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Department
09/30/2016
JCP Editors
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, have identified a potential biomarker in patients with stage IV melanoma being treated with the immunotherapy...
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, have identified a potential biomarker in patients with stage IV melanoma being treated with the immunotherapy...
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09/30/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Department
09/28/2016
JCP Editors
A study evaluating 4 PD-L1 assay tests has found that one reveals statistically lower levels of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression than the others, which could influence provider and patient...
A study evaluating 4 PD-L1 assay tests has found that one reveals statistically lower levels of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression than the others, which could influence provider and patient...
A...
09/28/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/26/2016
JCP Editors
There is no benefit from the addition of bevacizumab to capecitabine in the adjuvant setting for colorectal cancer, according to results from a clinical trial. Bevacizumab, along with other angiogenesis inhibitors,...
There is no benefit from the addition of bevacizumab to capecitabine in the adjuvant setting for colorectal cancer, according to results from a clinical trial. Bevacizumab, along with other angiogenesis inhibitors,...
There...
09/26/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/23/2016
JCP Editors
Pneumonitis is more likely to emerge in patients treated with Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or renal cell carcinoma versus those being treated for melanoma, a new...
Pneumonitis is more likely to emerge in patients treated with Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or renal cell carcinoma versus those being treated for melanoma, a new...
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09/23/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Department
09/21/2016
JCP Editors
“It is time to rethink how we treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL),” said Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions (Chicago, IL) during a session at the Clinical Pathways Congress, where...
“It is time to rethink how we treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL),” said Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions (Chicago, IL) during a session at the Clinical Pathways Congress, where...
“It is...
09/21/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Department
09/19/2016
JCP Editors
In a presentation at the inaugural Clinical Pathways Congress, Michael Kolodziej, MD, national medical director, Managed Care Strategy, Flatiron Health, argued that clinical pathways as we know them will cease to...
In a presentation at the inaugural Clinical Pathways Congress, Michael Kolodziej, MD, national medical director, Managed Care Strategy, Flatiron Health, argued that clinical pathways as we know them will cease to...
In a...
09/19/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/14/2016
JCP Editors
Tolerability-guided dose adjustment is an effective measure to reduce afatinib (Giotrif)-related adverse events (AEs) without affecting therapeutic efficacy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC),...
Tolerability-guided dose adjustment is an effective measure to reduce afatinib (Giotrif)-related adverse events (AEs) without affecting therapeutic efficacy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC),...
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09/14/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/09/2016
JCP Editors
A study published in Nature Genetics claims that esophageal cancer may in fact be 3 distinct diseases, which could pave the way for new methods of diagnosis and spur the development of targeted treatment...
A study published in Nature Genetics claims that esophageal cancer may in fact be 3 distinct diseases, which could pave the way for new methods of diagnosis and spur the development of targeted treatment...
A...
09/09/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
08/12/2016
JCP Editors
East Asian patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and epidermal growth factor receptor mutations may benefit from treatment with pemetrexed plus gefitinib, results from a phase II...
East Asian patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and epidermal growth factor receptor mutations may benefit from treatment with pemetrexed plus gefitinib, results from a phase II...
East...
08/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
08/05/2016
JCP Editors
The addition of ipilimumab to etoposide and a platinum agent failed to demonstrate improved survival in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer when compared with chemotherapy alone, a study published in...
The addition of ipilimumab to etoposide and a platinum agent failed to demonstrate improved survival in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer when compared with chemotherapy alone, a study published in...
The...
08/05/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways