In a bold step toward addressing the stark disparities in pediatric cancer care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is taking the lead in launching IGNITE鈥攖he first national, pediatric hematology-oncology health equity research consortium. This...
26-Sep-2024 9:30 AM EDT
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A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of the hardest-to-reach cancer cells: those that have spread to the brain in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer. Research led by...
13-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
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In an international multicenter randomized phase 3 clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, researchers tested the addition of the immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) nivolumab to treatment with tivozanib for patients with advanced clear...
13-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
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Novel treatments, including targeted therapies and antibody drug conjugates, as well as research into improving quality of life for patients with breast cancer, headline studies led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and presented at the European...
9-Sep-2024 8:05 AM EDT
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鈥� 97% of HER2+, early-stage patients treated with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) were free of cancer recurrence five years after treatment
鈥� Prognostic test (HER2DX) shown helpful in identifying patients at greatest risk for recurrence
25-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
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These clinical trial results point to the first safe and effective use of immunotherapy for patients with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer, the most common subtype of the disease. The encouraging results of this phase I trial have prompted...
25-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
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An analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial for patients with stage 3 colon cancer found that those with PIK3CA mutations who took celecoxib, an anti-inflammatory drug, after surgery lived significantly longer and had longer disease-free...
18-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
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New recommendations on the optimal use of radiation therapy for HPV-associated OPSCC are based on evidence from multiple clinical trials and aim to maintain good outcomes and reduce acute and late effects.
18-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
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Marvel Studios鈥� movie, 鈥淏lack Panther: Wakanda Forever,鈥� is the highly anticipated sequel to 鈥淏lack Panther,鈥� hitting theaters on November 11th. It will premiere without 鈥淏lack Panther鈥� star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in 2020...
8-Nov-2022 3:05 PM EST
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is having a virtual discussion for cancer patients and survivors about the Covid-19 vaccine on January 27, 2020 at 5 pm.
25-Jan-2021 12:05 PM EST
With March marking Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, here are the answers to some key questions about Colon cancer.
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The Human papillomavirus, or HPV, and its link to certain cancers has been in the headlines recently, reigniting the debate whether it is appropriate to vaccinate children against the virus. Robert Haddad, MD, the disease center lead at...
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Prom season and summer approach, and with them teenage girls seeking suntans. New research published in the May issue of Pediatrics finds that the number of children diagnosed with melanoma has increased an average 2% a year since the 1970s.
17-May-2013 8:00 AM EDT
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