In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of anlotinib (AL3818) as a third-line treatment in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that anlotinib as a third-line treatment was effective with manageable side effects in these patients. Some background NSCLC is the most common form of lung...
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In a nutshell This study investigated the effectiveness and safety outcomes of ramucirumab (Cyramza) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) versus standard of care (SOC) in previously treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that ramucirumab and pembrolizumab significantly improved overall survival compared with SOC in...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) outcomes of second-line chemotherapy combined with either bevacizumab (Avastin) or with cetuximab (Erbitux) in patients with advanced colorectal cancer with wild-type KRAS. This study concluded that the HR-QoL outcomes were similar with both treatments in these...
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In a nutshell This study compared the effects on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of using olaparib (Lynparza) plus abiraterone (Zytiga) versus placebo plus abiraterone for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The study found that adding olaparib to abiraterone in these patients did not...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of elacestrant (RAD1901) versus standard hormonal therapy in patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) and HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (BC). The data showed that elacestrant significantly improved survival without cancer worsening with manageable side effects in these...
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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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In a nutshell The study investigated whether radiotherapy (RT) addedd to standard of care (SOC) treatment would be beneficial for men with metastatic (spread) prostate cancer (mPC). The study showed that adding RT to SOC improved the survival of men with low burden (defined as fewer than 10 lesions, no greater than 3cm in diameter) mPC. Some...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of darolutamide (Nubeqa) in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and docetaxel (Taxotere) for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). The data showed that darolutamide in combination with ADT and docetaxel significantly improved the overall...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of actinium-225 [225Ac]-PSMA-617 (225AcPSMA) for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The data showed that 225AcPSMA was effective with manageable side effects for these patients. Some background Prostate cancer (PC) often grows in...
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In a nutshell The study aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an immunomodulatory IDO/PD-L1 targeting peptide vaccine (IO102/IO103) combined with nivolumab (Opdivo) in patients with metastatic melanoma (MM). The study concluded that the IO102/IO103 vaccine combined with nivolumab is safe and effective in these...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of actinium-225 [225Ac]-PSMA-617 (225AcPSMA) after treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The data showed that 225AcPSMA treatment showed a higher response with manageable effects in these patients. Some...
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In a nutshell This study investigated the effectiveness and safety outcomes of sugemalimab (Cejemly) in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic squamous (Sq) and non-squamous (non-Sq) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that sugemalimab plus platinum-based chemotherapy...
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