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Wednesday, Dec 10

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Innovative new cancer treatment hailed as an ‘extraordinary achievement’

www.independent.co.uk

In early studies, some patients with no remaining treatment options achieved deep remissions

New cancer therapy brings remission for patients with deadly T-cell leukemia

medicalxpress.com

A small group of patients with an otherwise incurable form of T‑cell leukemia have seen their cancer driven into remission by an innovative form of immune therapy.

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Watch Out for Bleeding in These Cancer Patients on Extended Anticoagulation

www.medpagetoday.com

(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Researchers identified four predictors of clinically relevant bleeding in patients receiving extended anticoagulation with apixaban (Eliquis) for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE).

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New cancer therapy brings remission for patients with deadly T-cell leukaemia

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A breakthrough therapy is driving aggressive leukaemia into remission. Here’s what the headlines don’t tell you about life after treatment.

Addition of tucatinib to the standard of care delays disease progression in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

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Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (Perjeta) delayed disease progression in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, potentially extending time off…

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Real-time imaging captures what happens to cancer cells arriving in the brain

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Metastasis occurs when cancer cells break away from the original tumor and travel through the bloodstream to form new tumors in other parts of the body. It is the leading cause of cancer-related death. Brain metastasis is particularly…

Real-World Outcomes Favor Standard Care in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

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(MedPage Today) -- At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), a large retrospective analysis of U.S. electronic health records compared outcomes for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who received first-line…

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Novel endocrine therapy improves disease-free survival over standard of care for patients with early-stage breast cancer

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The investigational, oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) giredestrant given as an adjuvant therapy showed significant improvement in invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) compared with the current standard-of-care endocrine…

Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy led to similar progression-free survival as standard of care for some breast cancers: Trial

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Patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancers had similar progression-free survival (PFS) whether they were treated with sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy) or standard-of-care chemotherapy as the…

Adding tucatinib to first-line maintenance therapy delays disease progression in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

medicalxpress.com

Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (Perjeta) delayed disease progression in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, potentially extending time off…

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Simple supplement mix shows remarkable results in brain cancer

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New research is challenging one of medicine’s oldest assumptions: that cancer must be attacked to be cured. By treating glioblastoma patients with a simple combination of resveratrol and copper, the researchers found dramatic reductions in…

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Study reveals online support lacking for sarcoma patients and their caregivers

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A new Curtin University study has found that people diagnosed with sarcoma—a cancer disproportionately affecting teenagers and young adults—are being left without the resources they urgently need.

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Watchdog bans ads for at-home prostate cancer testing kits and supplements

www.independent.co.uk

The advertising watchdog exposed one ad for suggesting patients could “skip the doctors” with an at-home PSA test

Tuesday, Dec 9

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The Race to Find Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Patients Faster

www.menshealth.com

Figuring out who to screen could change the game. This discovery is getting us closer.

Disarming cancer stem cells' shield makes immunotherapy more effective

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Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer care by training the immune system to detect and destroy tumors. For many patients, it works very well in shrinking tumors and sending cancer into remission, an undetectable state of cancer. But that…

Time of day crucial for cancer immunotherapy treatments

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Lung cancer patients who received IV immunotherapy doses earlier in the day tended to live longer, researchers reported in a new study.

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BioNTech-Bristol Drug Shows Hope For Breast Cancer Patients With Few Options

www.benzinga.com

BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Bristol Myers Squibb & Co. (NYSE:BMY) on Tuesday shared the first interim data from a global randomized Phase 2 trial of pumitamig (BNT327/BMS986545) plus chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic triple…

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Exicure Rally Fueled By Rapid Cell-Boosting Results In Blood Cancer Trial

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Exicure shares trade higher after Phase 2 data show nearly 90% of patients reached key cell collection targets using its burixafor combination in multiple myeloma.