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FDA officials approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck) with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by single-agent pembrolizumab, for adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma efficacy of this treatment was evaluated in KEYNOTE-868/NRG-GY018.

Despite ranking among the top 6 wealthiest economies in the world per capita, the United States still has sizable health disparities among its citizens, which are rooted in social, economic, and environmental factors. Place of birth is more strongly associated with life expectancy than race or genetics.

Recognizing the complexities of treatment with oral medications is an important step toward successful outcomes.

On July 19, 2023, an EF3 tornado touched down in Rocky Mount, NC, badly damaging a Pfizer drug manufacturing facility that is responsible for producing nearly 25% of Pfizer’s sterile injectable medicines used in US hospitals.

One-year follow-up data from a phase 3 study found similar duration of response, time to progression (TTP), and survival rates with the biosimilar candidate CT-P16 compared with its reference drug, bevacizumab (Avastin), in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic or recurrent nonsquamous non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

In an interview, Nicholas Short, MD, shares objectives on the design and benefits of MD Anderson’s Tumor Lysis Syndrome clinical assessment for patient risk and impact on patient care.

NaF PET imaging study demonstrates an increased sensitivity over Tc99m-MDP bone scans for new lesion detection in patients with stable metastatic prostate cancer.

Recently released analysis of ¹⁸F-DCFPyL PET/CT accuracy demonstrated improved diagnostic capability in men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer.

Salvage radiotherapy decisions for patients with recurrent prostate cancer after prostatectomy change after ¹⁸F-fluciclovine PET/CT reveals higher positive findings than conventional imaging.

Gallium-68 PSMA PET/CT imaging in patients with early relapsed prostate cancer confirms the reliability of this imaging modality in local and metastatic lesion detection.