Cedars-Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles serves one of the most diverse regions globally. Ranked No. 7 for cancer by U.S. News & World Report 2020-2021, the center’s clinicians are committed to providing compassionate, state-of-the-art care, while its scientists are carrying out the latest translational research and groundbreaking advances. The cancer enterprise includes the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Torrance Memorial Hunt Cancer Center and Cedars-Sinai Tarzana.
October 28, 2022
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A new study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators shows for the first time that gene expression differs by race in patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
October 26, 2022
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Cedars-Sinai cancer study shows novel strategy disrupts the difficult-to-treat tumor microenvironment, preventing cancer from spreading.
October 24, 2022
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Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD, discusses the role immune checkpoint inhibitors have played in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer, ongoing efforts to investigate the role of immunotherapy in breast cancer, and the work Cedars-Sinai is conducting to promote breast cancer awareness.
July 29, 2022
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Karen Reckamp, MD, compares capmatinib and tepotinib, 2 drugs that are approved for the treatment of MET exon 14–mutated non–small cell lung cancer.
June 03, 2022
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The addition of ramucirumab to pembrolizumab elicited significant response among patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer who experienced disease progression following treatment with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors and platinum-based doublet chemotherapy.
May 19, 2022
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Eric Vail, MD, discusses emerging advances in biomarker testing in lung cancer.
May 17, 2022
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The efficacy of targeted therapies for patients with lung cancer relies on detailed testing approaches found only in DNA- and RNA-based sequencing assays to identify specific mutations.
February 01, 2022
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The Cedars-Sinai Cancer Blood & Marrow Transplant Program’s one-year patient survival rate exceeded expectations compared to transplant centers in the U.S. whose similar patients underwent allogeneic transplants.
January 12, 2022
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Omid Hamid, MD, discusses the differences in evaluation criteria for tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes therapy in melanoma.
January 12, 2022
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Omid Hamid, MD, discusses the efficacy of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy following immunotherapy in advanced melanoma.
November 22, 2021
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Matthew Galsky, MD, discusses key developments in the standard-of-care treatment of patients with metastatic or advanced urothelial cancer.
October 31, 2021
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Incidence of pancreatic cancer incidence rose overall from 2000 to 2018, with a significant increase in women younger than 55 years, especially those aged 15 to 35 years.
September 23, 2021
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Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers have created a new system for classifying melanoma when the disease has spread to the lymph nodes.
August 13, 2021
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Monica M. Mita, MD, discusses treatment selection for patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.
August 13, 2021
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Reva K. Basho, MD, discusses the emergence of bispecific antibodies in HER2-positive breast cancer.
August 01, 2021
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Karen L. Reckamp, MD, discusses the significance of the final results of the ALTA trial in patients with ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer.
July 31, 2021
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Sukhmani K. Padda, MD, discusses strategies to overcome EGFR resistance in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.
July 28, 2021
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Reva K. Basho, MD, discusses the evolution of therapeutic sequencing in HER2-positive breast cancer.
July 22, 2021
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Reva K. Basho, MD, discusses the integration of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in HER2-positive breast cancer.
July 08, 2021
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Heather L. McArthur, MD, MPH, discusses key advances in breast cancer regarding CDK4/6 inhibitors, PI3K inhibitors, and subcutaneous formulations of standard treatments.