ASCO Day 3: Pancreatic cancer advance earns standing ovation; Akeso and Summit face disappointment
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Adam Feuerstein, Matthew Herper, Katherine MacPhail, Angus Chen
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Coverage of Day 3 at the ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) annual meeting, highlighting a significant advance in pancreatic cancer treatment that earned a standing ovation from oncologists, contrasted with disappointing results for Akeso and Summit. The article also mentions a new approach to immunotherapy being presented at the conference.
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· 3 pulledOncologists are capable of some raucous applause, but they don't bestow it upon just anyone.
Today saw one of those coveted standing ovations, and the hoots and cheers were not held for the end.
The plenary may have passed, but ASCO isn't over yet
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