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Biden Cancer Update; 'Big Bet' on Vaccines; Tucatinib Breast Cancer Approval Expands

(MedPage Today) -- The treatment for former President Joe Biden's metastatic prostate cancer, which has spread to the bone, has been "like torture," according to an update from his son, Hunter Biden. (OK!) Republican congressional candidate Doug...

Biden Cancer Update; 'Big Bet' on Vaccines; Tucatinib Breast Cancer Approval Expands

Former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, has shared that the President's metastatic prostate cancer, which has spread to the bone, has been excruciating. Republican congressional candidate Doug Ollivant from Virginia revealed he has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Researchers are placing a significant bet on accelerated therapeutic cancer vaccines, with most utilizing mRNA technology.

The FDA recently approved tucatinib in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab for the initial maintenance treatment of metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.

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