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Last week, Andrew J. Armstrong, MD, MSc, lead researcher of the phase 3 ARCHES trial, spoke with i3 Health about the recent approval of enzalutamide (Xtandi®, Astellas Pharma Inc.) for the treatment of metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) and the variety of options that are now available for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive disease. In this s...
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Baseline levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) at age 55 to 60 are correlated with men's long-term risk of developing clinically significant prostate cancer, according to a se...
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Last week, Andrew J. Armstrong, MD, MSc, lead researcher of the phase 3 ARCHES trial, spoke with i3 Health about the recent approval of enzalutamide (Xtandi®, Astellas Pharma I...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
A new study reports that a lack of adequate health insurance is responsible for nearly half of racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis.Earlier dete...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
The FDA recently approved enfortumab vedotin (Padcev®, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma whose...
Monday, January 13, 2020
The FDA has approved avapritinib (AyvakitTM, Blueprint Medicines) for adults with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with platelet-derived growth...
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Last week, Andrew J. Armstrong, MD, MSc, lead researcher of the phase 3 ARCHES trial, spoke with i3 Health about the recent approval of enzalutamide (Xtandi®, Astellas Pharma Inc.) for the treatment of metastatic castration-se...
The FDA recently approved enfortumab vedotin (Padcev®, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma whose disease progressed after treatment with platinum-...
The FDA recently added a new approval of enzalutamide (Xtandi®, Astellas Pharma Inc.) for the treatment of metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer, based on data from the ARCHES and ENZAMET trials. In this interview w...
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has a 5-year survival rate of 63%. However, patients with non-germinal center B-cell-like (non-GCB) disease and high MYC and BCL2 expre...
Patients with myelofibrosis can experience debilitating symptoms that negatively impact their quality of life. In the phase 3 JAKARTA trial, a team of researchers led by Ruben Mesa, MD, the Director of MD Anderson Cancer Ce...
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Pre-activity assessment data from i3 Health's continuing medical education (CME)/continuing nursing education (CNE) activity "Optimizing the Management of Advanced Cervical Cancer With Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy" has reveale...
Due to the increase in treatment options for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) in recent years, some confusion exists over the optimal therapeutic approach. A number of factors must be considered in CRPC treatment...
Optimal management of carcinoid syndrome in patients with neuroendocrine tumors poses a challenge, due to the fact that the primary symptoms of carcinoid syndrome are associated with more common diseases. Because timely rec...
As the number of treatments for recurrent ovarian cancer expands, confusion may develop over which therapeutic strategy is best to use. Numerous patient factors need to be taken into account when deciding on a treatment plan, such...
In the constantly evolving field of cancer immunotherapy, it is crucial that community practitioners keep abreast of the latest advances. In this interview with i3 Health, Latha Shivakumar, PhD, CHCP, discusses her poster pre...
