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Ibrutinib tops chlorambucil against CLL
AMSTERDAM – The Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor was associated with a halving of risk for death, compared with chlorambucil.
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R2-CHOP doesn’t improve survival in DLBCL
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND – The ROBUST trial is the latest in a long line of studies that failed to show improvement in outcomes with the addition of a...
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Cell count ratios appear to predict thromboembolism in lymphoma
AMSTERDAM – The findings mean clinicians can look to complete blood count for answers on thromboembolism risk.
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For tough AML, half respond to selinexor plus chemotherapy
AMSTERDAM – The addition of selinexor looks promising in relapsed/refractory AML, but Karyopharm Therapeutics will be focusing first on approval...
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Skin plus GI adverse events with checkpoint inhibitors linked to risk of additional adverse events
MILAN – Toxicities occurred early in treatment, and having both increased risk of adverse events in other organ systems.
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EULAR issues guidelines on managing rheumatic complications of cancer immunotherapies
The new guidelines are tailored for rheumatologists, and address diagnosis and treatment.
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R2 appears active in high-risk FL and MZL
CHICAGO – R2 produced responses in patients who were refractory to rituximab or both lenalidomide and rituximab at baseline.
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Breast cancer linked to 23% higher risk for new diabetes
It’s a “clear signal” of extra risk, researcher says, but there’s no explanation yet.
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Adding ipilimumab to nivolumab provides no benefit in SCC trial
CHICAGO – There was no difference in overall or progression-free survival between patients receiving ipilimumab plus nivolumab and those receiving...
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Pregnancy deemed safe in BRCA-mutated breast cancer survivors
Pregnancy did not affect disease-free or overall survival, and complications were similar to the general population.
