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Monoclonal antibody improves survival in cancer-associated hyper-inflammatory disorder

Adult patients with newly diagnosed malignancy-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis – a rare, aggressive hyperinflammatory condition – who were treated with the first-in-class monoclonal antibody, ELA026, experienced a 100% response rate and an improved survival rate at two months, according to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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HIFU demonstrates positive outcomes in management of prostate cancer, study shows

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in robotic energy-based therapies, announced the publication of the full results from the HIFI study in European Urology, which has the highest impact factor amongst scientific journals focused in urology. The study evaluated high-intensity focused ultrasound versus radical prostatectomy as a first line treatment of localized prostate cancer. 
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Blood test predicts prognosis for advanced prostate cancer, study finds

A new study, published in Nature Communications and led by the University of Minnesota Medical School and Duke University, found that a DNA sequencing test for advanced prostate cancer patients can distinguish between patients with poor and favorable prognoses. The new blood-based test — called AR-ctDETECT — is designed to detect and analyze small fragments of tumor-derived DNA in the blood of certain patients with advanced, metastatic prostate cancer.
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Tecentriq + tiragolumab does not improve OS, updated phase III data finds

Genentech’s phase III SKYSCRAPER-01 study, evaluating tiragolumab combined with Tecentriq (atezolizumab) compared to Tecentriq alone for patients with PD-L1-high, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, did not reach the primary endpoint of overall survival at the final analysis. The overall safety profile observed remained consistent with longer follow-up, and no new safety signals were identified. The detailed data will be presented at a medical meeting in 2025.
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CAR T-cell therapy obe-cel demonstrates high response rates in advanced B-cell ALL

Patients with relapsed or refractory CD19-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who were treated with the novel anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, obecabtagene autoleucel, experienced high response rates and most did not need a subsequent stem cell transplant, according to results from the phase Ib/II FELIX trial co-led by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.