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Pembro ups survival in NSCLC: ‘Really extraordinary’ results
The 3-year overall survival rate was 35% in the entire cohort and 99% in patients who completed all treatment cycles.
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Mammography does not reduce breast cancer deaths in women 75 and older
An observational study showed modest benefit for annual mammography in women aged 70-74 years, while women aged 75 years and older saw no benefit...
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Oncology dominates clinical trial landscape
Oncology trials will make up nearly 32% of all clinical trials started in 2020, a new analysis suggests.
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New CAR T-cell therapy eliminates MM and tumor propagating cells without fratricide in lab study
CD229 CAR T cells are highly active in vitro and in vivo against multiple myeloma plasma cells, memory B cells, and MM-propagating cells.
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Gene therapy appears effective in bladder cancer patients with few options
SAN FRANCISCO – Intravesical gene therapy produced durable responses in patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer that did not respond to...
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Should routine colon cancer screening start at 45, not 50?
SAN FRANCISCO — Experts disagree over the age at which to start colorectal cancer screening.
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Number of sexual partners linked to cancer risk
People with 10 or more sexual partners in their lifetime had a greater risk of cancer than people with 0-1 lifetime sexual partners.
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Oncologists are average in terms of happiness, survey suggests
About 29% of oncologists surveyed said they were very happy at work, and 51% said they were very happy outside of work.
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Shorter time to metastases associated with worse RCC outcomes
Synchronous disease a distinct molecular phenotype?
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Glaring gap in CV event reporting in pivotal cancer trials
