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Plus Therapeutics Announces Patient Webinar in Recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Leptomeningeal metastases is a cancer in the cerebrospinal fluid and in the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, occurring as a result of an advanced cancer spreading.

Key Points: 
  • Leptomeningeal metastases is a cancer in the cerebrospinal fluid and in the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, occurring as a result of an advanced cancer spreading.
  • It is most common in breast cancer, but does occur in lung cancer and other cancers.
  • The event, part of the Musella Foundation Webinar Series, is to be presented live on the Foundations website at virtualtrials.com/webinar/ through a Zoom room.
  • Plus Therapeutics, Inc. isa clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of complex and innovative treatments for patients battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

NCCN Updates Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccination with Information on Bivalent Vaccines, Children with Cancer, and Other Developments

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—released updated recommendations from the NCCN Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. This latest evidence-based, expert consensus-formulated summary on cancer and COVID-19 vaccination and prevention is available for free at NCCN.org/covid-19. Significant revisions include new recommendations for the recently-approved bivalent vaccines and advice on protecting children with cancer.

Key Points: 
  • This latest evidence-based, expert consensus-formulated summary on cancer and COVID-19 vaccination and prevention is available for free at NCCN.org/covid-19 .
  • Significant revisions include new recommendations for the recently-approved bivalent vaccines and advice on protecting children with cancer.
  • The NCCN Guidelines for Patients provide expert cancer treatment information to inform and empower patients and caregivers, through support from the NCCN Foundation .
  • Visit NCCN.org for more information and follow NCCN on Facebook @NCCNorg , Instagram @NCCNorg , and Twitter @NCCN .

Medical Device Innovation Consortium Launches Initiative to Improve Accuracy of Next Generation Sequencing-Based Cancer Diagnostics

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Monday, August 22, 2022

The initiative also includes the goal to create a publicly available global genomic data resource library of datasets with the potential to be used by sponsors and regulators.

Key Points: 
  • The initiative also includes the goal to create a publicly available global genomic data resource library of datasets with the potential to be used by sponsors and regulators.
  • These diagnostic tests need to be validated for accurate clinical use, and reference samples are essential to the validation process.
  • But well-characterized and widely accepted reference materials do not exist for NGS-based diagnostics, complicating the development and validation process, said Andrew Fish, President and CEO, MDIC.
  • Founded in 2012, the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) is the first public-private partnership created with the sole objective of advancing medical device regulatory science throughout the total product life cycle.