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DNMT3A R882 mutations in AML promote chemoresistance and therapeutic relapse

Multivariate analysis of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) at day 28 in clinical or pathologic complete remission showed that DNMT3A R882…

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Updated results from the SORAML trial of sorafenib in younger patients with newly diagnosed AML

The randomised, controlled phase 2 SORAML trial showed that the addition of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, sorafenib, to chemotherapy improved event-free…

The crucial roles of GFI1B in platelet development

The identification of eight new Growth Factor Independence 1B (GFI1B) variants in families with bleeding and platelet disorders may result in the…

Pacritinib therapy led to symptom improvement in myelofibrosis

The phase 3 PERSIST-1 study showed that pacritinib, a selective inhibitor of Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) and Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-3 (FLT3), is more…

Treatment and outcome of CML patients from the EUTOS population-based registry

The European Treatment Outcome Study (EUTOS) investigated the treatment and treatment outcome of patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).

Venetoclax (ABT-199/GDC-0199) plus rituximab shows promise in relapsed/refractory CLL

n a phase 1b, open-label, dose-escalation, multicentre study of patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), the combination…

Adding elotuzumab to standard treatment for myeloma reduced disease progression

ELOQUENT-2, a phase 3, randomised, open-label study of lenalidomide and dexamethasone with or without elotuzumab in patients with relapsed or refractory…

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Phase 3 CheckMate 067 trial of nivolumab in previously untreated advanced melanoma

At the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, James Larkin, FRCP, PhD, Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden…

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Whole Brain Radiation Therapy is More Harmful Than Beneficial for Small Brain Metastases

In the phase 3 NCCTG N0574 (Alliance) trial, patients with 1 to 3 small brain metastases were randomised to receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) alone…

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Elective Neck Dissection Improved Survival in Early Node-Negative Oral Cancer

A phase 3, randomised controlled trial showed that elective neck dissection improved overall survival by 12.5% and reduced risk of death by 36% when…