My Top 3 ASCO 2019 Abstracts by Prunella Blinman
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Carboplatin & paclitaxel chemotherapy alone should remain standard treatment for endometrial cancer
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the primary endpoint of the NRG Oncology clinical…
ASCO 2019: Cleveland researchers test novel gene therapy for glioblastoma
A novel gene therapy clinical trial at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and the Case…
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…
ASCO 2019: No benefit from pazopanib in advanced kidney cancer after surgery to remove metastases
The E2810 research study was conducted to determine whether taking the oral drug pazopanib following…
ASCO 2019: NCI-MATCH trial finds the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib effective
Treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib, a drug combination designed to target cancers that harbour certain…
ASCO 2019: Suggested benefit in PCV chemoradiotherapy for both IDH-mutant WHO-defined molecular subgroups
A recent, updated predictive analysis of the three WHO-defined molecular subgroups based on isocitrate dehydrogenase…
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: Men who choose active surveillance for early prostate cancer often don’t follow monitoring rules
Preliminary results from a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center study found that…