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SABCS 2024: Using Tumor Immune Profiles to Guide Neoadjuvant Therapy in Young Breast Cancer Patients

Pharmacy Times

Assessing pre-treatment TIL levels in young breast cancer patients could help predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

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Neoadjuvant Atezolizumab Plus Epirubicin Shows Safety, Efficacy in Treatment of HER2+ Early Breast Cancer

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These data suggest the potential efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors with anthracycline-based chemotherapy.

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Immunotherapy Makes Major Strides for First-line Treatment of Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Pharmacy Times

Specific immune checkpoint inhibitors added to frontline chemotherapy have transformed modern clinical practice.

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STAT+: Drug shortages reached a record high as 2023 drew to a close

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These include oxytocin, which is used during childbirth; Rho(D) immune globulin, which helps some women during pregnancy; standard-of-care chemotherapy, pain and sedation medicines; and ADHD pills. The reasons are varied, although many remain a mystery.

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EC approves Regeneron’s Libtayo along with chemotherapy for NSCLC

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Commission (EC) has granted approval for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ Libtayo (cemiplimab), along with platinum-based chemotherapy, as the first-line treatment for PD-L1 expression positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adult patients.

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STAT+: Blood cancers may arise from CAR-T cells, but experts think only in very rare cases

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But experts quickly cautioned that risk of this complication is probably minuscule compared to the known risk of secondary cancers from other cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation.

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STAT+: Bone marrow transplant advance could widen use of this less buzzy cure for sickle cell disease

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This approach has been around for decades but required patients to have a well-matched donor and endure a hefty dose of chemotherapy, ruling out transplant as an option for the vast majority of patients.