The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health received the Comprehensive Cancer Center designation from NCI.
Waun Ki Hong and John Mendelsohn were singular forces who combined to change the world of oncology and, in the process, the lives of countless trainees, faculty, patients, and families.
The Lung Cancer Master Protocol is undergoing a major expansion to include patients with all non-small cell lung cancers.
Eli Lilly and Co. said FDA has granted approval for a new indication for Alimta (pemetrexed for injection) in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab), developed and marketed by Merck, and platinum chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations.
Trovagene Inc. announced an agreement with PoC Capital to fund clinical development of onvansertib, Trovagene's first-in-class, 3rd generation oral and highly selective Polo-like Kinase 1 inhibitor in a phase Ib/II clinical trial in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
A study now underway aims to better incorporate patient feedback into clinical trials that help determine which new cancer treatments will be approved for use.
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced unblinding of the phase III TITAN study evaluating Erleada (apalutamide) plus androgen deprivation therapy in the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.
Findings from a pilot study at the University of Missouri School of Medicine show antioxidants such as alpha-lipoic acid may show promise working in tandem with temozolomide to further slow brain tumor growth in glioblastoma.
A University of California, Irvine patient with glioblastoma recently received an experimental cancer vaccine from the U.S. subsidiary of Brussels-based Epitopoietic Research Corp. (ERC-USA). While most cases of patients receiving experimental medical treatment are not particularly newsworthy, this one was.
Joseph Califano was named physician-in-chief of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. Califano will retain his roles as professor of surgery and director of the Head and Neck Cancer Center as well as maintain an active clinical practice in head and neck surgery.
