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December 20, 2021
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VIDEO: Breast cancer with high tumor mutation burden may benefit from checkpoint inhibitors

VIDEO: Breast cancer with high tumor mutation burden may benefit from checkpoint inhibitors

Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, spoke with Healio about results from the NIMBUS trial presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2021.

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December 10, 2021
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Nivolumab plus ipilimumab shows benefit in metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab shows benefit in metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab induced durable responses among a small cohort of women with high tumor mutational burden metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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November 16, 2021
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Immunotherapy before targeted therapy extends OS in metastatic melanoma

Immunotherapy before targeted therapy extends OS in metastatic melanoma

Patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive metastatic melanoma who received an immune checkpoint inhibitor combination followed by targeted therapy survived longer than those who received the reverse sequence, according to study findings.

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November 16, 2021
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Immunotherapy combination confers durable benefit in advanced renal cell carcinoma

Immunotherapy combination confers durable benefit in advanced renal cell carcinoma

First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab conferred greater long-term clinical benefit than sunitinib for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, according to study results presented at International Kidney Cancer Symposium.

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November 12, 2021
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Regimen improves outcomes in advanced renal cell carcinoma regardless of prior nephrectomy

Regimen improves outcomes in advanced renal cell carcinoma regardless of prior nephrectomy

Nivolumab plus cabozantinib improved outcomes compared with sunitinib regardless of prior nephrectomy among patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, according to study results presented at International Kidney Cancer Symposium.

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November 10, 2021
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FDA approvals in gastrointestinal cancers spark excitement in field

FDA approvals in gastrointestinal cancers spark excitement in field

FDA approvals of immunotherapies are among several exciting developments during the past couple of years in the field of upper gastrointestinal cancers, according to a speaker at Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium.

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November 09, 2021
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Regimen ‘highly active’ among certain patients with non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Regimen ‘highly active’ among certain patients with non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma

The combination of cabozantinib and nivolumab showed promising efficacy for certain patients with metastatic non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to phase 2 study results presented at International Kidney Cancer Symposium.

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November 08, 2021
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Nivolumab-chemotherapy combination extends EFS in resectable NSCLC

Nivolumab-chemotherapy combination extends EFS in resectable NSCLC

The addition of nivolumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy significantly improved EFS among patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer, according to topline data released by the agent’s manufacturer.

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October 06, 2021
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2-year data confirm benefit of nivolumab regimen for advanced gastric, esophageal cancers

2-year data confirm benefit of nivolumab regimen for advanced gastric, esophageal cancers

The addition of nivolumab to chemotherapy showed durable benefit for treatment-naive patients with advanced gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer or esophageal adenocarcinoma, 2-year data from the CheckMate 649 study showed.

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September 28, 2021
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VIDEO: NADIM study update may reposition neoadjuvant therapy for advanced NSCLC

VIDEO: NADIM study update may reposition neoadjuvant therapy for advanced NSCLC

In this video, Jae Y. Kim, MD, highlights updated data from the NADIM trial presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.

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