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Nirogacestat significantly reduced pain scores for patients with desmoid tumors.

Vorasidenib reduced the risk of progression or death by 61% compared with placebo for patients with grade 2 IDH-mutant glioma.

An analysis of patient-reported outcomes in the phase 3 RUBY trial supports dostarlimab use in patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Mirvetuximab soravtansine demonstrated an overall survival benefit in FRα-high, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer vs investigator's choice chemotherapy.

Patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma who received nivolumab plus AVD experienced a 1-year estimated progression-free survival rate of 94% meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 SWOG S1826 trial.

Adjuvant osimertinib reduced the risk of death by 51% compared with placebo for patients with EGFR-mutated, stage IB, II, or IIIA non–small cell lung cancer.

Preoperative FOLFOX demonstrated noninferior efficacy outcomes vs preoperative chemoradiation in locally advanced rectal cancer.

Pembrolizumab before and after resection improves event-free survival outcomes for patients with early-stage NSCLC, according to findings from KEYNOTE-671.

Treatment with imetelstat elicited statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in transfusion independence among patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Tremelimumab plus durvalumab (STRIDE) showed a manageable immune-related adverse event profile in the phase 3 HIMALAYA trial.

VCU Massey Cancer Center has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the nation’s principal authority on cancer research and training.

Patients with depression had a 37% higher risk of dying from their disease than patients without a mental health diagnosis.

Statistically and clinically meaningful improvements in invasive disease-free survival were observed among patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative early breast cancer who received ribociclib in addition to endocrine therapy.

Research published in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing supports current guideline recommendations for washing clothes contaminated with cyclophosphamide.

The 3 year-pelvic recurrence rates with simple hysterectomy were comparable with those of radical hysterectomy among patients with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer.

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The FDA has approved olaparib for patients with BRCA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), as determined by an FDA-approved companion diagnostic test.

Patients with heavily pretreated advanced melanoma achieved responses with nivolumab and relatlimab.

Applying weighted blankets for 20 minutes reduced patient anxiety during cancer infusions.

The PET diagnostic imaging agent, flotufolastat F 18 injection has been approved by the FDA for the identification of prostate-specific membrane antigen–positive lesions in men with prostate cancer

Stephanie Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, discusses how her institution improved double-check compliance with high-alert medications.

Updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommend ropeginterferon alfa-2b for patients with polycythemia vera.

Patients with metastatic breast cancer who received ribociclib plus fulvestrant achieved a median progression-free survival of 18.1 months vs 5.29 months with placebo/fulvestrant.

Manufacturers believe that GEN-002/avelumab holds promise as a third-line option for patients with gastric cancer and PD-L1 expression.

The FDA has granted priority review status to a breast cancer optical imaging agent, Lumisight.

Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP, describes how nurses used an app imbedded in the electronic medical record to refer patients to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Pediatric patients with leukemia in low- and middle-income countries saw improvements in survival outcomes following implementation of the WHO Framework for Action model.

A telephone-based weight loss program proved to be efficacious in overweight or obese women with breast cancer and may lead to improved disease outcomes in the long run.