Adding toripalimab to perioperative chemotherapy led to an improvement in event-free survival for patients with stage III resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to research that will be presented during the April 2023 session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series.
April 19, 2023
April 19, 2023
In patients with KRASG12C mutated cancers, adagrasib, an oral drug that targets KRASG12C, may be an effective treatment, according to research that will be presented during the April 2023 session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series.
April 3, 2023
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Today the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released an ambitious National Cancer Plan designed to accelerate scientific progress against the disease, maximize the potential of discovery and achieve the goal of the Cancer Moonshot initiative to “end cancer as we know it.”
March 30, 2023
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – “Today’s ruling is a significant step backward in the effort to reduce cancer incidence and death. By reversing the now more than decade-long requirement that insurance plans cover proven cancer screenings—including those for breast, colon, and lung—health plans could reinstate cost-sharing and patients could once again be forced to weigh the potentially lifesaving benefit of a doctor-recommended cancer screening against the out-of-pocket costs it may generate.
March 23, 2023
ASCO Member Testifies Before Congress Urging Significant Increase in Federal Cancer Research Funding
Dr. Brian Persing, a medical oncologist and hematologist in Mobile, Alabama and member of the Association of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world’s leading professional organization representing nearly 45,000 oncology professionals, will testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services and Education today in support of increased federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. He will also advocate for robust funding of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
March 21, 2023
Zolbetuximab in combination with chemotherapy extends survival in patients with 1L claudin-18.2+ (CLDN18.2+)/HER2− locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. These results will be presented during the March 2023 session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series.
March 15, 2023
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – In a study of more than 1,100 people with COVID-19 undergoing treatment for cancer, researchers found lower COVID-19 vaccination rates among patients with comorbidities, metastatic solid tumors or non-B-cell hematologic malignancies, and those living in areas with lower education attainment and higher levels of unemployment. The study, funded by Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, was published today in Cancer.
March 9, 2023
Today President Biden released his proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 federal budget with an emphasis on increased funding for medical research and expanded access to health insurance.
February 18, 2023
Eight notable studies exploring new approaches in the treatment and management of genitourinary cancers will be presented at the 2023 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, taking place February 16-18, 2023, at the Moscone West Building in San Francisco, California.
February 18, 2023
Eight notable studies exploring new approaches in the treatment and management of genitourinary cancers will be presented at the 2023 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, taking place February 16-18, 2023, at the Moscone West Building in San Francisco, California.
February 16, 2023
Polymerase Inhibitor Significantly Improves Progression-Free Survival for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
The TALAPRO-2 phase III clinical trial found that a polymerase inhibitor combined with an androgen receptor inhibitor had significantly better progression-free survival (PFS) versus the current standard of care for people with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), regardless of homologous recombination repair pathway status. Homologous recombination repair involves a pathway that can help fix DNA double-strand breaks and cross-links between DNA strands.
February 14, 2023
In patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL), ponatinib was more effective than imatinib when given with reduced-intensity chemotherapy. These results will be presented during the February 2023 session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series.
February 13, 2023
Study participants with prostate cancer who reported the highest amounts of plant-based foods in their diets had a 52% lower risk of the cancer progressing and a 53% lower risk of recurrence compared to those who had the lowest amounts of plants in their diets. The diet assessments were based on questionnaires of food consumption given to people enrolled in the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor (CaPSURE) study.
February 8, 2023
“ASCO applauds President Biden’s focus on ‘ending cancer as we know it’ during the State of the Union address. We continue to urge the president to keep cancer care and research as top national priorities and are pleased with his plans to advance efforts to strengthen the Cancer Moonshot, improve cancer clinical trials, and foster breakthroughs through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).”
February 7, 2023
In anticipation of President Biden’s State of the Union Address, the Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is urging the president to keep cancer care and research as top national priorities.
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