Oncology
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PSA Screening Tied to Lower Rate of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Major Finding: Routine PSA screening was linked to significantly lower rates of metastatic prostate cancer progression regardless of disease...
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Radiation Dose Reduction Methods Gain Traction
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Aurora A Kinase Inhibitor Active in Ovarian Cancer
Major Finding: Eight patients (26%) achieved a clinical benefit following treatment with the investigational agent.Data Source: Open-label,...
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RADIANT Trials: Everolimus Outshines Placebo in Neuroendocrine Tumors
Major Finding: Everolimus plus octreotide LAR was associated with a median progression-free survival of 16.4 months vs. 11.3 months for octreotide...
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In the Pipeline: Positive Early Results with Pazopanib in Bladder Cancer
Major Finding: Four patients (22%) experienced a partial response, and 11 (61%) had stable disease.Data Source: Ongoing phase II, single-center,...
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Pemetrexed/Cisplatin Combo Stumbles in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Major Finding: The primary end point of median overall survival was improved but not significantly at 7.3 months with pemetrexed injection plus...
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Panel Evaluates Use of MRI in Breast Cancer
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Study: Long-term Aspirin Cuts Risk of Colon Cancer
Major Finding: Daily aspirin use cut the 20-year incidence of, and mortality from, colon cancer in patients by 24% and 35%, respectively, compared...
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In the Pipeline: Tivozanib Tops Placebo in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Major Finding: Compared with placebo, tivozanib more than doubled the percentage of patients who were progression free at the end of the 12-week,...