January 22, 2014
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Pomalidomide (Pomalyst) rode impressive trial results to accelerated FDA approval this year, and Kenneth Anderson thinks it will prove a valuable new tool in the fight against multiple myeloma
January 21, 2014
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New treatments for HER2-positive (HER2+) tumors have dominated media coverage of breast cancer breakthroughs over the past year, but William Gradishar sees promise on many fronts.
January 20, 2014
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Harnessing multiple components of the immune system to fight cancer is the focus of NewLink Genetics' clinical pipeline.
January 17, 2014
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The anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody pidilizumab showed promising clinical activity and was safely administered to patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation.
January 17, 2014
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The renaissance in immunology is already affecting treatment paradigms for a variety of gynecologic cancers, and the impact is only likely to expand.
January 16, 2014
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The FDA approval of two anti-CD20 antibodies-ofatumumab and, recently, obinotuzumab-has greatly advanced the outlook for managing chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
January 16, 2014
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Mark G. Kris, MD, from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, describes the new drugs and other emerging trends in lung cancer.
January 08, 2014
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Brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) should not be given with bleomycin as a first-line therapy for patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma
January 07, 2014
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Several new drugs have recently shown promise for the treatment of gastric cancer, including rilotumumab, ramucirumab, and anti-HER2 agents, according to a presentation at the 2013 Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium.
January 06, 2014
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San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences is staking its success on the kinome, a set of protein kinases in the genome and an important source for targeted therapies in oncology.
January 03, 2014
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Like you, I get up every day and look at the stack of journals I know I need to read but cannot imagine when I will find the time.
January 02, 2014
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Researchers at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) have optimized special methods for modifying T cells to target specific cancer cells in patients with blood cancers.
December 31, 2013
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The genomic instability inherent in serous ovarian cancer poses treatment challenges, but it also represents a target which can be exploited through the use of PARP inhibitors
December 17, 2013
Article
This year's approval of radium-223 chloride (Xofigo) continues the 4-year run of important new prostate cancer drugs, and Matthew Cooperberg thinks the run will continue over the next few years.