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In the randomized, phase 3 AMBASSADOR trial, adjuvant pembrolizumab after radical surgery significantly extended disease-free survival compared with observation alone in patients with high-risk muscle-invasive or locally advanced urothelial carcinoma.…
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An investigational NSCLC vaccine (BNT116) is being tested in an ongoing, open-label, first-in-human trial (estimated enrollment 320, sponsor BioNTech SE) with multiple treatment cohorts, primarily to establish safety (dose-limiting toxicities,…
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In this prospective cohort, plasma KRAS ctDNA positivity correlated with worse survival and higher metastatic progression, while peritoneal KRAS ctDNA positivity correlated with occult/peritoneal metastatic risk — two related but…
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Across two validation cohorts, an 18-gene urine test (MPS2) substantially outperformed PSA alone (AUC 0.81–0.82 vs. 0.60) for detecting higher-grade prostate cancer, with modeled reductions in unnecessary biopsies, including in…
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In mismatch repair-deficient rectal cancer specifically, dostarlimab produced a high rate of clinical complete response — most of it sustained at 12 months, with 92% two-year recurrence-free survival across the…
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The study shows that the personalized vaccine can generate long-lived cancer-specific T-cell responses and that those responses were associated with longer recurrence-free survival in this small Phase I cohort. A…
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A specific expanded FDA approval exists for trastuzumab deruxtecan in a defined HR-positive, HER2-low/ultralow metastatic breast cancer population after endocrine therapy, based on a significant progression-free-survival benefit in DESTINY-Breast06.
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In the randomized, placebo-controlled ADRIATIC trial, durvalumab given as consolidation therapy after concurrent chemoradiotherapy meaningfully extended both overall survival and progression-free survival compared with placebo in limited-stage small cell lung…
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PT217 (peluntamig), an investigational bispecific antibody targeting DLL3 and CD47, is being tested in an ongoing, open-label, first-in-human, Phase 1/2 trial (SKYBRIDGE), primarily to establish safety and an appropriate dose…
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In the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled INAVO120 trial, adding inavolisib to palbociclib and fulvestrant significantly delayed disease progression compared with palbociclib and fulvestrant alone, in a PIK3CA-mutated, endocrine-resistant, first-line metastatic breast…
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