Cancer Treatment Updates
Rituximab Retreatment after Disease Progression Is Comparable to Rituximab Maintenance Therapy in Patients with Low-Tumor Burden Follicular Lymphoma
October 1st, 2014
In a randomized clinical trial, patients with low–tumor burden follicular lymphoma whose cancer responded to initial treatment with rituximab (Rituxan®) experienced similar disease control regardless of whether they subsequently received maintenance therapy with rituximab or were retreated with rituximab only when there was evidence of disease progression.Enzalutamide Improves Survival in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
June 26th, 2014
In an international randomized phase III clinical trial, the hormone therapy enzalutamide (Xtandi®) extended survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer that had progressed during treatment with androgen deprivation therapy. Participants in the trial had not received chemotherapy.Ibrutinib Improves Survival Compared with Ofatumumab in Patients with Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
June 26th, 2014
In an international randomized phase III clinical trial, patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who were treated with ibrutinib (Imbruvica®) lived longer without their disease getting worse than patients who received ofatumumab (Arzerra®). Patients who received ibrutinib also lived longer and were more likely to show a clinical response to treatment than those who received ofatumumab.Enzalutamide Improves Survival in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
June 26th, 2014
In an international randomized phase III clinical trial, the hormone therapy enzalutamide (Xtandi®) extended survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer that had progressed during treatment with androgen deprivation therapy. Participants in the trial had not received chemotherapy.Ibrutinib Improves Survival Compared with Ofatumumab in Patients with Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
June 26th, 2014
In an international randomized phase III clinical trial, patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who were treated with ibrutinib (Imbruvica®) lived longer without their disease getting worse than patients who received ofatumumab (Arzerra®). Patients who received ibrutinib also lived longer and were more likely to show a clinical response to treatment than those who received ofatumumab.Enzalutamide Improves Survival in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
June 26th, 2014
In an international randomized phase III clinical trial, the hormone therapy enzalutamide (Xtandi®) extended survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer that had progressed during treatment with androgen deprivation therapy. Participants in the trial had not received chemotherapy.Ibrutinib Improves Survival Compared with Ofatumumab in Patients with Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
June 26th, 2014
In an international randomized phase III clinical trial, patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who were treated with ibrutinib (Imbruvica®) lived longer without their disease getting worse than patients who received ofatumumab (Arzerra®). Patients who received ibrutinib also lived longer and were more likely to show a clinical response to treatment than those who received ofatumumab.New treatment option for young women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer
May 31st, 2014
A drug used for treating breast cancer, known as exemestane, is more effective than a common breast cancer prevention drug, tamoxifen, in preventing breast cancer recurrence in young women who also receive post-surgical treatment to suppress ovarian function. The combined results of the Tamoxifen and Exemestane Trial and Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial were presented at the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago.
New treatment option for young women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer
May 31st, 2014
A drug used for treating breast cancer, known as exemestane, is more effective than a common breast cancer prevention drug, tamoxifen, in preventing breast cancer recurrence in young women who also receive post-surgical treatment to suppress ovarian function. The combined results of the Tamoxifen and Exemestane Trial and Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial were presented at the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago.New treatment option for young women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer
May 31st, 2014
A drug used for treating breast cancer, known as exemestane, is more effective than a common breast cancer prevention drug, tamoxifen, in preventing breast cancer recurrence in young women who also receive post-surgical treatment to suppress ovarian function. The combined results of the Tamoxifen and Exemestane Trial and Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial were presented at the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago.