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MammaPrint bests clinical factors in sparing patients from chemotherapy
Key clinical point: MammaPrint bests Adjuvant!
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Treatment can produce durable responses in NHL
2016 AACR Annual Meeting © AACR/Todd Buchanan NEW ORLEANS—Administering an antibody-radionuclide conjugate after B-cell depletion with rituximab...
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Drug shows early promise for low-grade lymphoma
follicular lymphoma NEW ORLEANS—The TLR9 agonist SD-101 has produced encouraging early results in patients with low-grade B-cell lymphoma,...
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mAb can reduce CSCs in newly diagnosed MM
Photo by Linda Bartlett NEW ORLEANS—A small study suggests that treatment with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (len-dex) prompts an increase in...
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Antibody shows activity against ALL, CLL
Photo by Aaron Logan NEW ORLEANS—Preclinical data suggest IMMU-114, a humanized anti-HLA-DR IgG4 antibody, is active against acute and chronic...
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Study found long-term benefit of nivolumab for advanced melanoma patients
Key clinical point: Heavily pretreated patients with advanced melanoma had long-term responses on nivolumab monotherapy. Major finding: Nivolumab...
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Bone marrow transplant cures severe HPV disease in GATA2 immunodeficiency
Key clinical point: Refer women with severe, refractory HPV disease for genetic work-up and possible bone marrow transplant. Major finding: Twenty...
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Physician, know thy patient before recommending treatment
Key clinical point: Clinicians should understand patients’ coping styles and personalities before making recommendations about comparable...
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VIDEO: Stenting to improve quality of life in esophageal cancer
PHILADELPHIA – “An esophageal stent can be an important modality for palliating patients’ dysphagia, [which] can happen because the tumor is...