Biomarker for Bladder Cancer Survival

Survival data from the first prospective, randomized biomarker validation trial in muscle-invasive bladder cancer presented at GU ASCO

Wendy Chen MD Presents Aspirin for Breast Cancer (ABC) Trial at New ASCO Plenary Series Program

The ABC Trial is a study to test whether aspirin will keep breast cancer from recurring and reduce death from breast cancer

Women at Higher Risk of Severe Adverse Events

Higher toxicity risk for women was known for chemotherapy, now also identified for immunotherapy and targeted therapy

NRG Oncology Announces First Participant Enrolled on FORTE NRG-CC005

FORTE is a large, randomized trial of surveillance colonoscopy for participants with a first-time diagnosis of 1 or 2 small benign polyps

NRG Oncology Trial Results Indicate Trametinib Should Represent the New Standard of Care for Women with Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Positive results stemming from this phase II/III clinical trial indicate that the MEK-inhibitor trametinib would provide benefit as the new standard of care for treating women with recurrent low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary/peritoneum

Trastuzumab with Chemoradiation and Surgery Does Not Improve Outcomes for Esophageal Cancer Patients, Trial Highlights Future Research Opportunities

The addition of trastuzumab to chemoradiation and surgery did not improve disease-free survival rates for patients with HER2 overexpressing esophageal adenocarcinoma

NRG Oncology Trial Data Concludes Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Should be Considered the Standard of Care as First-line Treatment for Women with Uterine Carcinosarcoma

Study provides significant evidence to consider paclitaxel and carboplatin the new standard of care for women with uterine carcinosarcoma

Financial Hardship Common with Cancer

Major financial hardship common after cancer diagnosis, despite insurance

Combo without Chemo Is Effective in Ph+ ALL

Combo with immunotherapy drug can be effective in patients who are not good candidates for chemo

Models Can Predict Benefit of AML Therapy

Analyses presented at ASH 2021 find statistical models can predict risk of early death with non-intensive AML therapy