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Imfinzi in Combination with Standard-of-Care Chemotherapies Improves Survival in Lung Cancer
March 18th 2020Final results of the phase 3 CASPIAN trial show that Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with a choice of standard-of-care chemotherapies demonstrates a sustained overall survival benefit in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
Immunotherapy After Transplant Improves Outcomes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
March 18th 2020Patients with acute myeloid leukemia often have to undergo transplant during treatment but are susceptible to other side effects, but new research indicates that the use of immunotherapy after these treatments can improve patient outcomes.
Friday Frontline: Cancer Updates Amid COVID-19 Pandemic on March 13, 2020
March 13th 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has reached across the globe and continues to change, rapidly impacting everyone. Here are some of the stories around the world highlighting how the pandemic has impacted the lives of patients with cancer.
Patients Who Play Active Role in Prostate Cancer Surgery Decisions Less Likely to Experience Regret
March 13th 2020Decision regret — ranked on a scale of 0 to 100 — was low in patients with localized disease, with a mean score of 14, and there was no significant difference in decision regret between open versus robotic surgery.
Creating a Community Around Hope for Stomach Cancer
March 12th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Aki Smith, founder of Hope for Stomach Cancer, about her journey as her father’s caregiver and what she hopes the organization offers for others affected by a stomach cancer diagnosis.
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Opdivo-Yervoy Combo for Advanced HCC
March 11th 2020The Food and Drug Administration granted an accelerated approval to the combination of Opdivo and Yervoy for the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who were previously treated with Nexavar.
Artist Uses Talents to Illustrate Stories of Those with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
March 10th 2020Jeffrey Glen Jones – an American illustrator who started doing comic books about 25 years ago – is using his creative talents to illustrate the stories of those impacted by MPNs, as part of a campaign called Rare Reflections: MPNs Unmasked.