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Pembrolizumab looks good for treated, advanced MSI-H/dMMR endometrial cancer

Pembrolizumab looks good for treated, advanced MSI-H/dMMR endometrial cancer

18 Jul 2022

Use of pembrolizumab helps maintain or improve health-related quality of life in patients with previously treated, advanced endometrial cancer characterized by high levels of microsatellite instability (MSI) or deficient mismatch repair (MSI-H/dMMR), according to data from the phase II KEYNOTE-158 study.

18 Jul 2022
Hospitalization for COVID-19 shorter with dexamethasone vs methylprednisolone

Hospitalization for COVID-19 shorter with dexamethasone vs methylprednisolone

17 Jul 2022

In the treatment of COVID-19 inpatients, intravenous administration of dexamethasone leads to a shorter hospital stay compared with methylprednisolone, according to a study.

17 Jul 2022
Cetuximab plus chemoradiotherapy feasible in women with cervical carcinoma

Cetuximab plus chemoradiotherapy feasible in women with cervical carcinoma

16 Jul 2022

Treatment with cetuximab plus cisplatin 30 mg/m2 and radiotherapy appears safe and well tolerated in women with cervical carcinoma, a study has shown. In addition, fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) has exhibited early evidence of response to neoadjuvant cetuximab.

16 Jul 2022