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FDA Approves Darzalex Combination for Myeloma Treatment
June 16th 2017The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an approval to Darzalex (daratumumab) for use in combination with Pomalyst (pomalidomide) and dexamethasone for patients who have multiple myeloma who have two or more prior therapies, including a proteasome inhibitor and Revlimid (lenalidomide).
Pre-Surgical Gemcitabine Plus Cisplatin Benefits Bladder Cancer
June 15th 2017When used as a neoadjuvant therapy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), split-dose of gemcitabine and cisplatin has a beneficial response and a high safety profile, according to a study presented at the 2017 American Urological Association Annual Meeting.
Study Shows Zejula's Benefit in Treating Ovarian Cancer
June 15th 2017Superior progression-free survival (PFS) was seen in patients with ovarian cancer who previously had a partial response (PR) to platinum-based therapy when they took Zejula (niraparib). This response was seen in patients with or without germline BRCA mutations, according to data from the ENGOT-OV16/NOVA trial presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Duo Falls Short in Treating Advanced Kidney Cancer
June 14th 2017Progression-free survival (PFS) was not significantly improved with the combination of dalantercept plus Inlyta (axitinib) in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) compared with placebo, according to the results from the phase 2 DART trial.