A New Trend in Drug Development: Leveraging Data from Expanded Access
Drug companies are gathering and including expanded access data in drug submissions as real-world data, but the purpose of expanded access was never for the purpose of research.
Bone Cancer
Evidence Suggests B Cells Play a Role in Immunotherapy Response
New research shows that B cells — and not just T cells — influence whether patients respond to immunotherapy in melanoma, sarcoma, and kidney cancers.
The Questionable Practice That Permeates Oncology Clinical Trials
Most oncology phase 1 trials use a simplistic, outdated dose-finding technique, and experts agree that change is needed.
Strontium89 Now Available for Relief of Metastatic Bone Pain
Strontium89 (Strontium Chloride Sr-89 injection), a radiopharmaceutical indicated for the relief of bone pain in patients with painful skeletal metastases, has been made available by Q BioMed.
Integrative Oncology: Using Evidence-Informed Medicine to Improve Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life
Lifestyle-based integrative treatment approaches — deemed scientifically sound by the field’s proponents — merge conventional and complementary treatments.
The Unexpected Costs of Cancer Treatment: Out-of-Network Billing
The cancer field is not immune to the challenges of out-of-network and surprise billing.
The FDA Approval Process Needs Refinement, Not a Total Overhaul
Even though overall drug development times have not changed, questions about the clinical benefit of the drugs that have been approved through expedited pathways are being raised.
How Durable Are Responses to Targeted Therapies Across Single-Arm Cancer Trials?
Drugs approved based on changes to surrogate biomarker levels may be subject to measurement bias, according to investigators.
Reporting Mechanisms for Conflict of Interest Disclosures in Medicine Need Standardization
ASCO officials examined the discrepancies in financial disclosures across platforms and call for a simplified system.
Bone Cancer Treatment Regimens
Find the right bone cancer treatment regimen with detailed instructions on selection, dosing, and administration of anti-cancer agents such as vincristine.
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