Kimberly Stegmaier was named chair of Pediatric Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and associate chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her appointment is effective April 1.
Jason A. DamskerMichael NoonanJason A. Damsker was appointed professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology and Michael Noonan was appointed assistant professor in the Supportive Oncology and Palliative Care Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Pfizer Inc. announced positive results from the phase III TALAPRO-2 study of Talzenna (talazoparib), an oral poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitor, in combination with Xtandi (enzalutamide), an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor, demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival compared to placebo plus Xtandi in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, with or without homologous recombination repair gene mutations.