Bupropion Does Not Improve Sexual Desire for Female Cancer Survivors on NRG Oncology Clinical Study

Bupropion did not improve outcomes when compared to a placebo for female cancer survivors

SET2,3 Index Prognostic in HR+ Breast Cancer

Results at SABCS show assay has prognostic value that complements value of recurrence score in postmenopausal patients

NRG Oncology Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Trial Completed Accrual to Phase 2, Undergoing Data Analysis to Determine Reopening for Phase 3

This study is comparing local consolidative therapy (LCT) and maintenance systemic therapy to maintenance systemic therapy alone for limited-metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

RxPONDER Results Published in NEJM

RxPONDER finds postmenopausal women with HR+, HER2- breast cancer with 1-3 involved nodes and an RS of 25 or less can safely skip chemo

Practice-Changing Trial Results for Melanoma

Practice-changing trial results find that starting treatment with immunotherapy then giving targeted therapy if the disease progressed led to a significant increase in two-year survival for patients with BRAF V600 mutant metastatic melanoma

Mitchell Schnall Re-Elected as ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Co-Chair

Mitchell D. Schnall, MD, PhD was re-elected as the Group Co-Chair, a position he has held since the founding of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group in 2012

National Academy of Medicine Elects Alliance Group Chair Among 100 New Members

The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting this month, including Alliance Group Chair Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD

Total Androgen Suppression with Dose-Escalated Radiotherapy Does Not Improve Overall Survival in Men with Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: Results Highlight Need for Biomarker Studies

The addition of short-term androgen suppression to dose escalated radiotherapy (RT) did not improve overall survival compared to dose escalated RT alone

NRG Oncology Launches FORTE, a Colorectal Cancer Prevention Clinical Trial

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

Chronic Stress and Poor Breast Cancer Outcomes

Chronic “wear and tear” on the body, detected by elevated allostatic load, was associated with a lower likelihood of completing chemotherapy and a lower overall survival rate in women with breast cancer