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Nivolumab appears to benefit patients with stage III lung cancer

Written by | 12 Aug 2023

Among patients with resectable stage IIIA or IIIB NSCLC (non–small-cell lung cancer), those treated with neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy have achieved a higher level of complete response and… read more.

Experimental ovarian cancer diagnostic could lead to new precision oncology approach

Written by | 9 Aug 2023

Despite advances in surgery and chemotherapy, survival of people with certain types of ovarian cancer has not significantly changed in decades. That has meant that some ovarian cancer… read more.

Adjunctive atorvastatin reduces cardiac dysfunction in patients with anthracycline-treated lymphoma

Written by | 8 Aug 2023

Adjunctive therapy with atorvastatin appears to reduce the proportion of patients with lymphoma who are being treated with anthracyclines and who also develop cardiac dysfunction. The findings were… read more.

Breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

Written by | 8 Aug 2023

A study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater incidence of cancer that likely would not… read more.

First randomised trial finds AI-supported mammography screening is safe and almost halved radiologist workload

Written by | 3 Aug 2023

An interim safety analysis of the first randomised controlled trial of its kind involving over 80,000 Swedish women published in The Lancet Oncology journal, finds artificial intelligence (AI)-supported mammography analysis… read more.

The largest study of its kind shows a need for improvement in esophageal cancer screenings

Written by | 25 Jul 2023

A new study published in Gastroenterology aims to improve the effectiveness of screening and surveillance practices for early cancer detection in Barrett’s esophagus (BE). BE is the only identifiable precursor… read more.

European Commission grants conditional approval for Lytgobi to treat cholangiocarcinoma – Taiho Oncology Europe

Written by | 21 Jul 2023

Taiho Pharmaceutical and its subsidiary Taiho Oncology Europe have received conditional marketing authorisation from the European Commission for Lytgobi (futibatinib) tablets to treat adults with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The… read more.

Curettage and cryosurgery – effective for the most common skin cancer

Written by | 16 Jul 2023

The combination of curettage and cryosurgery is a safe and effective treatment method for the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. A study from the… read more.

European Commission approves Opdivo + chemotherapy for neoadjuvant treatment of resectable non-small cell lung cancer at high risk of recurrence in adult patients with tumor cell PD-L1 expression greater than 1% – BMS

Written by | 16 Jul 2023

Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the neoadjuvant treatment of resectable non-small cell lung cancer… read more.

Efficacy of fruquintinib confirmed in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

Written by | 19 Jun 2023

In patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, fruquintinib treatment has resulted in a significant improvement in overall survival compared with placebo. Researchers reported this finding on June 15,… read more.

Survival benefit from frontline immunotherapy in progression-free non–small cell lung cancer peaks at 2 years

Written by | 13 Jun 2023

For patients who are progression-free after two years of frontline immunotherapy for advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there does not appear to be a survival benefit in… read more.

Presentation of longer-term data for Tecvayli showing a duration of response of 22 months in patients with r/r multiple myeloma – Janssen

Written by | 12 Jun 2023

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced long-term data from the pivotal Phase 1/II MajesTEC-1 study showing the sustained efficacy and safety of Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv) in… read more.

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