Management of EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer has been dominated by targeted therapies, but it is less clear where immunotherapy will fit into the treatment paradigm. Charu Aggarwal (University of Pennsylvania, USA) explores the current place of immunotherapy in treating this disease.
Hashim Ahmed takes us through the COMPARE study – presented at NCRI 2018 – which showed that men with localized prostate cancer are willing to make accept lower survival odds for a better quality of life. He outlines the key findings, the implications of the results for physicians, and the next steps for research
Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab therapy results in an “impressively high” pathologic complete response rate among patients with programmed cell death ligand 1-positive muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma, researchers say.
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This program was made possible thanks to an independent educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company. Produced by Springer Healthcare Independent Medical Education.
This program was made possible thanks to independent educational sponsorship from Eli Lilly and Company. Produced by Springer Healthcare Independent Medical Education.
This program was made possible thanks to independent educational sponsorship from Eli Lilly and Company. Produced by Springer Healthcare Independent Medical Education.
