July 24th 2024
The FDA has granted a fast track designation to ozuriftamab vedotin for treating recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer that progressed after prior therapies.
Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Fighting Disparities and Saving Lives: An Exploration of Challenges and Solutions in Cancer Care
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FDA Places Hold on Axalimogene Filolisbac Plus Durvalumab Trial in Cervical, Head and Neck Cancer
March 14th 2018The FDA has placed a clinical hold on a phase I/II study of axalimogene filolisbac and durvalumab, according to an announcement by Advaxis, the manufacturer of axalimogene filolisbac, in a quarterly earnings report.The study is evaluating the combination in patients with advanced, recurrent or refractory HPV-associated cervical cancer and HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
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Jean Kozempel to Receive 2017 Oncology Section President's Award
February 27th 2018The American Physical Therapy Association has selected Jean Kozempel, PT, DPT, MS, as the recipient of the 2017 Oncology Section President’s Award. This award honors physical therapists who are proving themselves to be pioneers in the oncology field.
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Activity Seen With Tipifarnib in HRAS-Mutant HNSCC in Proof-of-Concept Study
December 27th 2017Tipifarnib demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity among patients with <em>HRAS</em>-mutant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), according to preliminary results of an ongoing phase II proof-of-concept trial (NCT02383927).
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Exciting Response Rates Seen in Updates Findings of bb2121 in Multiple Myeloma
December 13th 2017Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy with bb2121 demonstrated an objective response rate of 94% in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to findings from a dose-escalation study. The senior study author, James N. Kochenderfer, MD, presented updated findings from the study during the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting, and commented that 89% of patients had a very good partial response or better, and 56% of patients had a complete remission. <br />
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Jennifer Eads, MD, assistant professor of medicine, senior clinical instructor of medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, discusses the difficulties in diagnosing G3 neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs), and the varying treatment approaches for these subsets of patients.
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The Current Role of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Head and Neck Cancer
October 10th 2017Everett E. Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, Physician-in-Chief, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, Chair, Department of Medicine, discusses the current role of checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of head and neck cancer during the ESMO 2017 Congress.
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Teknos Chosen for Seidman Cancer Center
September 26th 2017Theodoros N. Teknos, MD, has been chosen as the new president and scientific officer of the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. He will be taking over for the current president Nathan Levitan, MD, who will be retiring this year after 9 years in this position.
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Supplemental BLA for New Nivolumab Dosing Schedule Accepted by FDA
July 27th 2017Supplemental Biologics License Applications (sBLAs) were sent to and accepted by the FDA for a new dosing schedule for nivolumab (Opdivo) across all of the agent's indications as a montherapy, according to Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), the manufacturer of the PD-1 inhibitor.
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Ferris Named Director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
June 30th 2017Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, a renowned expert in immunotherapy and a specialist in head and neck cancer, has been named director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hillman Cancer Center. His new position will start July 1.
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