Thyroid Cancer

For Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, here’s a round-up of the latest news and updates in this disease space.

Progress in treating rare cancers represents the most significant oncology advance of last year, ASCO says.

A new drug can break the circuit of cancer-causing effects that develop when certain genes fuse.

Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care what race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality or even age you are. It takes no prisoners. And it certainly did not take me. I continue to remain resilient despite what I’ve been through and despite what still may be on the horizon.

From today’s top entertainers to racial disparities in access to pain treatment, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

As a result of what I went through and my never-ending passion for helping others, I believe that my diagnosis happened for a reason – to lead me to a career in patient advocacy.

Survivor diagnosed with second cancer after surgeon spots a lump on her throat while watching TV.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted LOXO-292 a breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of patients with advanced RET fusion–positive thyroid cancer who require systemic therapy, have progressed on prior treatment, and have no other acceptable alternative treatment options, according to a statement from Loxo Oncology, the developer of the selective RET inhibitor.

The 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.

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