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Patient Recruitment Has Begun for Trial Assessing Cosela in Metastatic Bladder Cancer
August 20th 2021Preliminary results of the phase 2 trial assessing the safety and efficacy of Cosela with gemcitabine/platinum-based chemotherapy and Bavencio maintenance therapy for metastatic bladder cancer are expected to be released in the second half of 2022.
High Volume of Vitamin D Intake Linked to Decreased Early-Onset Colon Cancer Risk
August 17th 2021People who meet regular dietary recommendations and the minimum daily requirement for vitamin D intake may experience a protection against early-onset colon cancer, according to an expert from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
FDA’s Rybrevant Approval ‘A Step Forward’ For Group of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
July 22nd 2021The FDA’s recent approval of Rybrevant marks the first targeted therapy for a certain group of patients with non-small cell lung cancer, according to an expert at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center.
Childhood Down Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Association ‘Greater Than Previously Reported’
May 12th 2021An analysis of more than 3.5 million children born between January 1996 and December 2016 demonstrated a stronger association between Down syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia risk than has been previously reported.
Trial to Investigate Experimental Drug’s Effect on Improving Survival in Refractory Myelofibrosis
May 11th 2021The Geron Corporation announced that the first patient has been dosed with GRN163L — an experimental agent — in a phase 3 clinical trial to assess the drug’s overall survival benefit compared to best available therapy in patients with refractory myelofibrosis.
Jakafi-Novel Therapy Combo Improves Symptom Burden in Patients with Myelofibrosis
May 11th 2021Treatment with daily Jakafi and parsaclisib improved spleen volume reduction and symptom burden in patients with myelofibrosis who had previously failed to achieve significant response to single-agent Jakafi.