Treatment of Smoldering Myeloma Cuts Progression Rate in Half Daratumumab significantly improved PFS, OS, but identity of high-risk population remains elusive Dec 09, 2024
Promising Results With Epcoritamab Monotherapy in Relapsed/Refractory CLL Complete responses seen in 43% of patients in expansion cohort of EPCORE CLL-1 study Dec 08, 2024
Novel BTK Inhibitor Succeeds in Heavily Pretreated Immune Thrombocytopenia Rilzabrutinib specifically designed to reduce platelet-targeting autoantibodies Dec 08, 2024
Loncastuximab-Rituximab Boosts Response Rates in R/R Follicular Lymphoma Two-thirds of phase II patients had a complete response at 12 weeks of treatment Dec 08, 2024
Dietary Intervention Shows Promise in Blood Cancers High-fiber diets tied to improved outcomes in stem-cell transplants, slowing myeloma precursors Dec 08, 2024
Texting to Improve Adherence to CVD Medications; Detecting Maternal Cancers Also in TTHealthWatch: U.S. drug prices under Medicare's price negotiation system Dec 07, 2024 podcast
Dual Targeted CAR-T Yields 99% Response Rate in Pediatric ALL Cytokine release syndrome developed in all patients, including grade 3/4 events in nearly half Dec 07, 2024
New Standard for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Blinatumomab consolidation reduced risk of relapse by 61% versus chemotherapy alone Dec 07, 2024
Eltrombopag Improves Outcomes in Kids With Newly Diagnosed ITP Drug may potentially "transform" approach to upfront treatment, investigator says Dec 07, 2024
Experts Wrestle Over Uses of PFAS During Senate Hearing Industry witness warns of unintended consequences of blanket bans Dec 06, 2024
Self-Pay, AI-Enhanced Breast Cancer Screening Detected More Cancers Overall cancer detection rate was about 43% higher versus women who chose not to participate Dec 06, 2024
AI Breath Test IDs Cancers; More Grief for Prior Auth; Imatinib Discoverer Resigns News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Dec 05, 2024
Nearly 6 Million Deaths From Five Major Cancer Types Averted Since 1975 Prevention and screening efforts accounted for 80% of those averted deaths Dec 05, 2024
Durvalumab Wins FDA Approval in Limited-Stage SCLC Unprecedented 22.5-month improvement in median overall survival as consolidation therapy Dec 05, 2024
FDA OKs First Drug Targeting NRG1 Gene Fusion in Pancreatic, Lung Cancers Zenocutuzumab achieved response rates of 40% in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, 33% in advanced NSCLC Dec 04, 2024
Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Sequencing May Help Detect Cancer in Mothers Nearly half of women with unusual or nonreportable cfDNA-sequencing results had cancer Dec 04, 2024
Serious Outcomes of Steatotic Liver Disease Hit Men and Women Differently Liver cancer risk higher among men, while cirrhosis more common in women Dec 04, 2024
Makers of Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy to Participate in Payment Model, CMS Says Outcomes-based model designed to improve access to pricey treatments Dec 04, 2024
Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant Little is being done to curb the risk Dec 04, 2024
Industry Clinic β’ Ad Insights What Could This Exploratory 5-Year Survival Data in Adjuvant NSCLC Treatment Mean? Dec 04, 2024
Stem Cell Selection Unneeded for SSc Transplant Therapy? Small trial suggests a simpler path to defeat systemic sclerosis Dec 03, 2024
HIPEC for Recurrent, Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer Fails to Improve PFS More favorable-risk patient population may explain variance from other recent studies Dec 03, 2024
Some Older Adults Think Stopping CRC Screening at Age 75 Is 'Unacceptable' Limited life expectancy may not increase acceptance of such guidelines, researchers say Dec 03, 2024
Drug Prices Negotiated by Medicare Still Higher Than Other Countries' All drugs except one remained more expensive in the U.S. Dec 02, 2024
HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS and Other Conspiracies RFK Jr. Endorsed He has also claimed Wi-Fi causes cancer and that antidepressants are to blame for mass shootings Dec 02, 2024
Year in Review: Multiple Myeloma A drug comeback, new FDA approvals, and a new standard for transplant-ineligible patients Dec 02, 2024
Benefits of HPV Vaccination; Contraindications to Newer Obesity Drugs Also in TTHealthWatch: minimum effective dose of pneumococcal vaccines Nov 30, 2024 podcast
Lidocaine Fails to Speed Up Gut Function Recovery After Colonic Surgery Absence of gut function recovery is the primary reason for extended hospital stays Nov 29, 2024
Big Drop in Cervical Cancer Deaths; Publication Hijackers; A Win for CRC Home Tests News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 29, 2024
New CAR-T Drug Induces Durable Remissions in ALL, Published Data Show Results of FELIX study supported obecabtagene autoleucel's recent FDA approval Nov 27, 2024
FDA Investigating Blood Cancer Risk With Gene Therapy Skysona Agency is evaluating the need for further regulatory action Nov 27, 2024
TRK Inhibitor Active in Treatment-Refractory Glioblastoma Also from SNO: Encouraging early results with ATM pathway inhibition, sonodynamic therapy Nov 27, 2024
Hit and Miss for CDK4/6 Inhibitor in Recurrent Brain Cancer Abemaciclib active in previously treated meningioma, fails to impress in glioblastoma combination Nov 26, 2024
Preoperative Embolization Linked to Relapse-Free Survival in Meningioma Significant impact on RFS with subtotal resection, and molecular analysis suggests hypoxic effect Nov 25, 2024
Early Promise for PI3K Inhibitor in Brain Metastases Also from SNO: TTFields boosts PFS in glioblastoma, proton therapy for leptomeningeal disease Nov 25, 2024
IDH Inhibitor Activity in Brain Cancer Persists With Longer Follow-Up Two-fold increase in PFS with postoperative ivosidenib holds up in placebo-controlled trial Nov 24, 2024
AMA President-Elect Confronts a New Challenge: A Brain Tumor Bobby Mukkamala, MD, was diagnosed with grade 2 glioma after experiencing aphasia at AMA meeting Nov 22, 2024
Patients With Melanoma Brain Mets May Fare Better With RT Before Immunotherapy Meta-analysis shows better PFS, OS with RT-first approach, but issue requires more study Nov 22, 2024
Major Shifts in Urothelial Cancer Care: Immunotherapy Redefines Standards New treatments reshape metastatic and muscle-invasive bladder cancer therapy Nov 22, 2024 video
Advances in TNBC; Mixed News in Lung Cancer Report; Pancreatic Cancer Overdiagnosis? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 22, 2024
