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Approval of olaparib offers men first gene-targeted medicine for prostate cancer
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK, has strongly welcomed the approval by the US…
ASCO 2020: Trial confirms durable and long-term survival benefit for nivolumab plus ipilimumab over chemotherapy in metastatic first-line non-small cell lung cancer patients
Today three-year follow-up results from Part 1 of the Phase 3 CheckMate -227 trial have…
ASCO 2020: Maintenance therapy With PARP inhibitor olaparib extends survival by over 1 year in patients with relapsed ovarian cancer and BRCA mutation
Maintenance therapy with olaparib extended overall survival by nearly 13 months (12.9) compared with placebo…
Research team develops novel antiviral targeted drug for nasopharyngeal cancer
A research team led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed a novel anti-Epstein-Barr…
Breast cancer ‘signature’ predicts response to new drug class
Melbourne researchers have developed a new way to pinpoint which breast cancers will respond to…
FDA approves selpercatinib for lung and thyroid cancers with RET gene mutations or fusions
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to selpercatinib for the following indications:…
FDA approves olaparib plus bevacizumab as maintenance treatment for ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the indication of olaparib to include its combination…
Olanzapine may help control nausea, vomiting in patients with advanced cancer
Olanzapine, a generic drug used to treat nervous, emotional and mental conditions, also may help…
FDA grants accelerated approval to capmatinib for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to capmatinib for adult patients with…
A new compound removes senescent cells and reduces toxicity in cancer treatment
The accumulation of senescent cells plays a significant role in cancer pathogenesis and other diseases.…