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Updated BEACON: Doublet as good as triplet in metastatic CRC
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- Liam Davenport
Median overall survival was the same whether patients with metastatic colorectal cancer received encorafenib-...
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Need HER2-positive testing in CRC; trastuzumab deruxtecan shows benefit
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Trastuzumab deruxtecan produced responses in 45% of patients with heavily pretreated HER2-positive colorectal...
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New OS data with olaparib support ‘new era’ for ovarian cancer
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- Liam Davenport
Maintenance olaparib improved overall survival, when compared with placebo, in patients with platinum-sensitive...
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COVID-19: Experts hasten to head off mental health crisis
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- Liam Davenport
Across the two surveys, respondents’ primary concern was anxiety, which was cited in 750 responses.
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Obesity link to severe COVID-19, especially in patients aged under 60
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
- Lisa Nainggolan
Data suggest obesity is twice as likely to result in hospitalization for COVID-19 and can significantly increase...
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First protocol on how to use lung ultrasound to triage COVID-19
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Lung ultrasound is not yet universally accepted as a tool for diagnosing pneumonia in the context of COVID-19 and triaging patients.
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Top 10 must-dos in ICU in COVID-19 include prone ventilation
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
One expert involved in the development of the first international guidelines on the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 highlights...
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Pembro ups survival in NSCLC: ‘Really extraordinary’ results
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
The 3-year overall survival rate was 35% in the entire cohort and 99% in patients who completed all treatment cycles.
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Oncology dominates clinical trial landscape
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Oncology trials will make up nearly 32% of all clinical trials started in 2020, a new analysis suggests.
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Smartphone apps for suspicious skin lesions unreliable
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
"Regulators need to become alert to the potential harm that poorly performing algorithm-based diagnostic or risk monitoring apps create."
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Stopping smoking allows healthy lung cells to proliferate
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Cells from current and ex-smokers had a far higher mutational burden than those of never-smokers and children, including an increased number of “...
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Uptick in lung cancer in younger women, not related to smoking
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Historically, lung cancer rates have been higher in men, but a new study shows higher rates in women.