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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of maintenance therapy with panitumumab plus FOLFIRI in patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of maintenance therapy with panitumumab plus FOLFIRI in patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer.

Posted by on Aug 27, 2023 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of panitumumab (Vectibix) rechallenge when added to maintenance therapy with FOLFIRI {fluorouracil (FU; Adrucil), folinic acid (FA; Leucovorin), irinotecan (Camptosar)} in patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The data showed that maintenance therapy with...

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Evaluating the effectiveness of chemotherapy for patients with resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Evaluating the effectiveness of chemotherapy for patients with resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Posted by on Jun 11, 2023 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of chemotherapy before surgery for the treatment of patients with resectable colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM). The data showed that the addition of chemotherapy before surgery significantly improved disease-free survival (survival without any signs or symptoms of cancer) but not the...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of trifluridine-tipiracil plus bevacizumab in patients with resistant metastatic colorectal cancer

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of trifluridine-tipiracil plus bevacizumab in patients with resistant metastatic colorectal cancer

Posted by on Mar 26, 2023 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of the combination of trifluridine-tipiracil (Lonsurf) and bevacizumab (Avastin) in patients with unresponsive (refractory) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in a real-world setting. The main finding was that trifluridine–tipiracil plus bevacizumab was safe and effective in...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of oral paclitaxel plus encequidar versus intravenous paclitaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of oral paclitaxel plus encequidar versus intravenous paclitaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Posted by on Mar 24, 2023 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of oral paclitaxel (Taxol) plus encequidar (HM 30181) versus intravenous (IV) paclitaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer (BC). This study concluded that oral paclitaxel plus encequidar was more effective than IV paclitaxel with manageable side effects in these...

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Evaluating the effectiveness of chemotherapy before surgery for patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Evaluating the effectiveness of chemotherapy before surgery for patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Posted by on Mar 5, 2023 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of chemotherapy given before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy; NAC) for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) at high risk. The data showed that NAC improved the overall survival of these patients. Some background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of microwave ablation therapy for the treatment of lung metastases in patients with colorectal cancer.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of microwave ablation therapy for the treatment of lung metastases in patients with colorectal cancer.

Posted by on Feb 5, 2023 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of microwave ablation (MWA) therapy for the treatment of lung metastases in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). The data showed that MWA therapy might be a safe and effective option for these patients. Some background CRC is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. Some...

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Evaluating the effectiveness of abemaciclib alone or in combination with tamoxifen in patients with HR+, HER2– metastatic breast cancer resistant to hormone therapy.

Evaluating the effectiveness of abemaciclib alone or in combination with tamoxifen in patients with HR+, HER2– metastatic breast cancer resistant to hormone therapy.

Posted by on Jan 8, 2023 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of abemaciclib (Verzenio) alone or in combination with tamoxifen (Nolvadex) in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (BC) resistant to hormone therapy. The data showed that abemaciclib in combination with tamoxifen was more effective in improving...

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Evaluating the effectiveness of fulvestrant plus capivasertib in patients with aromatase inhibitor-resistant estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Evaluating the effectiveness of fulvestrant plus capivasertib in patients with aromatase inhibitor-resistant estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Posted by on Dec 30, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of fulvestrant (Faslodex) plus capivasertib (AZD5363) in patients with aromatase inhibitor-resistant estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) and HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (BC). The data showed that fulvestrant plus capivasertib significantly improved the survival outcomes in these...

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Comparing the effectiveness and safety of combined therapy of pertuzumab with trastuzumab versus single trastuzumab therapy in patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer

Comparing the effectiveness and safety of combined therapy of pertuzumab with trastuzumab versus single trastuzumab therapy in patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer

Posted by on Nov 14, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell The study compared the effectiveness and safety of pertuzumab (Perjeta) and trastuzumab (Herceptin) combined therapy with trastuzumab alone in patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) advanced breast cancer (BC). The study found that the combined therapy was more effective and well tolerated compared to single therapy in...

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Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of tebentafusp in previously treated patients with advanced uveal melanoma

Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of tebentafusp in previously treated patients with advanced uveal melanoma

Posted by on Oct 25, 2022 in Melanoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell The study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of tebentafusp (Kimmtrak) in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma who had received previous treatments. The study found that tebentafusp had promising effectiveness and a good safety profile in these patients. Some background Uveal melanoma is a rare and aggressive eye tumor....

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Evaluating the long-term effectiveness and safety of palbociclib plus fulvestrant treatment in patients with HR+/HER2- advanced BC.

Evaluating the long-term effectiveness and safety of palbociclib plus fulvestrant treatment in patients with HR+/HER2- advanced BC.

Posted by on Sep 18, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the long-term effectiveness and safety of palbociclib (Ibrance) plus fulvestrant (Faslodex) in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) and HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (BC). The data showed that adding palbociclib to fulvestrant was safe and significantly improved the overall survival over the...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of adding PolyPepI1018 peptide vaccine to maintenance therapy in patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of adding PolyPepI1018 peptide vaccine to maintenance therapy in patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer.

Posted by on Sep 18, 2022 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of adding PolyPepI1018 peptide vaccine to fluoropyrimidine/bevacizumab (Avastin) maintenance therapy in patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The data showed that PolyPEPI1018 added to maintenance therapy was safe and associated with specific...

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