St. Baldrick's Foundation and the American Cancer Society announced a partnership to raise $11 million to fund innovative biological and clinical laboratory studies focused on childhood cancer.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network released a report that examines the growing burden of cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries around the world.
The mathematical concepts underlying the challenge NCI is facing today aren't difficult to grasp. In fact, a 14-year-old in an algebra class should be able to get it, NCI Director Ned Sharpless said to the National Cancer Advisory Board Feb. 12.
FDA approved Cabometyx (cabozantinib) tablets for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who have been previously treated with sorafenib.
The EC has approved the combination of Opdivo (nivolumab) 3 mg/kg plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) 1 mg/kg for the first-line treatment of patients with intermediate- and poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma. This decision represents the first approval of an immuno-oncology combination therapy for patients with this type of cancer in the E.U.
QIAGEN announced the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency has approved the therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit to allow its use as a companion diagnostic with Pfizer's Vizimpro (dacomitinib) for EGFR gene mutation-positive, inoperable or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer. The therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit is registered in more than 40 countries globally. This marks the first companion diagnostic approval for QIAGEN in Japan.
Genentech announced FDA has accepted the company's supplemental Biologics License Application for Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with Abraxane (albumin-bound paclitaxel; nab-paclitaxel) and carboplatin for the initial treatment of people with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer who do not have EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations.
Merck announced the first presentation of results from KEYNOTE-181, a phase III trial investigating Keytruda, an anti-PD-1 therapy, as monotherapy for the second-line treatment of advanced or metastatic esophageal or esophagogastric junction carcinoma.
Array BioPharma Inc. announced updated safety and efficacy results, including mature overall survival, from the safety lead-in of the phase III BEACON CRC trial evaluating the triplet combination of Braftovi (encorafenib), a BRAF inhibitor, Mektovi (binimetinib), a MEK inhibitor and Erbitux (cetuximab), an anti-EGFR antibody, in patients with BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.
LUNGevity has issued a Request for Applications for translational research for Career Development Awards that will be granted in 2019. The RFA is available on the LUNGevity website and is also posted on the proposalCENTRAL website.
