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The cancer drugs included in this review were approved for the first time or received additional approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2017 and are grouped here by several categories. Read More ›
This week Sellas Life Sciences Group announced data from a study of NeuVax (nelipepimut-S) in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab) in patients with HER2 1+/2+ breast cancer. Read More ›
By Wayne Kuznar
Active surveillance is less costly than immediate treatment of low-risk prostate cancer, regardless of the specific treatment, according to findings from a cost analysis at a single institution presented at the 2018 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Read More ›
Because of the novel mechanisms of action of immunotherapies, extended treatment period, and unique toxicities, cancer treatment with immunotherapy warrants special consideration from a survivorship standpoint, suggested Katy K. Tsai, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), at the 2018 Cancer Survivorship Symposium. Read More ›
By Phoebe Starr
In 2 separate studies, apalutamide (Erleada) and enzalutamide (Xtandi) reduced the risk for metastasis and prolonged metastasis-free survival in patients with nonmetastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), according to the results of 2 clinical trials presented at the 2018 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Read More ›