Posted on April 13th, 2022 by Academic Programs
Importance In the past decade, ERBB2 (formerly HER2)–directed antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have substantially changed treatment of both advanced and early-stage ERBB2-positive breast cancer. Novel conjugates are now showing activity in trials of other ERBB2-associated tumors, leading to the recent US Food and…
Posted on April 12th, 2022 by Academic Programs
Importance Patients with cancer are at increased risk for severe COVID-19, but it is unknown whether SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is effective for them. Objective To determine the association between SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infections among a population of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with…
Posted on April 12th, 2022 by Academic Programs
Importance Patients with solid cancer are more susceptible to develop SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe complications; the immunogenicity in patients treated with anticancer agents remains unknown. Objective To assess the immune humoral response to 2 or 3 doses of the BNT162b2 (BioNTech; Pfizer)…
Posted on April 8th, 2022 by Academic Programs
Importance There exists a paucity of literature that summarizes the effective management of cutaneous immune-related adverse events (cirAEs) in patients with cancer who are receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Most published articles are small case series from a single institution. To…