Cancer Network and ONCOLOGY Cover the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

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Jun 07, 2012, 02:40 ET

NORWALK, Conn., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica US today announced Cancer Network and the journal ONCOLOGY feature special coverage of the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Among the top findings from the oncologists and hematologists who convened in Chicago for the ASCO conference:

Breast Cancer: Unique Combination of Targeted Antibody Linked to Chemotherapy Shows Positive Results in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Patients
Melanoma: Programmed Death 1 (PD-1) Inhibitor One of the "Most Exciting" New Melanoma Agents
Prostate Cancer: Adding Abiraterone to Leuprolide Before Prostatectomy Can Eliminate Tumor in Some Men With High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer: Intermittent Hormonal Therapy is Inferior to Continuous Therapy in Minimal Disease Patients with Prostate Cancer

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