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FDA Approves New Agent for Hairy Cell Leukemia
September 13th 2018The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk) for patients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia (HCL) who previously had at least two prior systemic therapies, including treatment with a purine nucleoside analog.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Keytruda to Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Subgroup
September 12th 2018The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted priority review to Keytruda (pembrolizumab) monotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic nonsquamous or squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors express PD-L1 without EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations.
Doctor-Patient Discussions on Harms of Lung Cancer Screening 'Virtually Nonexistent'
September 8th 2018A small study showed that, despite national guideline recommendation, conversations between doctors and patients about the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening in those who are at high risk are not happening the way they should be.
CURE Inaugural Commercial to Air During SU2C Telecast
September 7th 2018CURE Media Group, the nation’s leading digital and print media enterprise dedicated to patients and survivors of cancer, will launch its first television commercial featuring curetoday.com during the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) telecast tonight.
LOXO-292 Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Lung and Thyroid Cancer
September 5th 2018The FDA has granted LOXO-292 a breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of patients with RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). This designation will expedite the development and review of the drug.
Experimental Drug Combination Shows Potential in Early-Phase Trial of Lung, Ovarian Cancers
September 4th 2018Researchers may have found a potential new way to treat patients with ovarian or lung cancer who had previously failed other treatments, according to early trial findings published in Annals of Oncology.
FDA Grants Keytruda Priority Review to Treat Rare Form of Skin Cancer
September 4th 2018The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted priority review to a new supplemental biologics license application for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to treat adult and pediatric patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma, according to Merck, the agent’s manufacturer.