Fishing for Protocols?

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Our fish like to get things done the right way.  That’s why they are so interested in our trial subscription to Wiley’s Current Protocols.  From now through the end of July, the MSK Library is giving our users the chance to access these protocols.  Have you taken advantage of this trial yet?  We want to know!

More information is available here.

New Innovations in Cancer Research

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Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

  • In a head-to-head clinical trial comparing standard chemotherapy with the immunotherapy drug nivolumab, researchers at Johns Hopkins found that on average patients treated with nivolumab lived 3.2 months longer than those receiving chemotherapy. Results of the trial have been published in NEJM.
  • The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) recently announced the publication of the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefits Scale, a tool to assist oncologists in assessing effective cancer medicines for their patients. Read more about this tool in Annals of Oncology. Continue reading →