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  • December 26, 2019  

    Triplet Regimen Offers Improved Outcomes in BRAF-Mutant Colorectal Cancer Bookmark

    George Lundberg, MD

    Article from Cancer Network curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

    In a phase III clinical trial, a triple-drug therapy nearly triples overall survival for patients with colorectal cancer.

    Go to full article published by Cancer Network.

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  • April 3, 2019  

    What’s New in Melanoma Treatment in 2019?

    Emma Shtivelman, PhD

    It has been over a year since I last wrote about new developments in treatment of melanoma, and it is time for an update. There is certainly some good news for melanoma patients! Neoadjuvant (before surgery) treatments for resectable melanoma Stage III—and more rarely, stage IV—melanoma tumors that have not spread widely can be sometimes treated surgically. Last year a small clinical trial showed… Read more »