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ASCO 2019: New TAILORx data guides adjuvant therapy in younger breast cancer patients
New information about adjuvant therapy to prevent recurrence of breast cancer in women 50 years…
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ASCO 2019: New standard regimen for women with uterine carcinosarcomas
Results from the phase III NRG Oncology clinical trial GOG 0261 comparing paclitaxel plus carboplatin…
ASCO 2019: Patients who received PBI without chemotherapy experienced less fatigue, slightly poorer cosmesis
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) data indicates that partial breast irradiation (PBI) is more convenient than whole…
ASCO 2019: Colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases live just as long after laparoscopic surgery as open surgery
The randomised OSLO-COMET trial found that laparoscopic surgery did not change chances of survival, when…
ASCO 2019: Novel targeted-antibody treatment produced responses in nearly half of patients with advanced urothelial cancer
A single arm, phase II clinical trial of 125 patients showed treatment with enfortumab vedotin…
ASCO 2019: Earlier ovarian cancer diagnoses and treatment seen after ACA implementation
An analysis of data from the National Cancer Database found that after implementation of the…
ASCO 2019: Adding enzalutamide to standard first-line treatment improves survival for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
An interim analysis of the international randomised, phase III ENZAMET trial found that 80% of…
ASCO 2019: New blood test predicts breast cancer’s return at start of treatment
A new blood test for women with breast cancer can predict how well patients will…
ASCO 2019: Maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitor olaparib delays progression of BRCA-related pancreatic cancer
The randomised, phase III POLO trial found that maintenance therapy with the PARP inhibitor olaparib…
Pancreatic cancer specialist explains challenges of the disease and treatment advances
Nathan Bahary, University of Pittsburgh With Alex Trebek’s recent announcement that his pancreatic cancer is…