The ALK- and ROS1-inhibitor brigatinib showed a better progression-free survival (PFS) compared to the ALK-inhibitor crizotinib in the first interim analysis of a head-to-head trial in patients with… read more.
A randomised, controlled screening trial for lung cancer involving almost 16,000 people in the Netherlands and Belgium found that CT screening produced a 26% reduction in lung cancer… read more.
First-line treatment with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab showed an overall survival benefit compared to platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and… read more.
With permutations of potential front-line treatments for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) seemingly endless, one thing seems certain…
Hot topics in lung cancer – interviews from ASCO 2018.
June 2018 saw the launch of our first edition of LungCancer.Med, a new congress news e-journal containing interviews with speakers and delegates as well as articles on the latest hot… read more.
The pathophysiology of MM is characterised by a state of profound immunosuppression through multiple mechanisms which provides a strong rationale for immunotherapeutic approaches including antibodies, immunomodulators, vaccines and… read more.
The growing number of novel treatments for multiple myeloma (MM) means that more patients can achieve the therapeutic goal of a deep and prolonged first remission – in… read more.
Managing Hodgkin lymphoma in elderly patients can be challenging, given that trial data do not reflect the picture in elderly patients and performance status can vary widely. The… read more.
Gene expression profiling has shown that that the activated B-cell and germinal centre B-cell subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma are driven by different oncogenic pathways and this may… read more.
In the video, Dr Cathy Burton (Leeds), Dr Stella Bowcock (London) and Dr Stephen Robinson (Bristol) give their highlights from this year’s BSH meeting, including the Lymphoma Specialist Interest Group (SIG) which held a… read more.
The launch of biosimilar rituximab provided an opportunity to save £300,000 per year but called for time-consuming intravenous administration that exceeded the capacity of the hospital unit. Off-site… read more.
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