DLBCL
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
News
FDA approves glofitamab for DLBCL
Glofitamab, a T cell–engaging bispecific antibody, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for adults with DLBCL.
Conference Coverage
Cancer drug shortages spur worry, rationing, and tough choices
Limited supplies of crucial medications are disrupting patient care, oncologists say.
Conference Coverage
ACS officer provides ASCO highlights: Targeting hidden cancer, AI in oncology
A pair of new studies show that drugs can reduce cancer risk when cells are elusive.
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Widespread carboplatin, cisplatin shortages: NCCN survey
Only 64% of centers said they are still able to continue treating all current patients receiving carboplatin.
Conference Coverage
PMBCL: Postremission, patients may safely skip radiation
Among patients who had achieved complete remission of primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma with chemotherapy, the largest study of its kind found...
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DLBCL: Major new treatment breakthroughs
After decades of slow progress, new drugs and therapies are paving the way to more effective treatment of DLBCL.
From the Journals
Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
From the Journals
Study shows higher obesity-related cancer mortality in areas with more fast food
An ecologic study showed a dose-response relationship among measures of food swamp and food desert scores and obesity-related cancer mortality.
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Third-generation Black woman physician makes cancer research history
African American surgeon helped found ASCO and collaborated with her father to achieve lasting breakthroughs in chemotherapy.
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Ex–hospital porter a neglected giant of cancer research
An Indian immigrant who once emptied bedpans in a Boston hospital went on to become the “father of chemotherapy.”