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The ASCO Annual Meeting is hosted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The meeting offers presentations on the latest research in oncology care.
New Antibody Therapy Could Effectively Treat Small Cell Lung Cancer
Rovalpituzumab tesirine reduced tumor growth and even shrank tumors in some patients with small cell lung cancer.
Antibody Treatment Could Potentially Treat Advanced Gastric Cancer
Patients treated with chemotherapy and IMAB362 had a median overall survival of 16.7 months.
Novel Multiple Myeloma Regimen Slows Disease Progression
Bortezomib and dexamethasone slowed disease progression in patients with recurrent or refractory multiple myeloma.
Novel Immunotherapy for Advanced Bladder Cancer Extends Overall Survival
Patients treated with atezolizumab had a longer median overall survival than patients treated with carboplatin-based regimens.
Long-Term Hormone Therapy Decreases Breast Cancer Recurrence
Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer showed a reduction in disease recurrence after 10 years of aromatase inhibitor therapy with letrozole.
Precision Medicine Improves Treatment of Advanced Cancers
Targeted treatment shows strongest efficacy in HER2 abnormalities.
Breast Cancer Biosimilar Shows Comparable Efficacy to Herceptin
Biosimilar trastuzumab antibody (MYL-1401O) comparable in efficacy and safety to targeted cancer drug in women with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer.
Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Could Benefit Patients with Ovarian Cancer
Patients receiving intraperitoneal and intravenous chemotherapy had progression-free survival of 59.3 months.
Chemotherapy Combination Shows Prolonged Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
Capecitabine chemotherapy in combination with gemcitabine show median overall survival rate of 28 months.
Rare Brain Cancer Outcomes Improve with Radiation Therapy and Temozolomide
Anaplastic glioma patients administered temozolomide after radiation, with or without concurrent temozolomide, saw a slower progression of the disease.
Precision Medicine Beneficial for Patients with Cancer
Precision medicine found to be associated with increased tumor reduction and progression-free survival.
Pembrolizumab Benefits Advanced Melanoma Patients Regardless of Prior Treatments
Overall 3-year survival in patients with advanced melanoma taking pembrolizumab was 40%.
Early Terminal Cancer Palliative Care Can Increase Quality of Life, Decrease Depression
Family caregivers of patients with terminal cancers could benefit from early palliative care.
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Increases Survival in Multiple Myeloma Patients
Patients with multiple myeloma receiving ASCT showed a 10% increase in tumor cell reduction.