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GSK to withdraw blood cancer drug from U.S.; Northwest Bio study of brain cancer vaccine still falls short

 

Cancer Briefing

STAT+: GSK to withdraw blood cancer drug from U.S. market following confirmatory study setback

By Adam Feuerstein

Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

The decision on the drug, which secured accelerated in 2020, follows a request from the Food and Drug Administration

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STAT+: Northwest Bio study of brain cancer vaccine still falls short

By Adam Feuerstein

Molly Ferguson/STAT

Data involving the treatment called DCVax might appear to be encouraging, but they're based on a post-hoc analysis.

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STAT+: Thrive founders launch new blood testing startup to spot when cancer returns

By Allison DeAngelis

Adobe

Cancer patients often worry whether the disease will return. A new test that searches blood for traces of cancer DNA could offer answers.

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mRNA revolutionized the race for a Covid-19 vaccine. Could cancer be next?

By Jonathan Wosen

Lorna McInroy/Wellcome

The unprecedented success of mRNA Covid vaccines is raising hopes that the technology could lead to new and better vaccines against cancer.

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STAT+: White House science adviser Alondra Nelson on the midterms, the cancer moonshot, and a book in the works

By Sarah Owermohle

STAT

"Science and technology policy is one of the few places where one can get any kind of bipartisan cooperation."

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

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