Telotristat Etiprate Demonstrates Clinical Benefit in Phase III Carcinoid Syndrome Study

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Telotristat Etiprate Demonstrates Clinical Benefit in Phase III Carcinoid Syndrome Study

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Telotristat Etiprate Demonstrates Clinical Benefit in Phase III Carcinoid Syndrome Study

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The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woesDirectors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”

In The Headlines: Increasing incidence of early-onset cancer is “a paradigm shift oncology isn’t quite prepared for”

Young women are now diagnosed with cancer at twice the rate of young menThe face of cancer is changing at a time when research is plagued by existential threats

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Loss of Y chromosome “cripples” immune cells, University of Arizona researcher findsCells with LOY may induce LOY in otherwise healthy cells—a finding that could explain variability in CAR T-cell therapy response

Bridging the gaps in cancer care for Hispanics: Striving for equity and fairness in scientific advancements

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The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woes
Directors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”

Young women are now diagnosed with cancer at twice the rate of young men
The face of cancer is changing at a time when research is plagued by existential threats

Loss of Y chromosome “cripples” immune cells, University of Arizona researcher finds
Cells with LOY may induce LOY in otherwise healthy cells—a finding that could explain variability in CAR T-cell therapy response