JNCCN paper: Chemo drugs from “rogue” online pharmacies could endanger leukemia patients

FDA approves safety labeling changes regarding DPD deficiency for fluorouracil injection products

FDA has approved safety labeling changes for fluorouracil injection products. This effort was a collaboration between FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs and the Oncology Center of Excellence.

March 22, 2024

Vol.50 No.12

Clinical Real-world Evidence

Real-world tumor response rate can serve as a clinical endpoint, Friends pilot study shows
FDA says raw images enrich the data when used with clinician assessments

A novel study led by Friends of Cancer Research is providing evidence that tumor response rates can be assessed across real-world data sets, bringing regulators one step closer to potentially building a framework for pre-market evaluation of cancer drugs and post-market tracking of drug performance based on real-world endpoints.

October 06, 2023

Vol.49 No.37

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Clinical Roundup

NCCN: U.S. cancer centers continue to see chemotherapy shortages

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has released a follow-up survey on the ongoing chemotherapy shortages: 72% of the centers surveyed continue to experience a shortage of carboplatin and 59% are still seeing a shortage of cisplatin.

October 06, 2023

Vol.49 No.37

Obituary

Pioneering oncologist Irwin H. Krakoff dies at 100

Irwin H. Krakoff, former director of the University of Vermont Cancer Center who has also served in key jobs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center, died on Aug. 9 in Savannah, GA.

August 11, 2023

Vol.49 No.32

Drugs & Targets

Keytruda + trastuzumab + chemo receive positive CHMP opinion for first-line HER2+ gastric cancer

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with trastuzumab, fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in adults whose tumors express PD-L1.

July 28, 2023

Vol.49 No.30

Clinical Roundup

Brigham researchers reverse chemotherapy-related fertility loss using cell-based therapy

A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in a preclinical model demonstrates the potential for restoring fertility when the ovaries have stopped working.

July 21, 2023

Vol.49 No.29

JNCCN paper: Chemo drugs from “rogue” online pharmacies could endanger leukemia patients

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Real-world tumor response rate can serve as a clinical endpoint, Friends pilot study shows
FDA says raw images enrich the data when used with clinician assessments