Just last week I reviewed the favorable results in a randomized phase II clinical trial with the novel vascular-targeting immunotherapy bavituximab, which was associated with an approximate doubling of median overall survival when added to Taxotere (docetaxel) and compared with Taxotere alone, along with a much more modest improvement in response rate and progression-free survival.

While the main story coming out of the 2012 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology focused on the relatively disappointing results of the PointBreak trial, one positive trial received quite a bit of attention.  Dr.