martedì, 10 settembre 2024

Notizie AIOM – anno XV n. 622

Premi per incentivare la ricerca di specialisti in Oncologia e Geriatria

Il Gruppo Italiano di Oncologia Geriatrica - GIOGer, istituisce tre premi di 1.000 euro netti ciascuno, che saranno conferiti in occasione del prossimo Congresso nazionale di Oncologia Geriatrica che si terrà a Lecce il 15 e 16 Settembre 2017. Scadenza delle domande: ...
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ASCO Releases Its State of Cancer Care in America: 2017 Report

March 22, 2017 - In a press briefing today on Capitol Hill, ASCO presented its fourth annual State of Cancer Care in America: 2017 report, which found that although the cancer care delivery system in the United States is undergoing profound changes to better meet the needs ...
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Binimetinib Application for NRAS-Mutant Melanoma Withdrawn

March 20, 2017 - Array BioPharma has withdrawn its new drug application (NDA) for the MEK inhibitor binimetinib as a treatment for patients with NRAS-mutant advanced melanoma, based on feedback from the FDA during a preplanned review meeting. The application for binimetinib ...
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Pembrolizumab Recommended for EU Approval in Hodgkin Lymphoma

March 24, 2017 - The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of pembrolizumab for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) who have progressed following autologous stem ...
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Nivolumab Recommended for EU Approval in Head and Neck Cancer

March 24, 2017 - The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of nivolumab for the treatment of patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck (SCCHN) following progression on platinum-based therapy, according to ...
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24 marzo 2017 – SCOPE JA Stakeholder Event 20-21 Marzo 2017 a Londra

24 marzo 2017 – Disposizioni in materia di medicinali per terapie avanzate preparati su base non ripetitiva

Prevention of everolimus-related stomatitis in women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer using dexamethasone mouthwash (SWISH): a single-arm, phase 2 trial

Stomatitis is a class e ect associated with the inhibition of mTOR and is associated with everolimus therapy for breast cancer. Topical steroids might reduce stomatitis incidence and severity, and the need for dose reductions and interruptions of everolimus. Anecdotal use ...
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Association between smoking at diagnosis and cause-specific survival in patients with rectal cancer: Results from a population-based analysis of 10,794 cases

Currently, the 5-year survival rate for rectal cancer remains at <60%. The identification of potentially modifiable prognostic factors would be of considerable public health importance. A few studies have suggested associations between smoking and survival in rectal ...
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Multicenter, Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pravastatin Added to First-Line Standard Chemotherapy in Small-Cell Lung Cancer (LUNGSTAR)

Treating small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) remains a therapeutic challenge. Experimental studies show that statins exert additive effects with agents, such as cisplatin, to impair tumor growth, and observational studies suggest that statins combined with anticancer therapies ...
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