The Oncology Journal Club Christmas Special 2024
Celebrating a Year of Cancer Research and Treatment Innovations G’day G’day G’day! Or should we…
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ASH 2024: Anitocabtagene autoleucel demonstrates 97% ORR and 62% CR/sCR in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
Preliminary results from 86 patients enrolled in the Phase 2 pivotal iMMagine-1 study of anito-cel…
ASH 2024: Combining BCL-2 and BTK inhibitors shows promise in CLL
A novel, fixed-duration drug combination — consisting of a second-generation BTK inhibitor, called acalabrutinib, plus…
Hair growth drug safe at low doses for breast cancer patients
Hair loss during chemotherapy can cause enough distress for some women to lose self-confidence, which…
Researchers make economic case for a national lung cancer screening programme in Australia
A study by Flinders University, working with colleagues in The Netherlands, has shown that a…
ASH 2024: Multi-centre study shows education level and income impact access to stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukaemia patients
Patients with acute myeloid leukaemia who have lower education levels and lower income are less…
ASH 2024: High response rate, manageable adverse effects seen with epcoritamab in pretreated R/R CLL
In early results from a non-randomised study, the biologic agent epcoritamab, which leverages patients’ immune…
ASH 2024: Prospective study finds social and economic factors limit access to stem cell transplants for patients with AML
Many patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can be cured by a transplant of blood-forming…
ASH 2024: Study finds genetic changes, elevated leukaemia risk in ground zero first responders
First responders who worked at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 2001 attacks on…
Building a future of ethics, equity and innovation: highlights from the 6th Global AYA Cancer Congress
Conference Review by Siona Hardy, Executive Director of Impact and Services, Canteen Australia In December…