this year’s Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium.

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October 23, 2020
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CAR-T viewed as ‘pinnacle’ of immunotherapy for advanced ALL

CAR-T viewed as ‘pinnacle’ of immunotherapy for advanced ALL

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies are the apex of a practice-changing shift in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a presenter at NCCN 2020 Virtual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies.

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October 22, 2020
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Young and female patients with cancer may not respond as well to immunotherapy

Young and female patients with cancer may not respond as well to immunotherapy

The immune cells of young and female individuals typically are very potent due to genetic and hormonal factors.

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