Lynparza (olaparib) is the first PARP inhibitor approved to treat breast cancer, and the first medicine ever for metastatic breast cancer who have a “BRCA” gene mutation.
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January 18, 2018
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January 14, 2018
A new study found that cabozantinib (Cabometyx) was more effective than everolimus in advanced renal cell carcinoma and bone metastases.
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January 07, 2018
Pembrolizumab showed positive results in heavily pretreated, PD-L1–positive advanced esophageal carcinoma.
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Specific strains of intestinal bacteria can improve the response rate to immunotherapy for patients being treated for advanced melanoma.
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December 30, 2017
Eight important updates in lung cancer.
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December 21, 2017
Darzalex (daratumumab) combination under review as first-line option.
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Immunotherapy nivolumab has been linked to HIV reservoir decrease in a lung cancer patient.
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December 07, 2017
In a pilot study immunotherapy proved active in some patients with metastatic, trastuzumab (Herceptin)-resistant HER2-positive breast cancer.
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December 02, 2017
Researchers are suggesting that metastatic tumours in the lung can be successfully eradicated using cryotherapy – literally turning the masses into ice balls that are then resorbed by the body.
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November 28, 2017
Mavenclad (cladribine) has become the multiple sclerosis therapy of choice for 1 in 5 neurologists in Germany and the UK. Meanwhile, many European neurologists wait for Ocrevus (ocrelizumab).
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June 15, 2017
With recent drops in new HIV diagnoses being linked to buying PrEP through online buyers clubs, the addition of PrEP to the WHO's essential medicine list, and the recent approval of generic PrEP in the US - here’s what you need to know.
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PTC Therapeutics announce the launch of Emflaza for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) within the coming weeks, with an expected net price of $35,000.
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December 08, 2015
On Sunday former US president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate proclaimed to a Sunday school class that he is cancer-free.
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Impressive results have been published last week regarding two new immunotherapies.