Anita T. Shaffer

November 04, 2019

Linking a targeted drug to a chemotherapy shows promise for treating metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

June 12, 2017

Adding Perjeta (pertuzumab) to postoperative Herceptin (trastuzumab) improved survival in certain patients with breast cancer.

June 05, 2017

Some newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer reduced their risk of death with earlier use of Zytiga, according to two trials presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

June 03, 2017

A recent study proved an online program to be helpful in reducing anxiety in many newly diagnosed patients.

December 02, 2016

A recently launched clinical trial is exploring a new agent to treat patients with advanced, recurrent, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

November 15, 2016

According to results from a recent study, Keytruda had longer overall survival (OS) when compared to chemotherapy for patients with bladder cancer.

October 25, 2016

In some cases, genomic blood analysis may be effective enough to replace cancer biopsies.

August 18, 2016

The best use of liquid biopsies in late-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will be to augment tissue biopsies at initial diagnosis and to evaluate patients for second- and third-line therapies.

June 27, 2016

Scientists are enthusiastic about new technology that will be able to edit human genes.

June 07, 2016

In a recent study, patients with lung cancer who used an online app to track their symptoms saw a higher overall survival rate than those who didn't.