Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that altering the sequence of breast cancer treatment to administer radiation before mastectomy allowed for concurrent breast reconstruction surgery, which reduced the number of operations required, minimized treatment delays, and improved patient satisfaction.
In the phase III ADRIATIC trial, Imfinzi (durvalumab) showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer who had not progressed following concurrent chemoradiotherapy, compared to placebo after cCRT.
The phase I/II LINKER-MM1 trial of linvoseltamab in R/R MM produced positive pivotal data in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Non-classical mutations are present in 20-30% of all patients with epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, according to an analysis of real-world evidence presented by Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. at the American Association of Cancer Research annual meeting.
FDA grants accelerated approval to Enhertu for unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive solid tumors
FDA granted accelerated approval to Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC3+) solid tumors who have received prior systemic treatment and have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.
The European Commission expanded the indication of Reblozyl (luspatercept) to include the first-line treatment of adult patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to very low, low, and intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. This approval of Reblozyl covers all EU member states.
A previous version of this story stated incorrectly that seven institutions split the role of director in two. The original list omitted Fox Chase Cancer Center. Read more.Slowly, over the past two decades, at least eight major cancer centers have changed their organizational structures, splitting the job of the cancer center director into two boxes on the org chart: (1) the chief executive, and (2) the scientist in charge of the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant.
NCI is lowering paylines for R01 grants for established and new investigators to the 10th percentile, down from the 12th percentile in FY23.
A coalition of health and physician groups earlier this week filed a lawsuit seeking to force FDA to finalize a long-delayed final rule banning menthol cigarettes.
Over 18 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States and approximately 50% report clinical levels of depression and/or anxiety, pain, and/or fatigue.1-2
