Treatment with the targeted therapy Venclexta (venetoclax) in combination with chemotherapy led to disease remission for most people with hard-to-treat…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
PANCREATIC CANCER
Experimental therapy outperforms approved treatment in PNET trial
The experimental therapy 177Lu-edotreotide outperformed the approved treatment everolimus in prolonging progression-free survival in people with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors…
A committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the approval of Ipsen‘s tovorafenib for the treatment of…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
New trial data show alnodesertib may slow ovarian cancer progression
A low dose of alnodesertib added to standard chemotherapy significantly reduced the likelihood of disease progression among people with platinum-resistant…
Early results from the Phase 2/3 MIRACLE clinical trial suggest that the experimental chemotherapy drug annamycin may offer meaningful benefit…
A new blood test powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could offer a life-saving head start for patients at high risk…
An “immuno-gene” therapy that turns a virus into a cancer-fighting agent has received a fast-track designation from the U.S. Food…
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
FDA approves Keytruda for hard-to-treat gynecological cancers
People in the U.S. with certain gynecological cancers that are resistant to first-line chemotherapies now have a new treatment option:…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing an application from Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) seeking approval of…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination of two oral therapies, Venclexta (venetoclax) and Calquence (acalabrutinib),…