CAC2 Childhood Cancer Community News Digest (October 16-22)
Assorted News from the Last Week: Trial results confirm effectiveness of Atezolizumab against a rare sarcoma. By a 14-6 vote, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) decided that the totality of evidence presented was sufficient to show that DFMO maintenance improved 2-year event-free survival (EFS). Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. reported that it has the ability to conduct preclinical cancer research using ITCC-P4’s well-characterized collection of 400 annotated pediatric cancer models, and is offering clients access to this collection. The combination of apatinib, irinotecan, and temozolomide has shown activity in a phase 2 trial of pediatric and adult patients with [...] Read more