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Gastroenterology
Meta-analysis
Immune checkpoint inhibitor regimens improve survival versus tyrosine kinase inhibitor monotherapies in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
The Liver Cancer Treatment That Works Better Depending on Your History
This systematic review and meta-analysis of seventeen studies evaluated immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based regimens versus tyrosine kin…
Immunotherapy beats older drugs for advanced liver cancer, especially when hepatitis B caused the disease, but benefits depend on your liver…
Apr 14, 2026
Oncology
Meta-analysis
PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors plus anti-angiogenic TKIs improve PFS but not OS in advanced NSCLC
Does combining these lung cancer drugs extend life, or just delay disease growth?
A meta-analysis of 2,787 patients with advanced or metastatic NSCLC found that combining PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors with multi-targeted anti-angi…
Combining lung cancer drugs slows disease growth but offers no clear survival benefit for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Frontiers
Apr 9, 2026
Hematology
Phase II
In children with Ph+ ALL, TKI-based therapy reduced HSCT use while maintaining comparable outcomes versus Ph+ALL04
Reduced transplant use showed similar outcomes in children with Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia
This single-arm Phase 2 trial evaluated chemotherapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) guided by minimal residual disease in 41 eligibl…
Children with a specific leukemia type achieved similar survival rates without stem cell transplants, offering a less intensive treatment op…
Apr 8, 2026
Oncology
RCT
Asciminib superior to IS-TKIs in newly diagnosed CML-CP: MMR 74.1% vs 52.0% at 96 weeks
Could a new leukemia drug work better and cause fewer side effects than current treatments?
In the ASC4FIRST trial, asciminib demonstrated superior efficacy vs investigator-selected TKIs (IS-TKIs) in newly diagnosed CML-CP.
A new leukemia drug helped more patients reach deep disease control with fewer side effects than current standard treatments after two years…
Blood
Mar 30, 2026