louisakewell, Author at European Medical Journal - Page 94 of 153

EMJ

ECC 2015: Hormonal therapy may prevent ovarian failure and preserve fertility in breast cancer

A meta-analysis was conducted to include 12 randomised trials and a total of 1,231 breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, with or without…

EMJ

Clinical access to genomic information in Europe

Genomic interventions may improve disease-risk stratification and patient-tailored treatment. At the European Cancer Congress (ECC) 2015, John Crown, MD…

EMJ

Results and impact of TAILORx: Trial Assigning IndividuaLized Options for Treatment (Rx)

At the European Cancer Congress (ECC) 2015, John Crown, MD, MBA, of St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, discusses the low-risk registry…

EMJ

Phase 1b trial of avelumab in advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer

At the European Cancer Congress (ECC) 2015, Hendrik-Tobias Arkenau, MD, PhD, of Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK, London, UK, discusses a phase 1b…

EMJ

ECC 2015: Post-diagnosis aspirin improves survival in gastrointestinal cancers

Results from a study in The Netherlands involving 13,715 patients showed that aspirin use after a cancer diagnosis significantly improved overall…

EMJ

ECC 2015: New survival data from Combi-v trial of combination of two targeted therapies in melanoma

Updated results from the phase 3 COMBI-v trial of a combination of dabrafenib and trametinib for the first-line treatment of patients with…

EMJ

ECC 2015: NETTER-1 trial showed rare cancer responded unusually well to new treatment

NETTER-1, a phase 3 clinical trial, evaluated Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) with 177Lu-DOTATATE in patients with Grade 1–2 metastatic…

EMJ

ECC 2015: RADIANT-4 trial showed promise in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumours

RADIANT-4, a placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase 3 clinical trial conducted in centres in 13 European countries, Korea, Japan, Canada, and the US…

EMJ

ECC 2015: Launch of the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) strategic plan

The European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP Europe or SIOPE), is a pan-European organisation that represents professionals working in the field…

EMJ

ECC 2015: News briefing chaired by Prof Martine Piccart

At the European Cancer Congress (ECC) 2015, Martine Piccart, MD, PhD, of Université Libre de Bruxelles and Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium…