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Out-of-pocket costs for cancer care keep climbing

Out-of-pocket costs for cancer care keep climbing

Cancerpatients already have a lot to deal with emotionally and physically. But research shows that insured patients under 65 are also paying more for their treatments out-of-pocket than ever bef

Out-of-pocket costs for cancer care keep climbing

Cancerpatients already have a lot to deal with emotionally and physically. But research shows that insured patients under 65 are also paying more for their treatments out-of-pocket than ever bef
CHMP Recommends Against Renewal of Marketing Authorization for Belantamab Mafodotin in R/R Myeloma

CHMP Recommends Against Renewal of Marketing Authorization for Belantamab Mafodotin in R/R Myeloma

September 18, 2023Chris RyanThe European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended against renewal of the conditional marketing authorization for belantamab maf

CHMP Recommends Against Renewal of Marketing Authorization for Belantamab Mafodotin in R/R Myeloma

September 18, 2023Chris RyanThe European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended against renewal of the conditional marketing authorization for belantamab maf
A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

by Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreEmergence of CSCs following IFN-I treatment.a, Multiparametric flow cytometry analysis of the illustrated CSC surface markers in MCA205 and AT3 cells treat

A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

by Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreEmergence of CSCs following IFN-I treatment.a, Multiparametric flow cytometry analysis of the illustrated CSC surface markers in MCA205 and AT3 cells treat
Tumor Sequencing Identifies Host Signatures Tied to Immunotherapy Response in Advanced RCC

Tumor Sequencing Identifies Host Signatures Tied to Immunotherapy Response in Advanced RCC

July 14, 2023Caroline SeymourHigher levels of baseline TCR clonality in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and baseline IgG1 fraction in PBMCs and tumor tissue were identified in an institutio

Tumor Sequencing Identifies Host Signatures Tied to Immunotherapy Response in Advanced RCC

July 14, 2023Caroline SeymourHigher levels of baseline TCR clonality in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and baseline IgG1 fraction in PBMCs and tumor tissue were identified in an institutio
Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain
Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improve

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improve
Sunitinib Elicits Improved Efficacy Vs Placebo in Malignant Pheochromocytoma/Paragangliomas

Sunitinib Elicits Improved Efficacy Vs Placebo in Malignant Pheochromocytoma/Paragangliomas

September 20, 2021Kristie L. KahlFirst-line sunitinib was found to improve efficacy compared with placebo in patients with malignant pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas.First-line sunitinib (Sut

Sunitinib Elicits Improved Efficacy Vs Placebo in Malignant Pheochromocytoma/Paragangliomas

September 20, 2021Kristie L. KahlFirst-line sunitinib was found to improve efficacy compared with placebo in patients with malignant pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas.First-line sunitinib (Sut
Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer

Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainColorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even those who improved t

Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainColorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even those who improved t
Real-World Data Highlight Utility of Axi-Cel/Tisa-Cel in DLBCL

Real-World Data Highlight Utility of Axi-Cel/Tisa-Cel in DLBCL

June 12, 2021Conor KillmurrayIn the first few years of their availability in the United States, axicabtagene ciloleucel and tisagenlecleucel have been used to mostly treat patients with diffuse large

Real-World Data Highlight Utility of Axi-Cel/Tisa-Cel in DLBCL

June 12, 2021Conor KillmurrayIn the first few years of their availability in the United States, axicabtagene ciloleucel and tisagenlecleucel have been used to mostly treat patients with diffuse large
Targeted therapy momelotinib provides significant symptom and anemia improvements in patients with myelofibrosis

Targeted therapy momelotinib provides significant symptom and anemia improvements in patients with myelofibrosis

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with myelofibrosis had clinically significant improvement in disease-related symptoms, including anem

Targeted therapy momelotinib provides significant symptom and anemia improvements in patients with myelofibrosis

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with myelofibrosis had clinically significant improvement in disease-related symptoms, including anem
EMA Accepts Marketing Application for Odronextamab in R/R DLBCL or Follicular Lymphoma

EMA Accepts Marketing Application for Odronextamab in R/R DLBCL or Follicular Lymphoma

August 17, 2023Chris RyanThe European Medicines Agency has accepted a marketing authorization application seeking the approval of odronextamab for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refract

EMA Accepts Marketing Application for Odronextamab in R/R DLBCL or Follicular Lymphoma

August 17, 2023Chris RyanThe European Medicines Agency has accepted a marketing authorization application seeking the approval of odronextamab for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refract
Maveropepimut-S Plus Pembrolizumab and Cyclophosphamide Shows Early Promise in R/R DLBCL

Maveropepimut-S Plus Pembrolizumab and Cyclophosphamide Shows Early Promise in R/R DLBCL

February 13, 2023Kristi RosaThe combination of maveropepimut-S, pembrolizumab, and intermittent low-dose cyclophosphamide elicited responses in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cel

Maveropepimut-S Plus Pembrolizumab and Cyclophosphamide Shows Early Promise in R/R DLBCL

February 13, 2023Kristi RosaThe combination of maveropepimut-S, pembrolizumab, and intermittent low-dose cyclophosphamide elicited responses in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cel