Tumor debulking plus chemotherapy did not improve overall survival in multiorgan metastatic colorectal cancer patients
Surgery Doesn’t Extend Life for Advanced Colon Cancer
This randomized clinical trial enrolled 382 adult patients with multiorgan metastatic colorectal cancer across 27 hospitals in the Netherlan…
This large study shows that removing tumors in advanced colon cancer doesn’t help people live longer.
Pembrolizumab Plus Paclitaxel Improves Survival in Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma Compared to Paclitaxel Alone
New Drug Combo Extends Survival for Tough Ovarian Cancer
This randomised, double-blind phase 3 study evaluated pembrolizumab plus paclitaxel versus placebo plus paclitaxel in 643 female participant…
This new combination offers a meaningful survival boost for women with recurrent ovarian cancer that has become resistant to standard treatm…
Case report details long-term survival in appendiceal signet-ring cell carcinoma with uterine involvement
A rare cancer found in the uterus and ovaries may be treated with surgery and chemo for over five years
This case report describes a 45-year-old woman with signet-ring cell carcinoma of the appendix involving the uterus and ovaries.
A rare cancer starting in the appendix showed up in the uterus and ovaries. Treatment with surgery and drugs helped a woman survive past fiv…
Relacorilant plus nab-paclitaxel improves overall survival in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
New Drug Combo Extends Survival for Tough Ovarian Cancer Cases
In a phase 3 randomised controlled trial of 381 patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, relacorilant plus nab-paclitaxel significan…
This combination offers a new, simpler option for patients who have run out of standard treatments.
Network meta-analysis of immunotherapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer
Do newer immunotherapies help people with advanced cervical cancer live longer?
This systematic review and network meta-analysis of phase III trials synthesized evidence on first-line immunotherapy regimens for persisten…
Newer immunotherapy combinations help people with advanced cervical cancer live longer and shrink tumors better than standard chemotherapy a…
Sequential cetuximab-bevacizumab vs bevacizumab-EGFR mAb shows no DDC difference in metastatic CRC
New Drug Order Doesn't Beat Old Standard
A phase III randomized controlled trial in 263 untreated, unresectable wild-type RAS/BRAF metastatic colorectal cancer patients found no dif…
A new drug order for advanced colon cancer did not improve disease control or survival compared to the standard treatment sequence.
Simlukafusp alfa plus atezolizumab with or without bevacizumab shows antitumor activity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Does adding bevacizumab nearly triple the time before kidney cancer grows back?
A phase Ib randomized open-label study in 66 patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma found objective response rates of 25% with simluk…
Adding bevacizumab nearly tripled the time before kidney cancer grew back compared to a two-drug mix in this early study.
Regorafenib plus nivolumab in second-line hepatocellular carcinoma showed safety and survival signals in a Phase IIa trial
Some Liver Cancer Patients Are Surviving Far Longer on a New Drug Combination
This Phase IIa trial evaluated regorafenib plus nivolumab as an add-on therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who had progressed …
A combination of regorafenib and nivolumab showed unexpectedly long survival in people with advanced liver cancer who had already exhausted …
Trifluridine/tipiracil plus irinotecan and bevacizumab in metastatic colorectal cancer resistant to prior chemotherapy
A New Second-Line Combo Shows Promise for Advanced Colon Cancer
This multicenter, single-arm, phase II trial evaluated biweekly trifluridine/tipiracil, irinotecan, and bevacizumab in 60 patients with meta…
For patients whose advanced colon cancer has stopped responding to initial chemo, a new drug combination is showing it can effectively fight…
Phase 1/2 trial shows RT + bevacizumab + olaptesed pegol extends PFS and OS in unmethylated GBM
New Drug Combo Slows Brain Cancer Growth
A Phase 1/2 expansion arm in six patients with newly-diagnosed, unmethylated GBM found that adding bevacizumab to radiotherapy and olaptesed…
Adding a second drug to stop blood vessel growth gives patients with brain cancer more time before the disease returns.
Guideline reviews perioperative immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma after resection or ablation
A New Strategy Emerges to Stop Liver Cancer From Coming Back
A guideline reviews perioperative immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma after resection or ablation.
Doctors are finding smarter ways to use the body’s own immune system around the time of surgery to give patients with liver cancer a better …
Case report and review of primary cervical melanoma shows inconsistent response to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors
Rare cervical melanoma cases show mixed results with immunotherapy and surgery
A case report of two patients with primary malignant melanoma of the cervix and a review of nine reported cases treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhi…
Surgery alone fails for rare cervical melanoma, as 80% of patients progress on immunotherapy without chemotherapy or radiation.