ESMO 2019: Immunotherapy in Cervical and Endometrial Cancers Bookmark

Article from The ASCO Post curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

Recent clinical trial results show that immunotherapy—a type of treatment that boosts the immune system to fight cancer—provided long-lasting, improved outcomes for patients with advanced cervical or endometrial cancer. These are important findings for difficult-to-treat cancers.

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Malignant Melanoma Treatment & Management Bookmark

Overview from Medscape curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes:

The dramatic array of treatment options now available for this serious disease is nicely summarized in this review. (Free registration required, written with a physician audience in mind.)

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Cervical Cancer—An Overview Bookmark

Overview from Medscape curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD.

Cervical cancer can be detected early, but when it is fully developed it requires advanced treatment approaches. This comprehensive review outlines treatment options. (Free registration required, written with a physician audience in mind.)

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Molecular Profiling in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Bookmark

Article from the academic journal Oncology, curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes:

Molecular testing is essential to guide effective treatment in metastatic colorectal cancer. This academic review article provides a good overview of the topic.

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Lymphoblastic Lymphoma—An Overview Bookmark

Overview from Medscape curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes:

This 2019 comprehensive presentation of lymphoblastic (precursor B-cell and T-cell) lymphoma emphasizes lymph node-predominant involvement in this blood-lymph node diaspora. (Free registration required, written with a physician audience in mind.)

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Hodgkin Lymphoma—An Overview Bookmark

Overview from Medscape curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes:

This 2020 encyclopedic approach to a potentially curable form of lymphoma is richly detailed and specific for all types and stages of Hodgkin lymphoma. (Free registration required, written with a physician audience in mind.)

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NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Bookmark

PDF from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has issued a 2020 edition of its Guidelines for Patients about acute myeloid leukemia.

Go to full document published by the NCCN.

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Novel Developments in the Multimodality Treatment of Esophageal Cancer Bookmark

A special issue of the research journal Annals of Esophagus curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD.

This special issue of an academic research journal discusses “multimodality” treatment—the combination of more than one treatment—and how it is used to treat advanced esophageal cancer.

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Innovent Biologics’s TYVYT/Byvasda combo shows survival benefit in late-stage liver cancer study Bookmark

Article 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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Preliminary Results of Two Large Immune Therapy Studies Show Promise in Advanced Cervical Cancer Bookmark

Press 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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