Cancer Treatment Updates
Sorafenib Improves Progression-Free Survival in Some Patients with Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
May 26th, 2014
Results from an international phase III trial show that sorafenib (Nexavar®) may benefit patients with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer that is no longer responding to treatment with radioactive iodine. Patients who were treated with sorafenib lived longer without their cancers getting worse than patients who received a placebo.Sorafenib Improves Progression-Free Survival in Some Patients with Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
May 26th, 2014
Results from an international phase III trial show that sorafenib (Nexavar®) may benefit patients with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer that is no longer responding to treatment with radioactive iodine. Patients who were treated with sorafenib lived longer without their cancers getting worse than patients who received a placebo.Sorafenib Improves Progression-Free Survival in Some Patients with Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
May 26th, 2014
Results from an international phase III trial show that sorafenib (Nexavar®) may benefit patients with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer that is no longer responding to treatment with radioactive iodine. Patients who were treated with sorafenib lived longer without their cancers getting worse than patients who received a placebo.Combination of Idelalisib and Rituximab Improves Survival in Patients with Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
March 11th, 2014
In an international randomized double-blind phase III clinical trial, patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who received the investigational drug idelalisib in combination with rituximab (Rituxan®) lived substantially longer without their disease getting worse than patients who received a placebo plus rituximab. Overall survival was also improved in patients who received idelalisib plus rituximab. Patients who received idelalisib and rituximab were also more likely to live 12 months after beginning treatment and to have their cancer regress compared with patients who received a placebo plus rituximab.Combination of Idelalisib and Rituximab Improves Survival in Patients with Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
March 11th, 2014
In an international randomized double-blind phase III clinical trial, patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who received the investigational drug idelalisib in combination with rituximab (Rituxan®) lived substantially longer without their disease getting worse than patients who received a placebo plus rituximab. Overall survival was also improved in patients who received idelalisib plus rituximab. Patients who received idelalisib and rituximab were also more likely to live 12 months after beginning treatment and to have their cancer regress compared with patients who received a placebo plus rituximab.Combination of Idelalisib and Rituximab Improves Survival in Patients with Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
March 11th, 2014
In an international randomized double-blind phase III clinical trial, patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who received the investigational drug idelalisib in combination with rituximab (Rituxan®) lived substantially longer without their disease getting worse than patients who received a placebo plus rituximab. Overall survival was also improved in patients who received idelalisib plus rituximab. Patients who received idelalisib and rituximab were also more likely to live 12 months after beginning treatment and to have their cancer regress compared with patients who received a placebo plus rituximab.Combination of Obinutuzumab Plus Chlorambucil Improves Survival in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Other Health Conditions
February 20th, 2014
In an international randomized phase III trial, previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other health conditions who received a combination of obinutuzumab (Gazyva™) and chlorambucil (Leukeran®) lived longer without their disease getting worse (progression-free survival) and had better overall survival than patients who received chlorambucil alone.NIH-funded study shows increased survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer who receive chemotherapy when starting hormone therapy
December 4th, 2013
Men with hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer who received the chemotherapy drug docetaxel given at the start of standard hormone therapy lived longer than patients who received hormone therapy alone, according to early results from a NIH-supported randomized controlled clinical trial.
NIH-funded study shows increased survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer who receive chemotherapy when starting hormone therapy
December 4th, 2013
Men with hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer who received the chemotherapy drug docetaxel given at the start of standard hormone therapy lived longer than patients who received hormone therapy alone, according to early results from a NIH-supported randomized controlled clinical trial.NIH-funded study shows increased survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer who receive chemotherapy when starting hormone therapy
December 4th, 2013
Men with hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer who received the chemotherapy drug docetaxel given at the start of standard hormone therapy lived longer than patients who received hormone therapy alone, according to early results from a NIH-supported randomized controlled clinical trial.