Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Based in Boston, Dana-Farber is a world-renowned leader in adult and pediatric cancer treatment and scientific research.
October 24, 2023
Video
Shared insight into findings of the DETECT-A study, a prospective interventional trial, covering feasibility, safety, and performance of multicancer early detection tests in a healthcare system setting.
October 22, 2023
Article
Patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors who experienced progression following prior therapy experienced a significant improvement in terms of progression-free survival after treatment with cabozantinib compared with placebo.
October 21, 2023
Article
Belzultifan in combination with cabozantinib generated durable responses independent of International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium risk category in patients with treatment-naïve clear cell renal cell carcinoma or those who had received prior immunotherapy.
October 18, 2023
Article
Novel treatments, combination therapies, and personalized medicine headline several studies led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and presented for the first time at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2023 in Madrid, Spain.
October 17, 2023
Video
Expert panelists delve into multicancer early detection testing and discuss its potential to revolutionize cancer screening, close healthcare gaps, and complement standard care approaches.
October 12, 2023
Article
Loss of the “housekeeping” gene methylthioadenosine phosphorylase, or MTAP, is a common event in cancer.
October 09, 2023
Podcast
Oncology experts discuss the platinum chemotherapy shortage in the United States.
October 07, 2023
Video
Rinath M. Jeselsohn, MD, discusses enrollment criteria for the phase 3 VERITAC-2 trial, as well as the potential clinical implications of this research for patients with advanced estrogen receptor–positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.
October 07, 2023
Video
Toni K. Choueiri, MD, discusses the benefit of ongoing investigations in metastatic, advanced renal cell carcinoma.
October 04, 2023
Article
New research from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher Cigall Kadoch, PhD, along with colleagues at Princeton University and Washington University in St. Louis, reveals a key role for intrinsically disordered proteins known as IDRs that are implicated in a wide range of human diseases, from cancer to neurodegeneration
October 02, 2023
Article
Patients with breast cancer who received hypofractionated postmastectomy radiotherapy experienced similar toxicities vs those who received conventionally fractionated postmastectomy radiotherapy, according to a presentation shared at the 2023 American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.
October 02, 2023
Podcast
Dr Richardson discusses the background of mezigdomide, key efficacy and safety findings with the agent plus dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, and the implications of this combination for heavily pretreated patients in this population.
September 29, 2023
Video
Biagio Ricciuti, MD, discusses the association between PD-L1 expression levels and long-term survival with anti–PD-L1 monotherapy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.
September 29, 2023
Article
Treatment with teclistamab-cqyv in real-world patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma elicited similar efficacy results and a comparable safety profile to findings from the phase 1/2 Majes-TEC-1 trial.
September 29, 2023
Video
Explore critical issues surrounding health disparities in cancer screening, as discussed by experts, and the urgent need to bridge gaps in access, trust, and follow-up care for underserved populations.
September 29, 2023
Video
A panel of esteemed cancer experts explore the challenges and opportunities in cancer screening and identification, shedding light on the evolving landscape and its impact on clinical practice.
September 28, 2023
Article
Use of the novel T-charge rapid manufacturing platform for the production of durcabtagene autoleucel CAR T cells within 2 days was successful in producing rapid and robust in vivo expansion, as well as long-term T-cell persistence in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to a correlative analysis of data from an ongoing phase 1 trial presented at the 2023 IMS Annual Meeting.
September 27, 2023
Article
Treatment with the combination of isatuximab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone generated high rates of minimal residual disease negativity in patients with newly diagnosed, high-risk multiple myeloma, irrespective of transplant status.
September 25, 2023
Article
A team of Dana-Farber researchers has identified a potential new way to assess clinically valuable features of clear cell renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer, using image processing with deep learning.
September 25, 2023
Video
The panel closes by reviewing the patient case once more and shares clinical pearls on the treatment of patients with GVHD.