March 2016 News Recap

In the phase 1b/2 FELIX study, obecabtagene autoleucel was associated with low incidence of grade 3 or higher immune-related toxicity.

Two oncologists discuss the impact of advocacy in kidney cancer research, highlighting collaboration between researchers, advocates, and physicians.

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to encorafenib in combination with cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

Andrew M. Evens, DO, MBA, MSc, discusses the importance of meeting the emotional and physical needs of cancer survivors to help them lead fruitful lives.

Hemolytic anemias are a collection of rare but severe diseases including paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Nab-paclitaxel elicited a pathologic complete response rate of 66.3% compared with 57.6% with docetaxel plus carboplatin, the phase 3 HELEN-006 trial found.