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Long-term effect of vaccine treatment in advanced melanoma

Posted by on May 20, 2016 in Melanoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell The authors examined the long-term outcome of vaccine-treated melanoma patients. They found that vaccination was associated with better survival.  Some background In advanced melanoma (stages 3 or 4) cancer spreads from the skin to other parts of the body. Cancer vaccines are a new treatment option for these stages of melanoma....

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Comparing safety and efficacy between two treatments for hormone-resistant prostate cancer

Posted by on May 2, 2016 in Prostate cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell The authors aimed to determine the effectiveness of enzalutamide (Xtandi ) in metastatic (cancer that has spread) hormone-resistant prostate cancer compared to the standard bicalutamide (Casodex) treatment.   Some background Hormone deprivation therapy is a common treatment used in prostate cancer. It targets the...

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Palbociclib therapy for metastatic breast cancer

Palbociclib therapy for metastatic breast cancer

Posted by on Apr 11, 2016 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell The authors aimed to determine if palbociclib (Ibrance) could help treat women with metastatic (spread to other areas of the body) breast cancer. The researchers concluded that palbociclib showed good response rates from women with metastatic breast cancer whose cells expressed a protein called retinoblastoma (Rb). Some background...

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Looking for colorectal cancer patients with newly-diagnosed metastasis for regorafenib trial

Looking for colorectal cancer patients with newly-diagnosed metastasis for regorafenib trial

Posted by on Mar 6, 2016 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This phase 2 study recruiting in New York aims to determine the effectiveness of regorafenib (Stivarga) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The main outcome will be time to disease progression. The details The standard treatment for metastatic (spread to other areas of the body) colorectal cancer is a combination of...

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Radioemoblization is similarly effective in patients aged over or under 70

Radioemoblization is similarly effective in patients aged over or under 70

Posted by on Dec 21, 2015 in Colorectal cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study investigated whether age influenced the effectiveness and safety of radioembolization in patients with colorectal cancer which had spread to the liver.  Some background There is a lack of research on treatment options for elderly colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Elderly patients in the U.S. and Europe are 70-90%...

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