Immuno-oncology
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Do some EGFR mutation subtypes benefit from immune checkpoint blockade?
One common EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor–sensitizing allele may be associated with similar benefit versus EGFR wild-type lung tumors, analysis...
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SRA737 + anti–PD-L1 therapy and low-dose gemcitabine shows early promise for SCLC
ATLANTA – Preclinical data suggest a role for SRA737 plus anti–PD-L1 therapy and low-dose gemcitabine in SCLC.
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Monitoring, early intervention key to CAR T safety
GLASGOW – Dr. Loretta Nastoupil of the MD Anderson Cancer in Houston said that toxicity in CAR T-cell therapy “is something we don’t talk about as...
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PACIFIC: Patient-reported outcomes unaffected by PD-L1 expression
GENEVA – Level of programmed death-ligand 1 expression does not impact patient-reported outcomes among those...
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Creating CAR T-cell therapies for T-cell malignancies
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Dr. John F. DiPersio discusses preclinical research testing CAR T-cell therapies in T-cell malignancies.
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Pooled KEYNOTE data support pembro for elderly patients with NSCLC
GENEVA – Investigators analyzed data from 264 patients 75 years or older involved in the KEYNOTE-010, KEYNOTE-024,...
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FDA approves pembrolizumab for first-line stage III NSCLC
Approval was based on improved overall survival for patients taking pembrolizumab, compared with those taking the investigators’ choice of...
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Preclinical findings highlight value of Lynch syndrome for cancer vaccine development
ATLANTA – Lynch syndrome is serving as a platform for the development of immunoprevention cancer vaccines.
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CAR T cells target HER2 expression in advanced sarcomas
ATLANTA – Although HER2 expression in osteosarcoma and rhabomyosarcoma is too low for HER2-targeted therapies such...
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Higher dose of checkpoint inhibitor every 4 weeks feasible in NSCLC
SAN FRANCISCO – The 6-month PFS rates were similar for patients treated every 2 or 4 weeks, but the trial could not show noninferiority of...