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Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center, explores imetelstat trial results of patients with transfusion-dependent lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes who experience failure to or are ineligible for treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Read More ›

National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week will be held June 15, 2023, through June 21, 2023 Read More ›

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center, explores imetelstat trial results of patients with transfusion-dependent lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes who experience failure to or are ineligible for treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Read More ›

During the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, researchers presented results from a phase 2b clinical trial demonstrating significant improvement in recurrence-free survival in patients with high-risk melanoma who were treated with a combination of an investigational personalized mRNA-based vaccine plus the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda), compared with pembrolizumab alone. Read More ›

Please join Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center, as he discusses how the clinical benefits of luspatercept could lead to a new standard of care for patients with transfusion-dependent lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Read More ›

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent several types of cancer, including cervical, oral/oropharyngeal, penile, and anal cancers. Unfortunately, vaccination rates, as well as public knowledge regarding the link between HPV and these cancers, are lagging, according to research presented during the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Read More ›

During the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, a panel of experts identified some of the key challenges to achieving health equity in bladder cancer care and discussed what can be done to improve access to clinical trials, mitigate financial toxicity, and promote value-based care. Read More ›

Results from a new study add to the evidence that programs aimed at reducing the financial burden of cancer treatment can save money and improve the quality of life of people with cancer and their loved ones. Read More ›

A recently published case study found sotorasib efficacious and safe as first-line therapy for non–small cell lung cancer harboring the KRAS G12C mutation. Read More ›

A Canadian study found that next-generation sequencing identified more mutations, had a faster turnaround time, and was more cost-effective than single-gene testing when used in patients with non–small cell lung cancer. Read More ›