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January 29, 2021
Efficacy and Safety of Sorafenib Plus Vitamin K Treatment for Hepatocellular CarcinomA: A Phase II, Randomized StudyBookmark
George Lundberg, MDThis scientific research paper published in the journal Cancer Medicine reports that the drug sorafenib has shown some effectiveness against hepatocellular carcinoma in a clinical trial, and that adding vitamin K2 enhanced that effectiveness.
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November 24, 2020
For Esophageal Cancer, Immunotherapy Likely to Play Larger RoleBookmark
George Lundberg, MDA blog post from the National Cancer Institute reports that two clinical trials are showing encouraging results for progression-free survival—and one for overall survival—from treatment with immunotherapy drugs in people with advanced esophageal cancer.
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November 24, 2020
Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Unresectable Hepatocellular CarcinomaBookmark
George Lundberg, MDThis academic research paper from The New England Journal of Medicine reports results from a clinical trial in which a treatment that combines the drugs atezolizumab and bevacizumab improved both progression-free and overall survival for people with unresectable primary liver cancer.
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October 8, 2020
Innovent Biologics’s TYVYT/Byvasda combo shows survival benefit in late-stage liver cancer studyBookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from Seeking Alpha curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
In a phase 3 clinical trial, a new drug combination improved both overall survival and progression-free survival for people with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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October 8, 2020
Preliminary Results of Two Large Immune Therapy Studies Show Promise in Advanced Cervical CancerBookmark
George Lundberg, MDPress release from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD.
This press release outlines promising preliminary results from two phase 2 clinical trials testing the drug balstilimab alone or in combination with zalifrelimab.
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August 15, 2020
Maintenance Avelumab Improves Survival in Advanced Bladder CancerBookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from The ASCO Post curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
In a clinical trial for certain patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma, overall survival was prolonged by about 30% by using supportive care plus maintenance treatment with the drug avelumab, versus supportive care alone.
Go to full article published by The ASCO Post.
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August 15, 2020
In a First, Proton Therapy Bests Radiotherapy in an RCTBookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from Medscape curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
In a clinical trial that compared proton beam therapy with standard radiotherapy for esophageal cancer, the two treatments were found to be virtually identical in terms of progression-free survival, overall survival, and quality of life.
Go to full news article published by Medscape.
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August 15, 2020
ATIM-14. Results of Phase II Clinical Trial of Oncolytic Herpes Virus G47∆ in Patients with GlioblastomaBookmark
George Lundberg, MDResearch paper from Neuro-Oncology curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
In a phase 2 clinical trial, glioblastoma patients were treated with a herpes virus that has been genetically engineered to kill cancer cells. The genetically engineered virus is injected directly into patients’ brain tumors. It is early and the numbers are small, but the trial produced amazing results compared to historical controls.
Go to full paper published in Neuro-Oncology.
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August 15, 2020
Lung cancer at ASCO20 VirtualBookmark
George Lundberg, MDResearch highlight from Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
This year’s virtual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology featured presentations on several different targeted therapies that appear to provide improved outcomes for lung cancer patients.
Go to full research highlight published by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology.
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August 15, 2020
ICI for Resected Stage IV MelanomaBookmark
George Lundberg, MDResearch highlight from Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
In a clinical trial for metastatic melanoma patients, a combination of the drugs nivolumab and ipilimumab (both “immune checkpoint inhibitors,” or ICIs) outperformed nivolumab on its own, and nivolumab on its own outperformed a placebo.
Go to full research highlight published by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology.
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