Andre H. Goy, MD, MS, Discusses Extending Survival for Patients with DLBCL
December 13th 2019Andre H. Goy, MD, MS, from Hackensack University Medical Center, discussed ways to address the extension of survival for patients with DLBCL who achieved a complete remission at the ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition.
Molecular Characterization and Treatment of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
December 12th 2019ONCOLOGY recently spoke with Ana Maria Cristina De Jesus-Acosta, MD, an assistant professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University, about the molecular characterization and treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
The Role of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Evaluation of the Older Cancer Patient
Geriatric assessments have now been recommended as part of the standard evaluation of an older adult considering cancer therapy.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Opdivo-Yervoy Combo in Advanced HCC
November 11th 2019The FDA has accepted the supplemental biologics license application and granted breakthrough therapy designation to nivolumab plus ipilimumab for the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma previously treated with sorafenib.
FDA Approves Third Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar, LA-EP2006
November 5th 2019The FDA approved a biosimilar to pegfilgrastim, called LA-EP2006 to decrease the incidence of infection, exhibited from febrile neutropenia, in patients with nonmyeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer therapy that is associated with a clinically significant incidence of febrile neutropenia.