Clinical Trial Results Raise Questions About Role of the Alpha-Fetoprotein in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Ghassan K Abou-Alfa, MD, medical oncologist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY), shares his thoughts on a presentation given by Andrew X Zhu, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center (Boston, MA), at the ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer on REACH and REACH-2 clinical trial data for ramucirumab as treatment in hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Initial Low Dose Lenalidomide Over 2 Years Improves Treatment Response Among Non-Transfusion-Dependent Patients With Low-Risk MDS

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An initial treatment of low doses of lenalidomide distributed across 2 years was shown to safely prolong the time to transfusion-dependency and improve responses among non-transfusion-dependent patients with low-risk, del(5q) myelodysplastic...

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Combination Therapy Followed by Brentuximab Vedotin Consolidation Demonstrated Safety, Activity Among Patients With CD30-Expressing Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas

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Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone, brentuximab vedotin, and etoposide, with or without autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, plus brentuximab vedotin consolidation demonstrated safety and activity for patients with...

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FDA Approves First-Line Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Patients With Unresectable Advanced Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

09/18/2024

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Based on results from the KEYNOTE-483 study, the US FDA has approved pembrolizumab plus pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma.

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09/17/2024

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On September 17, 2024, the FDA approved ribociclib with an aromatase inhibitor as well as a ribociclib and letrozole co-pack for the adjuvant treatment of adults with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative stage II and III early breast...

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Management of Adverse Events Associated With Selumetinib for Pediatric Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 With Plexiform Neurofibromas

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A panel of experts provided consensus recommendations on prevention, early detection, and management of adverse events potentially associated with selumetinib among pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas.

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New Risk Stratification Model Provides Prognostic Data on Survival Post-AlloHCT for Older Patients With AML and High-Risk MDS

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09/16/2024

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Results from the phase 2 GALAXIES Lung-201 study show the addition of berlrestotug to dostarlimab demonstrates antitumor activity among patients with PD-L1-high locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

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On September 12th, 2024, the US FDA approved subcutaneous coformulation of atezolizumab plus hyaluronidase for adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, melanoma, and alveolar soft part...

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According to results of the TROPION-2 study, datopotamab deruxtecan monotherapy demonstrated encouraging efficacy and safety among patients with recurrent endometrial or ovarian cancer.

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According to results from Cohort 2 of the phase 2 TROPHY-U-01 trial, sacituzumab govitecan demonstrated clinically meaningful antitumor activity among patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who are cisplatin-ineligible...

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