American Society of Clinical Oncology

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Updates to HER2 testing guidelines reduces confusion 

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have reaffirmed the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Breast Cancer Testing Guidelines, reducing confusion over terminology for reporting HER2 results.  The recent clinical trial for metastatic breast cancer patients (DESTINY-Breast04) found that… Read More

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New drug combination twice as effective for some ovarian cancer patients

A targeted drug combination for patients with a type of ovarian cancer could be nearly twice as effective as the next best treatment, according to interim results from a Phase II study. Researchers hope these results, which were presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical… Read More

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Lung cancer pill reduced risk of death by more than half

Positive results from the ADAURA Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival (OS) compared to placebo. The trial assessed osimertinib as an adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage (IB, II and IIIA) epidermal growth factor… Read More

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