Findings of a Study With a Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate in Ovarian Cancer
October 24th 2016Jasgit Sachdev, MD, clinical associate professor at Translational Genomics Research Institute, discusses a recent study of novel antibody-drug conjugate targeting protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) in ovarian cancer.
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Study Shows H-RT Is Safe, Effective for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
October 21st 2016Study results that examined patient-reported outcomes and quality of life measures demonstrate that hypofractionated radiotherapy (H-RT) is a viable, safe, and value-added alternative to patients with low-risk prostate cancer.
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Findings of a Study Comparing Standard Radiation to IMRT in Endometrial, Cervical Cancer
October 19th 2016Ann H. Klopp, MD, PhD, discusses the results of a recent trial comparing standard radiation to intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in endometrial and cervical cancer, and what impact these results will have.
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Adding Immunotherapy to Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Fails to Improve PFS
October 19th 2016Adding a Toll-like receptor 8 agonist (TLR8) to standard care for patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) failed to improve progression-free survival (PFS).
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Jury Still Out on VEGF Inhibition Before Interval Debulking in Ovarian Cancer
October 19th 2016The rate of complete resection at interval debulking in advanced ovarian cancer increased significantly over reference values with the addition of bevacizumab (Avastin) to neoadjuvant to platinum-based chemotherapy.
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Computer Simulation Helps Plan Transducer Placement in Glioblastoma
October 14th 2016For patients who are likely to experience contiguous recurrence of glioblastoma, a new computer simulation using tumor treating fields (TTF) and employing a personalized transducer array, delivered electric field (EF) intensities that exceeded therapeutic intensities in 3 different tumor locations.
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High Rates of Overall Survival Show Benefit of SBRT in Unresectable Liver Cancer
October 14th 2016Results from a phase II study from Korea demonstrated high rates of tumor local control, overall survival (OS), and grade 1/2 gastrointestinal and hepatic toxicities in patients who received stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after incomplete transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).
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Radiation-TGFβ Inhibition Combo Elicits Activity in Metastatic Breast Cancer
October 14th 2016A strategy to stimulate an immune response in radiation-damaged tumor cells resulted in preliminary evidence of activity—including longer survival—in a small clinical trial of patients with metastatic breast cancer.
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KRAS-Variant HNSCC Outcomes May Improve With Cetuximab
October 13th 2016Patients with head and neck cancer whose disease is associated with <em>KRAS</em> variant had significantly better progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) when treated with the monoclonal antibody cetuximab (Erbitux), according to findings of a retrospective analysis of a randomized trial.
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An Overview of the MERIBEL Study in HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
October 13th 2016Antonio Llombart-Cussac, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, chairman, Medical Oncology Service, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova in Valencia, Spain, discusses the MERIBEL study during an interview at the 2016 ESMO Congress.
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Setback for Abiraterone Acetate in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
October 12th 2016Although one patient with recurrent ovarian cancer achieved complete response, the first trial of abiraterone conducted in ovarian cancer was halted early due to low response, according to results from the CORAL phase 2 trial.
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The Rationale Behind CheckMate-275 in Metastatic Bladder Cancer
October 11th 2016Matthew Galsky, MD, professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses the significant findings in, and the rationale behind conducting the CheckMate-275 trial during an interview at the 2016 ESMO Congress.
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The Clinical Activity of Rucaparib in Patients With Ovarian Cancer
October 11th 2016Rebecca Kristeleit, BSc, PhD, consultant medical oncologist, University College-London Cancer Institute, discusses the clinical activity and efficacy of rucaparib in patients with high-grade ovarian carcinoma and a BRCA mutation during an interview at the 2016 ESMO Congress.
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High Response Rates Observed with Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab in Advanced Melanoma
October 11th 2016Combined ipilimumab and nivolumab administered pre- and post-surgery reduced the tumor burden in patients with Stage III B/C melanoma, according to first results from the OpACIN trial reported at the ESMO 2016 Annual Congress.
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Nivolumab Misses PFS Endpoint in NSCLC Compared With Chemotherapy
October 11th 2016Results of a recent randomized trial showed first-line therapy with nivolumab failed to improve progression-free survival (PFS) in PD-L1–positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with standard chemotherapy.
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Results of Phase II mUC Trial Support Approval of Nivolumab Applications
October 11th 2016Safety, efficacy, and biomarker results from the phase II CheckMate-275 trial of the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo) that support FDA and European Medicines Agency (EMA) applications were reported at the 2016 ESMO Congress.
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Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Achieves Tumor Regression in 40% of NSCLC Study Patients
October 11th 2016Almost 40% of patients with resected early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) had evidence of tumor regression following neoadjuvant treatment with nivolumab (Opdivo) in a preliminary clinical trial.
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Antibody-Drug Conjugate Achieves Encouraging Responses in Pretreated Ovarian Cancer
October 11th 2016Findings of a recent preliminary clinical trial showed one-fourth of patients with heavily pretreated advanced ovarian cancer achieved objective responses with novel antibody-drug conjugate targeting protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7).
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Rucaparib Produces High Response Rates in Heavily Pretreated Ovarian Cancer
October 11th 2016The majority of heavily pretreated patients with high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOV) and germline or somatic <em>BRCA</em> mutations showed a durable response to rucaparib, according to findings from an analysis of two phase II trials.
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Ribociclib/Letrozole Combination an Important Advance in HR+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
October 10th 2016Findings of a recent multicenter randomized trial<sup> </sup>showed postmenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) had significant slowing of disease progression with the addition of the investigational cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to endocrine therapy.
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