AACR Virtual Annual Meeting 2020
The American Association for Cancer Research will host their Annual Meeting in a virtual format on April 27-28 and June 22-24.
This Scientific Summaries center will provide breaking clinical research across the field of oncology throughout both conferences. Bookmark this page and check back for updates.
Fauci: ‘Just as Emerging Infections Provide a Perpetual Challenge, We Must Remain Perpetually Prepared’
July 20, 2020
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH, opened the AACR’s COVID-19 and Cancer Conference by reinforcing that the novel Coronavirus is “more than just the common cold...”
Compliance With COVID-19 Preventative Recommendations May Disrupt Continuity of Care for Cancer Survivors
July 21, 2020Cancer survivors in the United States showed high compliance with recommended preventative behaviors for COVID-19, according to an analysis of the COVID-19 Impact Survey...
VIEWPOINT: Bringing Minorities Into Medicine
July 14, 2020Russell Ledet, PhD, co-founder The 15 White Coats, an organization striving to improve racial representation in the medical field and provide opportunities for minorities to enter the medical profession, recently sat down to discuss these issues with MD /alert...
FDA Approves Avelumab for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
July 8, 2020The FDA has approved avelumab as a maintenance treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma that has not progressed with first-line platinum-containing chemotherapy...
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Study Finds Health Care Disparities Between Hispanic, Non-Hispanic White Patients With Blood Cancer in Texas
July 2, 2020Hispanic patients with blood cancers residing in Texas experienced worsened overall survival (OS) outcomes when compared with their non-Hispanic white counterparts...
VIEWPOINT: Virtual Oncology Conferences Get Positive Reception from Physicians
June 29, 2020Every year around this time, the cancer world’s focus turns to a number of high profile oncology conferences including the AACR Annual Meeting and the ASCO Annual Meeting...
