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Pembrolizumab in Patients with Advanced Miscellaneous Rare Cancers: Results from a Phase 2 Basket Trial [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology
Introduction Rare solid tumors account for one-quarter of cancers among adults in the United States, but few resources have been devoted to their treatment. We evaluated the efficacy of pembrolizumab, a programmed cell death-1 inhibitor, in patients with
Mirella Nardo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Good clinical practice in clinical interventional studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Good clinical practice (GCP) guidelines should always be implemented and obeyed in clinical interventional studies. In this mini-review, we will address several burning questions relating to GCP in a concise ‘frequently asked questions’ format.While ...
Diamant, Zuzana, Pieterse, Herman
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Patient-reported symptom burden in patients with rare cancers receiving pembrolizumab in a phase II Clinical Trial

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Patients with rare solid tumors treated on early phase trials experience toxicities from their tumors and treatments. However, limited data exist to describe the detailed symptom burden suffered by these patients, particularly those with rare solid ...
Tito R. Mendoza   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Providing Hope: Developing a Viable Regulatory Framework for Providing Terminally Ill Patients With Adequate Access to Investigational Drugs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
“If I die . . . I want my children to know I did everything I could.” This is a common feeling among terminally ill individuals facing death. This desire to exhaust every option often causes people to fight to receive potentially toxic and dangerous ...
Sikora, James P.
core   +2 more sources

Dual EGFR blockade with cetuximab and erlotinib combined with anti-VEGF antibody bevacizumab in advanced solid tumors: a phase 1 dose escalation triplet combination trial

open access: yesExperimental Hematology & Oncology, 2020
Background Angiogenesis and activation of the epidermal growth factor (EGFR) pathway play an essential role in tumor proliferation and metastasis. Targeting angiogenesis or EGFR alone does not yield adequate tumor control in most solid tumors. Overcoming
Vivek Subbiah   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient Characteristics and Trends in Nontraumatic Dental Condition Visits to Emergency Departments in the United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Objective: We examined trends and patient characteristics for non-traumatic dental condition (NTDC) visits to emergency departments (EDs), and compared them to other ED visit types, specifically non-dental ambulatory care sensitive conditions (non-dental
Okunseri, Christopher   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Ustekinumab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: an update. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Psoriatic arthritis occurs in 30% of psoriasis patients, and the treatment can be challenging in some patients. Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration approved ustekinumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, for the management of psoriatic ...
Davari, Parastoo   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Challenges and opportunities associated with the MD Anderson IMPACT2 randomized study in precision oncology

open access: yesnpj Precision Oncology, 2022
We investigated the challenges of conducting IMPACT2, an ongoing randomized study that evaluates molecular testing and targeted therapy (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02152254).
Henry Hiep Vo   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Criteria for the use of omics-based predictors in clinical trials. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The US National Cancer Institute (NCI), in collaboration with scientists representing multiple areas of expertise relevant to 'omics'-based test development, has developed a checklist of criteria that can be used to determine the readiness of omics-based
A Dupuy   +25 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Novel Oral Vaccine Candidates and Validation of a Caprine Model of Johne's Disease

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2014
Johne’s disease (JD) caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is a major threat to the dairy industry and possibly some cases of Crohn’s disease in humans.
Murray E. Hines   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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