MDAdvantage Announces 2018 Recipients of Prestigious Excellence in Medicine Awards
March 9th 2018MDAdvantage Insurance Company, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance, today announced the 2018 EJI Excellence in Medicine award recipients. Honoring New Jersey healthcare providers, the Excellence in Medicine Awards are among the highest honors presented to New Jersey's medical community.
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April Camiling Honored with Excellence in Nursing Award from Modern Healthcare
March 9th 2018Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center is proud to announce that April Camiling, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, oncology nurse specialist in Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) at John Theurer Cancer Center - Hackensack University Medical Center, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as a Rising Star recipient in the 2018 Excellence in Nursing Award program.
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Combos May Extend Reach of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Breast Cancer
January 29th 2018Oncology drug developers have been able to leverage knowledge about a cause of proliferation— dysregulated activity of the cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs)—to create a new class of therapy that has rapidly been integrated into the breast cancer treatment paradigm.
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Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b Demonstrates Durable Activity in Polycythemia Vera
December 21st 2017Two-year findings from the follow-up phase III CONTI-PV randomized trial showed that ropeginterferon alfa-2b, a novel pegylated formulation of interferon alfa-2b, reached a significantly higher rate of complete hematologic response versus hydroxyurea in patients with polycythemia vera.
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Daratumumab Regimen Maintains Favorable Performance in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma
December 21st 2017Progression-free survival remained superior over time in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treated treated with combination therapy that included the anti-CD38 antibody daratumumab (Darzalex).
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New Analysis Confirms Carfilzomib Survival Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma
December 14th 2017The addition of carfilzomib to lenalidomide and dexamethasone for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma led to a statistically significant 21% reduction in the risk for death compared with lenalidomide and dexamethasone.
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City of Hope Names Michael A. Caligiuri as President of City of Hope National Medical Center
December 13th 2017City of Hope announced that it has appointed Michael A. Caligiuri, M.D., in a new executive leadership role as president of City of Hope National Medical Center and physician-in-chief.
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