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The oral modified dysfunctional tyrosine SM-88 demonstrated a median overall survival of 6.4 months in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

The FDA has accepted 6 supplemental biologics license applications for review to update the dosing schedule for pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to include an every-6-weeks option at 400 mg over 30-minute infusions.

Encorafenib, binimetinib, and cetuximab demonstrated a significant improvement in overall survival compared with cetuximab and an irinotecan-containing regimen in patients with BRAF-mutant colorectal cancer.

Radiopharmaceuticals have been integrated into the treatment paradigm for patients with neuroendocrine tumors, yet there are nuances in the clinical scenarios in which they are most effective.

Davendra Sohal, MD, MPH, discusses the SWOG S1505 trial, which looks at initial findings on eligibility and neoadjuvant chemotherapy experience with mFOLFIRINOX versus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

A weekly regorafenib (Stivarga) dose-escalation strategy beginning at 80 mg and ending at 160 mg is an appropriate and potentially optimal approach for previously treated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

The CanStem111P trial, which was evaluating the combination of napabucasin, weekly nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane), and gemcitabine compared with nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine alone in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, will be discontinued due to futility.














































