Claudin-targeted antibody–drug conjugates are promising treatments for solid tumours
According to results from several phase I trials, this precision oncology strategy also offers manageable safety
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy has no role in the treatment of operable gastric cancer
Final late-phase trial results show that the addition of pre-operative chemoradiotherapy to peri-operative chemotherapy does not improve long-term outcomes in patients
Novel immunotherapeutics suggest promise in high-grade gliomas
Results from early-phase studies reveal potential for a new cancer vaccine and adaptive immunotherapy
Liver transplantation plus chemotherapy prolongs survival in patients with definitively unresectable colorectal liver metastases
In the TRANSMET trial, a 5-year overall survival benefit was observed in a highly selected patient population
Concomitant immunotherapy plus chemoradiotherapy does not improve outcomes in advanced lung cancer
A study reports no significant survival benefits with the concurrent treatment with durvalumab in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC
Most women report poor sexual health after a diagnosis of breast cancer
However, patients’ sexual concerns are often unaddressed in oncology, a study suggests
Novel antigens for cancer immunotherapy – a way to enhance effectiveness?
Research is ongoing to revisit the classic neoantigen approach that may better interpret the complexity of the immune system
Long-term data confirm a survival benefit with adjuvant anthracycline-taxane-based chemotherapy in early breast cancer
Updated analysis of the ABC trials favors anthracycline-based regimens in terms of IDFS and RFI, but no OS, when compared to taxane-based chemotherapy
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy does not improve survival in pancreatic cancer
In the NORPACT-1 study, adjuvant FOLFORINOX shows no additional benefit compared to upfront surgery in patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
A study reveals new insights into resistance mechanisms to hormonal therapy in breast cancer
ESR1 variants show to be predictive of response to fulvestrant and novel mutations have been identified