Assistant Editor, OncLive®
Jessica joined the company in August 2019 and is one of the point contacts for the OncLive On Air™ podcast. She is a Rider University alumna and holds a degree in journalism and biology. Prior to joining MJH Life Sciences, she interned with the Ireland-based social media monitoring agency Olytico and served as a copy editor and writer for The Rider News. Email: jhergert@onclive.com
Despite Financial Incentives, Greater Understanding Is Needed to Back Biosimilar Use
May 22nd 2020Sandra Cuellar, PharmD, BCOP, discusses the benefits of using biosimilars in oncology, the approval process for these agents, and the reasons why biosimilars have been met with reluctance in the medical community.
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Meta-Analysis Finds Adding ADT to EBRT Extends Survival in Localized Prostate Cancer
May 21st 2020External beam radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation therapy showed superior overall survival compared with EBRT plus a brachytherapy boost in men with intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer.
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Hepcidin Mimetic PTG-300 Shows Early Promise in Polycythemia Vera
May 19th 2020The first-in-class, synthetic hepcidin mimetic agent PTG-300 is being investigated in an ongoing phase 2 clinical trial, with the goal of introducing a novel therapeutic agent to the limited armamentarium in polycythemia vera.
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FGFR2 Identified as Rare Target in Fluke-Associated Cholangiocarcinoma
May 5th 2020FGFR2 fusions are significantly less common in endemic fluke-associated cholangiocarcinoma compared with non–fluke-associated cholangiocarcinoma, demonstrating that distinct etiologies could affect the molecular landscape of cholangiocarcinoma tumors.
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