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The Potential Clinical Utility of Cross-Trial Comparisons: An Example From Gynecologic Cancer Literature

January 12, 2023

because of the differences between the characteristics of research subjects and individuals routinely cared for outside the confines of a clinical trial, appropriately designed examinations of “real-world” populations may provide a more relevant picture of the actual influence of a particular therapeutic intervention.

Selinexor/Ruxolitinib Combo Reduces Spleen Volume in Myelofibrosis

December 11, 2022

The combination of selinexor and ruxolitinib significantly reduced spleen volume and total symptom score while achieving hemoglobin stabilization in an open-label dose-escalation/dose-expansion, phase 1 study of patients with treatment-naïve myelofibrosis.

Effective Communication on HPV Vaccination Benefits Is Needed

November 29, 2022

Several articles in a recent issue of the high-impact journal Science highlight areas of concern in the scientific community that may have detrimental effects on communications regarding the human papillomavirus vaccination as a cancer prevention strategy.

Basket Trial Investigates Nab-Sirolimus for Treatment of TSC1/2 Mutations

November 14, 2022

With no approved agents for patients with malignant tumors harboring TSC1 or TSC2 inactivating alterations, investigators seek to establish a new pathway forward for patients with solid tumors in the PRECISION 1 trial.

Time Required to Address Scientific Questions Generates an Information Dilemma

October 26, 2022

One of the more perplexing issues surrounding scientific questions is the extended time required to provide an answer. Even once a well-considered and vetted conclusion is obtained, an additional interval of time may be required to modify or reverse the answer because of new, relevant data.

Immunotherapy-Based Combinations Remain the Focus of Frontline Treatment in Metastatic RCC

October 20, 2022

Rana R. McKay, MD, discusses the evolution of frontline treatment options for metastatic RCC, and the key clinical trials that have shifted the treatment paradigms in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, and advanced prostate cancer.

Inroads to Targeting HER2-Mutant Lung Cancer Begin Taking Shape

October 20, 2022

Targeted treatment options for patients with HER2-mutant non–small cell lung cancer have been slow to reach benchmarks for approval given the limited patient populations harboring this disease characteristic.

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