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Pembrolizumab Misses Endpoints in Phase III Gastric Cancer Trial
December 15th 2017Pembrolizumab did not improve survival as a second-line treatment for PD-L1–positive patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, according to findings from the phase III KEYNOTE-061 trial.
Active Surveillance Underused in Prostate Cancer Patients Who Want to Preserve Sexual Function
December 13th 2017In results from the North Carolina Prostate Cancer Comparative Effectiveness and Survivorship Study, 52.6% said that preserving sexual function was “very important,” but only 43.4% were assigned to active surveillance.
Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Meets Primary Endpoint for PFS in Advanced or Metastatic mRCC
December 12th 2017In top-line results from the phase III IMmotion151 trial, the combination of atezolizumab (Tecentriq) and bevacizumab (Avastin) was associated with a statistically significant reduction in the risk for death or progression in patients with PD-L1