A new treatment approach using an older drug may enable more patients with high-risk blood cancers to receive transplanted stem cells from unrelated, partially matched donors, according to a study conducted by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and colleagues.
The Menarini Group and Stemline Therapeutics Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Menarini Group, will present updated results from phase Ib/II ELECTRA and ELEVATE clinical studies evaluating elacestrant (Orserdu) in combination with other treatments at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology on June 2.Â
Updated clinical data from a phase Ib combination cohort evaluating vepdegestrant, an investigational oral proteolysis targeting chimera estrogen receptor degrader, in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance) are consistent with data presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in December 2023.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network took part in two events in Warsaw focused on advancing cancer care and highlighting the Poland-US bilateral achievements in health care May 21-22.
The American Association for Cancer Research has released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024.Â
Women who are 65 years old or older with high-risk breast cancer and are treated with chemotherapy are more likely to develop a substantial decline in physical function, a UCLA-led study suggests.
Standard of care treatment for acute myeloid leukemia is safe and effective for adults over 80, according to a study published in Blood Neoplasia. For roughly a quarter of patients, this treatment can durably prolong survival.
Soligenix Inc. announced the results of its compatibility study evaluating HyBryte (synthetic hypericin) for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma have been published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology Clinical Practice.Â
Alligator Bioscience has announced the initiation of a phase I clinical study (NCT06205849) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of mitazalimab (CD40 mAb agonist) injected intratumorally at the time of surgical irreversible electroporation (IRE) in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
