Disparities and Precision Oncology

7 months ago

By Dipesh Uprety    Dr. Siddhartha Devarakonda, a director of Thoracic Medical Oncology at the Swedish Cancer Institute, presented on…

Bridging Cancer Care Gaps

7 months ago

Pathology's Role in Diagnosing Disparities By: Dr. Srinivas Tantravahi   At the Summit On Cancer Disparities conference, Dr. Kamran Mirza, Clinical…

Best Practices in Supporting LGBTQ+ Communities

7 months ago

At The Summit on Cancer Health Disparities 2024, in the session titled “Best Practices in Serving LGBTQ+ Communities,” Nakita Venus…

Addressing Health Disparities in Minority Populations

7 months ago

A Discussion on Inclusive Research and Community Engagement Author: Bowen He, MD At The Summit on Cancer Health Disparities 2024,…

FDA approves fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-Nxki for unresectable or metastatic HER2-Positive Solid Tumors

7 months ago

By: Dr. Anish ShahBronx-Lebanon Hospital; Bronx, NY On April 5, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval forfam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu, Daiichi…

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

8 months ago

By: Dr. Arya Mariam Roy Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center What are immune checkpoint inhibitors? Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a…

FDA Approves Amivantamab for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations

8 months ago

By: Dr. Anish Shah Bronx-Lebanon Hospital; Bronx, NY On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved amivantamab- vmjw (Rybrevant,…

FDA Approves Osimertinib Plus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Mutation

9 months ago

By: Dr. Anish Shah Bronx-Lebanon Hospital; Bronx, NY The FDA gave its approval for the use of osimertinib (Tagrisso, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP)…

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Lifileucel for Previously Treated Metastatic Melanoma

9 months ago

By: Dr. Anish ShahBronx-Lebanon Hospital; Bronx, NY On February 16, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to lifileucel (Amtagvi).…

FDA Approves Tepotinib for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with MET Exon 14 Skipping Alterations

9 months ago

By: Dr. Anish ShahBronx-Lebanon Hospital; Bronx, NY On February 15, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted regular approval to tepotinib (Tepmetko)…