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Dr. Abraham on Improving Access to Therapy With Biosimilars
August 16th 2019Jame Abraham, MD, director of the Breast Oncology Program at Taussig Cancer Institute, co-director of the Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program, and professor of medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, discusses improving access to cancer therapy with biosimilars.
Dr. Sohal on Eligibility of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer for Clinical Trials
July 4th 2019Davendra 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.
Direct Oral Anticoagulants Signal Change in VTE Prevention
April 16th 2019Investigators at Cleveland Clinic have demonstrated that the direct oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban significantly reduces venous thromboembolism (VTE) and VTE-related death for patients with high-risk cancers treated in the outpatient setting.
Research Finds Rivaroxaban Significantly Reduces Blood Clots in Patients With Cancer
Cleveland Clinic research has found that the blood thinner rivaroxaban significantly reduces venous thromboembolism (VTE)—a blood clot in the venous system—and VTE-related death for outpatient, high-risk cancer patients while they are taking the oral anticoagulant.
ASCO Urges Routine dMMR Testing for Second-Line Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Based on fresh studies in the setting of metastatic pancreatic cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology now recommends routine testing for mismatch repair deficiency or high microsatellite instability for candidates for checkpoint inhibitor therapy.