PROs for Cutaneous Chronic GVHD After Transplant Tied to Disease Severity, Mortality Baseline QOL, symptom burden could inform risk stratification, treatment decisions Feb 28, 2024
In TNBC, Pathologic Complete Response May Vary by Race/Ethnicity Compared with white women, Black women less likely and Hispanic women more likely to achieve pCR Feb 27, 2024
Oregon Pathologist Reportedly Missed Cancer Diagnoses One patient received the news that she had cancer a year after breast biopsy Feb 27, 2024
More Population-Based Evidence That Screening for CRC Reduces Risk of Cancer Death Large Swedish study shows 14% reduction in long-term CRC mortality, 16% reduction in all deaths Feb 27, 2024
Investigational Immunotherapy Combo Shows Promise for Advanced Solid Tumors Objective response rate of 37.7% in patients with various solid tumors in phase I study Feb 26, 2024
Amy Schumer's Diagnosis; FDA Yanks Cancer Drug; Nursing Student Murdered Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51³ΙΘΛΆ―Βώ staff Feb 26, 2024
Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Prior Authorization? Possibly, but "complete transparency" about its use would be needed, expert says Feb 23, 2024
Changing the Surgical Paradigm in Oligometastatic NSCLC Propensity-score matched analysis suggests survival benefit with surgery to the primary tumor Feb 23, 2024
Transforming Shots Into Pills; 'Tip of the Iceberg' for TILs? Food Additives Warning News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Feb 23, 2024
Faster Cures, More Genetic Treatments: A Q&A With NIH's Joni Rutter The NCATS Biomedical Data Translator is giving researchers ideas for new disease therapies Feb 23, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: A Blue-Black Facial Nodule -- What's Your Best Guess? A 64-year-old postal worker visited his doctor about a lesion that he first noticed on his face 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Feb 23, 2024
Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected Feb 22, 2024
Male Fertility Problems in the Family Linked to Cancer Risk Low sperm levels were tied to specific cancers in family members Feb 22, 2024
Cabozantinib Plus Atezolizumab Improves PFS in Metastatic CRPC A non-hormonal therapy control arm is appropriate in trials, says Neeraj Agarwal, MD Feb 22, 2024 video
Elotuzumab Misses Mark Again as Frontline Treatment for Multiple Myeloma No PFS benefit from adding the monoclonal antibody to standard therapy Feb 20, 2024
Annual Breast Cancer Screening Starting at Age 40 Best, Modeling Study Says Estimates suggest mortality was reduced by 42% with annual screening for this age group Feb 20, 2024
For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Prescribed Opioids, No Patterns of Misuse Emerged Number of vaso-occlusive crises tied to days' supply Feb 19, 2024
Radioligand Therapy Continues to Show Promise for Metastatic CRPC Median OS of 15.5 months, PFS of 7.9 months with Ac-225-PSMA in heavily treated patients Feb 16, 2024
FDA OKs First Cellular Therapy for Melanoma Lifileucel approved as treatment for advanced melanoma after anti-PD-1 and targeted therapy Feb 16, 2024
Arginine Starvation Boosts OS in Mesothelioma With frontline immunotherapy now standard, strategy could potentially find home in second-line Feb 16, 2024
Perioperative Tislelizumab Demonstrates Survival Benefit in NSCLC But how well will the results from China translate to Western populations? Feb 16, 2024
Rush to Publish? Medicare Drug Plan Lawsuit Quashed; Activity Curbs Cancer Pain News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Feb 16, 2024
Tepotinib Gains Full Approval for Metastatic NSCLC Agency converts accelerated approval for subset with MET exon 14 mutations Feb 16, 2024
Cancer Patients Caught in the Crosshairs of Hospital Consolidation Policymakers must rein in anti-competitive tactics Feb 16, 2024
Moderate or Severe Head Trauma Tied to Brain Cancer Risk in Young Veterans Iraq, Afghanistan war vets with traumatic brain injuries have higher cancer incidence Feb 15, 2024
More Data Support Olaparib-Abiraterone in BRCA-Mutant Prostate Cancer BRCAAway trial confirms role of combination in first-line setting Feb 15, 2024 video
U.S. Probes Role of Supply Chain Middlemen in Generic Shortages Goal: identify "root causes" and "potential solutions" Feb 15, 2024
Oldest Patient 'Cured' of HIV Still in Remission 5 Years After Transplant for AML But it's unlikely stem cell transplants will ever be large-scale cure for HIV, says expert Feb 14, 2024
Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplant Two studies had "important differences," but can help guide clinicians Feb 13, 2024
New First-Line Option for Pancreatic Cancer Approved Liposomal irinotecan-based regimen gets FDA greenlight for metastatic disease Feb 13, 2024
FLT3 Inhibitor Highly Active in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complete response rate of 86%, median event-free survival approaching 4 years with crenolanib Feb 13, 2024
Oncologists Risk Self-Referral Violations Over Medicare Mail-Order Drug Rule New interpretation of Stark law excludes distribution of oral oncology drugs by mail Feb 12, 2024
No Relief From Drug Shortages; New Lymphedema Guideline; A 'Good' Patient No More News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Feb 09, 2024
Senators Thrash Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders blamed "corrupt" system, well-paid lobbyists Feb 09, 2024
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Shows Some Benefit After Breast Cancer Irradiation However, most women declined the therapy in this study Feb 08, 2024
Mixed Results in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer With Add-On Fruquintinib Significant improvement in PFS, but not OS, versus chemo alone in the second-line setting Feb 07, 2024
Pulled Myeloma Drug May Have a Role in Treating the Disease After All Belantamab mafodotin boosts PFS by nearly 2 years when combined with bortezomib, dexamethasone Feb 07, 2024
Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk Feb 06, 2024
Smoking Tied to Increased Mortality From Early-Stage Melanoma Association only see among current smokers, however Feb 06, 2024
Patients and Doctors Push Back Against the Harsh Side Effects of Cancer Drugs "If the patients are not taking the drug, then it's not going to work" Feb 06, 2024
