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Adding Nimotuzumab to Chemoradiation Improved Survival in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
In patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, nimotuzumab—a humanized monoclonal antibody against the epidermal growth...
No Improvement in Survival Reported With Epacadostat Plus Pembrolizumab in Advanced Melanoma
In patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, adding epacadostat to pembrolizumab (Keytruda) did not result in greater clinical benefit over pembrolizumab alone, according to data from the phase III...
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Lung Cancer Expert Leora Horn, MD, Recalls Her Journey to a Career in Oncology and a Home in Nashville
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2019 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Prize Is Opening for Applications on October 1, 2018
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FDA Accepts sBLA for Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in First-Line Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic PD-L1–Expressing NSCLC
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ASCO Endorses AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline on Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
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