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March 28, 2014 Clinical Trials

The I-SPY 2 Breast Cancer Trial: How Clinical Trials May Be Changing

In “adaptive” clinical trial design, the goal is to identify as rapidly as possible new drug therapies that show a likelihood of being successful in specific patient populations.

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December 21, 2013 Research Updates

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2013: What Did We Learn?

My top five takeaways from the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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November 13, 2013 Progress Against Cancer

Cancer Genome Studies: How Will They Help Patients?

A new set of findings from The Cancer Genome Atlas project looks at cancer genome sequencing in a different way–comparing mutations across types of cancer.

September 21, 2013 Book Reviews

Review of “The Truth in Small Doses” by Clifton Leaf

“The Truth in Small Doses” by Clifton Leaf provides valuable insights into changes that need to be made in the cancer research “culture” so that we can get on track toward finding new treatments that save more lives.

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