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Dr. Rubina Suwal of the Binaytara Foundation Cancer Center Receives ASCO International Innovation Grant

The International Innovation Grant will Fund Research on the Effectiveness of Community Screening Programs for the Early Detection of Oral…

2 years ago

Zuma 7 trial shows statistically significant overall survival benefit for yescarta

By Dr. Luke Fletcher Willamette Valley Cancer Institute & Research Center The Zuma 7 trial is a randomized, open-label multicenter…

2 years ago

Biomarker Testing in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

By Dr. Dipesh Uprety Karmanos Cancer Institute

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Neoadjuvant-Adjuvant or Adjuvant Only Pembrolizumab in Advanced Melanoma

By Dr. Radhika Kulkarni Henry Ford Cancer Institute   On March 2nd, 2023, results of the Phase 2 trial, SWOG…

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FDA Approves Dabrafenib with Trametinib for Pediatric Patients with Low-Grade Glioma (LGG), a BRAF V600E Mutation

On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved dabrafenib and trametinib for pediatric patients 1 year of…

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CheckMate-722: Nivolumab plus Chemotherapy versus Chemotherapy in Patients with EGFR-Mutated Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Disease Progression after EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

By Dr. Dipesh Uprety Karmanos Cancer Institute   While immunotherapy is being used religiously for non-oncogene-addicted advanced non-small cell lung…

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2022 Updates in Lung Cancer Treatment

By Dr. Kanak Parmar Texas Tech University   Perioperative systemic therapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer Surgical resection followed…

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De-escalating Therapy in Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer

By Dr. Tarik Hadid Wayne State University   Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a small DS-DNA virus, and humans are the…

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The CALYPSO Study Tests the Combination of MET and PD-L1 Inhibition in Patients with Advanced Papillary Renal Cancer

By Dr. Inas Abuali Massachusetts General Hospital   There is a paucity of available treatment options for patients with advanced…

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FDA Approves an Expanded Indication of Abemaciclib with Endocrine Therapy for Early Breast Cancer

On March 4, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved expanded use of adjuvant abemaciclib with endocrine therapy for…

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