ASCO Highlights Seven of 4,000 Abstracts Submitted for Annual Meeting, June 3-7
Analyzing Tumor Tissue In Clinical Trials Can Improve Outcomes, RTOG Trial Finds
Targeting One Specific Protein Can Double PFS; Triple Overall Survival
Revlimid Maintenance Therapy Delayed Progression by 90%
Drug Effectiveness Weakens After Three Years, Study Says
Nexavar Improves PFS In HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer
Xgeva Significantly Increases Bone Metastasis-Free Survival
U.S. Patients Use More Chemotherapy, Less Emergency Care than Canadians
Urocidin May Provide Alternative To Cystectomy in BCG Cancers
Clinical Trials Approved By NCI CTEP Last Month
Afinitor and Sutent Approved For Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Abbott PCR Test For HCV Load Sensitive to Within 12 IU/mL
Trending Stories
- NIH eliminates the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors
Over its 28 year history, BSA shaped NCI-funded extramural science - Vinay Prasad, oncologist and Twitter star, locked in debate over precision medicine
- NIH cuts threaten U.S. edge in biomedical research: “We are giving China the opportunity of a lifetime”
Cancer research also took center stage at Senate appropriations hearing - The White House “skinny budget” document cuts NIH by nearly 40%
The cuts are consistent with the previously leaked “passback” document - Trump administration is removing the mainstays of NCI and the federal government’s cancer program
Peer review, registries, and evidence-based patient information take a big hit - Did Vinay Prasad need to mention the Nazis to make a point on the U.S. pandemic response?
