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March 22, 2021
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Lenvatinib-pembrolizumab combination extends PFS, OS in advanced endometrial cancer

Lenvatinib-pembrolizumab combination extends PFS, OS in advanced endometrial cancer

Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab improved outcomes vs. chemotherapy for women with advanced endometrial cancer, according to findings presented at the virtual Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.

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March 18, 2021
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Acupuncture techniques reduce chronic pain among cancer survivors

Acupuncture techniques reduce chronic pain among cancer survivors

Electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture led to greater pain reductions than usual care among cancer survivors with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Oncology.

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March 13, 2021
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Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy awards research grants

Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy awards research grants

The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy awarded nearly $3 million worth of grants to six early career researchers.

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February 26, 2021
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ASH president discusses ‘silver lining’ of COVID-19 for hematology practice, research

ASH president discusses ‘silver lining’ of COVID-19 for hematology practice, research

At the start of his ASH presidency and a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Martin S. Tallman, MD, reflected on the challenges the pandemic has presented to his field.

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February 18, 2021
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Adjuvant nivolumab significantly extends DFS in high-risk bladder cancer

Adjuvant nivolumab significantly extends DFS in high-risk bladder cancer

Adjuvant nivolumab extended DFS compared with placebo among patients with high-risk, muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma, according to results of the phase 3 CheckMate 274 trial presented at Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

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February 16, 2021
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First-line lenvatinib-pembrolizumab combination improves OS, PFS in advanced kidney cancer

First-line lenvatinib-pembrolizumab combination improves OS, PFS in advanced kidney cancer

The combination of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab significantly prolonged OS and PFS compared with sunitinib among previously untreated patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, according to results of the phase 3 CLEAR trial.

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February 02, 2021
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Sotorasib confers durable clinical benefit in KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC

Sotorasib confers durable clinical benefit in <i>KRAS</i> G12C-mutated NSCLC

Sotorasib conferred durable clinical benefit for patients with pretreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer who harbor KRAS G12C mutations.

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January 25, 2021
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Ivosidenib confers clinical benefit in advanced cholangiocarcinoma subset

Ivosidenib confers clinical benefit in advanced cholangiocarcinoma subset

Ivosidenib modestly extended OS among patients with previously treated isocitrate dehydrogenase 1-mutated advanced cholangiocarcinoma, according to final results of the phase 3 ClarIDHy trial presented at Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

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January 22, 2021
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Pembrolizumab prolongs PFS vs. chemotherapy for certain patients with colorectal cancer

Pembrolizumab prolongs PFS vs. chemotherapy for certain patients with colorectal cancer

Pembrolizumab monotherapy demonstrated superior PFS and PFS2 compared with standard-of-care chemotherapy among patients with microsatellite-instability high/mismatch repair-deficient metastatic colorectal cancer.

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December 28, 2020
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National Association for Proton Therapy launches physician advisory committee

National Association for Proton Therapy launches physician advisory committee

National Association for Proton Therapy created a physician advisory committee to provide advice on topics such as clinical research, patient education and insurance reimbursement.

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