Clinical Trials Update

Immunotherapy improves survival of patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer

Approved drug that revolutionized melanoma treatment may change standard of care for yet another cancer type Research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in April provides the strongest clinical evidence to date that standard of care therapy could soon be updated for the treatment of resectable locally advanced […]

Siteman Cancer Center Advances Head and Neck Tumor Discovery

Soon, a global, stage III randomized clinical trial could result in a paradigm shift in how certain head and neck cancers are treated. The clinical trial, called KEYNOTE-689 and overseen by the Merck pharmaceutical company, is the result of specific research initiated by head and neck cancer specialists at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital […]