
The combination of Darzalex (daratumumab), Revlimid (lenalidomide) and dexamethasone significantly reduced the risk for disease progression in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

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The combination of Darzalex (daratumumab), Revlimid (lenalidomide) and dexamethasone significantly reduced the risk for disease progression in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

This week, we spoke with former NFL coach, motivational speaker and acute promyelocytic leukemia survivor Chuck Pagano about his journey with cancer, and what has inspired him to give back following his diagnosis.

Long-term follow-up of the JULIET trial showed patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL continued to experience durable responses 19 months after treatment.

Treatment with Xarelto (rivaroxaban) may reduce the risk for developing blood clots during active treatment with a systemic therapy like chemotherapy, according to results from the CASSINI trial.

The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for use in combination with carboplatin and etoposide for the frontline treatment of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).

While the treatment landscape continues to grow in bladder cancer, researchers should continue to follow the evidence, but accrual of patients in clinical trials is also key, according to Petros Grivas, M.D., Ph.D.

In this episode, we spoke with a mother-daughter advocacy duo who has set out to help other families facing a cancer journey.

Despite associated toxicities, cisplatin chemotherapy induced superior efficacy compared with a new alternative among patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma.

The treatment paradigm for bladder cancer has been quite exciting in the last few years, and even more is yet to come, according to Petros Grivas, M.D., Ph.D.

To receive payment for counseling and increase access to services, a new bill has been introduced so that genetic counselors receive payment for counseling Medicare beneficiaries.

Patients who received chemotherapy, actively smoked and drank alcohol, and were diagnosed with head and neck cancer reported significantly higher rates of opiate use, according to study results presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2018 Palliative and Supportive Care Symposium.

A Danish study demonstrated smokers were 2.5 times more likely to develop a myeloproliferative neoplasm compared with their non-smoking counterparts.

The phase 3 TIVO-3 trial – designed to evaluate the efficacy of Fotivda in patients with renal cell carcinoma – met its primary endpoint of improved progression-free survival.

Lawrence D. Kaplan, M.D., discusses recent updates and next steps to be taken in Hodgkin, mantle cell and follicular lymphoma.

The Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review to Tecentriq (atezolizumab) plus Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) for the frontline treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in patients whose disease expresses the PD-L1 protein, as determined by PD-L1 biomarker testing, according to Roche, the drug’s manufacturer.

Entospletinib monotherapy yielded limited activity in patients with relapsed or refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma.

At a local event, Shannon Pulaski – author of Mom’s Genes – shared her journey after being diagnosed with the BRCA mutation.

A panel of caregivers drew upon personal experience to offer advice and ideas to those in this role.

A new American Cancer Society guideline recommends starting screening for colorectal cancer at age 45.

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Jill Kelly – wife of Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Jim Kelly – about his bout with head and neck cancer, and how she copes as a caregiver.

SINGER ARETHA FRANKLIN, 76, died of advanced pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16 at her home in Detroit, with her family and friends at her bedside.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted fast track designation to selinexor for the treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), according to Karyopharm Therapeutics, the drug’s manufacturer.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Udenyca (pegfilgrastim-cbqv), a biosimilar to Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), according to Coherus Biosciences, the biosimilar’s manufacturer.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Lorbrena (lorlatinib) for the treatment of patients with ALK-positive, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who progressed on one or more ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), according to Pfizer, the drug’s manufacturer.

With the click of a button, patients can pave the way for lung cancer research, too.

In this episode of CURE Talks Cancer, former NFL running back and radio host Tiki Barber shares his mother’s journey with breast cancer and the impact it had on his life.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted a priority review to the supplemental new drug application for Jakafi (ruxolitinib) to treat patients with acute graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) who have had an inadequate response to corticosteroids.

The replacement of vincristine with Velcade (bortezomib) in the R-CHOP regimen for the treatment of transplantation-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma improved overall survival in a final analysis of the LYM-3002 trial.

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Actress partners with TESARO to launch national movement to help empower the ovarian cancer community