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February 27, 2024
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Ruxolitinib cream ‘effective’ in reducing rashes, lesions caused by cutaneous GVHD

Ruxolitinib cream ‘effective’ in reducing rashes, lesions caused by cutaneous GVHD

Topical ruxolitinib cream significantly reduced skin manifestations caused by cutaneous graft-versus-host disease compared with vehicle cream, results from a randomized phase 2 study showed.

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February 15, 2024
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Model uses AI to predict prognosis for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma

Model uses AI to predict prognosis for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma

Researchers at several institutions collaborated to develop the first computational model that predicts prognosis for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma based on tumor genomics and treatments.

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February 05, 2024
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Study of prior authorization’s impact on cancer treatment reveals ‘signal of danger’

Study of prior authorization’s impact on cancer treatment reveals ‘signal of danger’

More than one in five people with cancer did not receive clinician-recommended care due to prior authorization requirements, according to study results.

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December 11, 2023
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‘Multi-pronged approach’ needed to increase diversity in clinical trials

‘Multi-pronged approach’ needed to increase diversity in clinical trials

In a special scientific session on race and science at ASH Annual Meeting an Exposition, Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, FRCP, examined clinical trial inclusion from an investigator’s perspective.

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December 11, 2023
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'Remarkable' study shows potential of chemotherapy-free regimen for follicular lymphoma

'Remarkable' study shows potential of chemotherapy-free regimen for follicular lymphoma

SAN DIEGO — Subcutaneous time-limited mosunetuzumab exhibited “highly encouraging efficacy” among patients with newly diagnosed high-burden follicular lymphoma, according to researchers.

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December 09, 2023
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ASH to present honorific awards to hematologists

ASH to present honorific awards to hematologists

Several hematologists will be honored during this year’s ASH Annual Meeting, scheduled for Dec. 9-12 in San Diego.

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November 30, 2023
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Recommended exercise leads to 'fairly profound' mortality reduction for cancer survivors

Recommended exercise leads to 'fairly profound' mortality reduction for cancer survivors

For individuals diagnosed with cancer, guideline-concordant exercise reduced all-cause mortality by 25% compared with patients with cancer who did not exercise, study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology showed.

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November 21, 2023
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Most tumors lack a ‘viable’ precision treatment option

Most tumors lack a ‘viable’ precision treatment option

Precision oncology therapies requiring biomarker testing comprised 43% of all FDA oncology drug approvals between 1998 and 2022, study results published in Cancer Discovery showed.

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November 17, 2023
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VIDEO: ‘Compelling’ data on MDM2 inhibitor for liposarcoma

VIDEO: ‘Compelling’ data on MDM2 inhibitor for liposarcoma

Sandra D’Angelo, MD, discussed initial phase 1A/1B data from a clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of BI-907828, a MDM2 inhibitor, in patients with liposarcoma presented at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting.

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November 17, 2023
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VIDEO: CDK9 inhibitor shows ‘modest’ efficacy in various sarcomas

VIDEO: CDK9 inhibitor shows ‘modest’ efficacy in various sarcomas

A CDK9 inhibitor, known as KB-0742, showed preliminary evidence of clinical activity in patients with various sarcomas, according to a study presented at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting.

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