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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation (ODD) to silmitasertib for the treatment of patients with medulloblastoma. Medulloblastoma is a rare, severe brain tumor of the cerebellum caused by gene mutations…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the Biologics License Application for toripalimab, in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin, for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal…
An international survey has revealed barriers to accessing cancer drugs deemed essential for routine clinical care. The survey was published in The Lancet Oncology. Researchers surveyed medical oncologists from 82 countries and found that some…
Lockdowns and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic led to delays in cancer surgeries, but this did not seem to affect short-term outcomes for most patients, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.…
The genomic-adjusted radiation dose (GARD) model can predict outcomes of radiotherapy in patients with cancer, according to results of a study published in The Lancet Oncology. In fact, GARD outperformed radiation dose for predicting time…
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