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AACR 2018: CheckMate-227 meets co-primary endpoint of PFS in NSCLC
Among patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high tumour mutational…
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AACR 2018: Crizotinib yielded a high objective response rate for adult patients with ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour
Among patients with inoperable, advanced, or metastatic ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour, 50 percent were confirmed…
Tracking quality of life during prostate cancer treatment
Patients with advanced prostate cancer who received more intensive treatment experienced worse quality of life…
Personalised tumour vaccine shows promise in pilot trial
A new type of cancer vaccine has yielded promising results in an initial clinical trial…
Better quality of life and cancer patients’ satisfaction with a coordinating nurse
Investing in the continuity of care for lung cancer patients can bring tremendous benefits in…
Liquid biopsy of cerebrospinal fluid for the precise characterisation and molecular diagnosis of brain tumours
Published today ahead of print and open access in Clinical Cancer Research, a study led by…
Lung cancer drug shows promise as targeted therapy for thousands with breast cancer
A drug used in treating non-small cell lung cancer could offer a new targeted therapy…
Mifepristone may halt growth of intracranial tumour that causes hearing loss
Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers have shown that mifepristone, a drug currently FDA-approved for chemical…
Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in women
A new study suggests that a diet free from red meat significantly reduces the risk…
Paediatric cancer drug shows 93 percent response rate
A first-of-its-kind drug targeting a fused gene found in many types of cancer was effective…