Posts Tagged ‘Survival’

Peregrine Reports Promising Interim Survival Data From Phase II Cotara Recurrent GBM Trial

Peregrine Reports Promising Interim Survival Data From Phase II Cotara Recurrent GBM Trial
TUSTIN, CA–(Marketwire – 05/19/11) – Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM – News ), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections, today announced interim median overall survival of 8.8 months (38 weeks, 40 patients at first relapse) from a Phase II trial for Cotara in recurrent glioblastoma …

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Why does breast cancer survival increases with patient’s age?

I want to know specifically about breast cancer in older women. Why do they survive more time than younger women?

Young Survival Coalition promo

May 2007. Music video promoting the breast cancer young survivors support group. Loosely defined as those diagnosed at 40 and under. The group helps address the special needs of young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Song is “I Run for Life” by Melissa Ethridge. For more information visit www.youngsurvival.org

Breast Cancer Survival

Becky Flint, a breast cancer survivor, talks about the struggle with cancer.

Cancer survival study ‘good news’ for Canada

Cancer survival study ‘good news’ for Canada
Survival rates for four major cancers are higher in Canada than in Britain, Denmark and Norway, and comparable to those in Australia and Sweden, a study of the six countries has found.

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New Analysis from Phase 2b Study Reinforces Favorable Survival Data Observed with FOLOTYN® Relative to Erlotinib in …

New Analysis from Phase 2b Study Reinforces Favorable Survival Data Observed with FOLOTYN® Relative to Erlotinib in …
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the presentation of further data from the Company’s randomized, international Phase 2b investigational study of FOLOTYN® relative to erlotinib in patients with Stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer at the 2010 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology.

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Debi’s story: Breast Cancer Survival

After discovering a lump in her breast during a self exam, Debi, 52, was diagnosed with Stage 2 Grade 3 breast cancer. With her “trio of doctors,” she received chemotherapy, a lumpectomy and radiation through St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers.

In Spite Of Better Survival Odds, Cancer Experience Worse For Young Adults

In Spite Of Better Survival Odds, Cancer Experience Worse For Young Adults
Younger adult cancer patients have the most difficulty coping with the pain and emotional issues of cancer, in spite of their potentially better survival odds, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. The study, which included mostly breast and lung cancer patients, appears in the November issue of Pain Medicine, a journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Adult cancer …

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Afatinib (BIBW 2992*) Triples Progression Free Survival in Phase III Study in Lung Cancer Patients

Afatinib (BIBW 2992*) Triples Progression Free Survival in Phase III Study in Lung Cancer Patients
MILAN, Italy & INGELHEIM, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FOR NON-US MEDIA ONLY Boehringer Ingelheim announced today promising results from two clinical trials of its investigational cancer compound afatinib (BIBW 2992) presented at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Milan, Italy. Results from the “LUX-Lung 1” trial suggest that afatinib (BIBW 2992) is highly active in …

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In Phase II Trial, Vaccine Extends Glioblastoma Patients’ Survival

In Phase II Trial, Vaccine Extends Glioblastoma Patients’ Survival
A vaccine that turns the immune system against brain tumor cells bearing a genetic mutation that drives the most aggressive form of glioblastoma multiforme improved survival of patients in a phase II clinical trial, researchers at Duke University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology…

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