PARP Inhibitor Maintenance for Pancreatic Cancer Study takes cue from new treatment paradigm in BRCA-mutant ovarian cancer Apr 03, 2019
CAR T-Cell Therapy Active in Solid Tumors Preliminary data on safety, efficacy in mesothelioma, sarcomas Mar 31, 2019 video
Aggressive Tx Remains Common for Adults, Children Near Death Many patients continue with treatments they probably don't need Mar 30, 2019
Are Patients Better Off With Image-Guided Bone Marrow Biopsy? Prospect of sedation has some going to interventional radiology Mar 29, 2019
Potential Game Changer for Endometrial Cancer A 30% response rate in recurrent/advanced disease, 49% in MSI-H tumors Mar 20, 2019
No Rise in Cancer Risk for RA Patients on Actemra Similar to malignancy risk with TNF inhibitors and abatacept Mar 14, 2019
Monkees' Peter Tork Dies of Rare Salivary Gland Cancer But what is adenoid cystic carcinoma? Mar 07, 2019
Do Keloids Convey a Higher Cancer Risk? Taiwanese researchers show association between raised scars and cancers Mar 03, 2019
Significant Decline in Precancerous Cervical Lesions in U.S. Proportion of lesions with HPV16/18 fall across age, ethnic groups Feb 21, 2019
'Encouraging' Early Data with Keytruda in High-Risk Bladder Ca Will responses in non-muscle-invasive, BCG-unresponsive disease prove durable? Feb 17, 2019
Bladder Ca Treatment Enters 'Post-Checkpoint' Era Early trials show responses with antibody-drug conjugates Feb 16, 2019
Rapid Heart Rate Tied to Higher Mortality in Cancer Patients Unexplained tachycardia linked with threefold increase in risk of death Jan 28, 2019
Genetic Profiling Disappoints for CUP Survival But testing in cancer of unknown primary site did help with prognosis Jan 24, 2019
High Response Rate in HER2+ Esophagogastric Cancer Summary findings from the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Jan 23, 2019
Metastatic Gastric Ca Treatments Show Mixed Results FTD/TPI effective, but mFOLFOX plus biologic didn't improve survival Jan 20, 2019
'Incredibly Impressive' Activity in Biliary Ca with Combo Tx Responses in about 40% of patients with BRAF/MEK inhibitor pairing Jan 20, 2019
Surgery/HIPEC Safer Than Other High-Risk Cancer Procedures Lower infection, 30-day mortality rates than with Whipple, esophagectomy Jan 15, 2019
Active Smokers Far More Likely to Fail on Chemo for Bladder Ca Higher rates of disease recurrence seen as well Jan 10, 2019
Less Invasive Surgery Wins in Esophageal Cancer Large reduction in major complications at 1 month out Jan 09, 2019
Trump Proposes Overhaul of Part B Drugs Plan hinges on benchmarking U.S. prices to those abroad Jan 04, 2019
Cancer Treatment and Arthritis: A Growing Complaint Will checkpoint inhibitor-related arthritis outstrip RA in frequency? Dec 27, 2018
Increased Risk of Chemo-Associated AML for Nearly All Solid Cancers Extended beyond 5 years for most types with greater risk seen in young patients Dec 20, 2018
Sorafenib 'New Standard of Care' for Patients With Desmoid Tumors Toxicity led to treatment discontinuation in 20% of patients Dec 19, 2018
Visual Guide to AVERT's VTE Prevention in Cancer Apixaban effective against important chemotherapy side effect Dec 07, 2018
Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51˶ staff Nov 30, 2018
LMWH Prevails for VTE Prevention in Guideline ASH unveils first six chapters of comprehensive recommendations Nov 29, 2018
Highlights from Molecular Targets Symposiuim Breast cancer gene expression, activity in GI, lung, and limited-mutation tumors Nov 16, 2018
Regular Aspirin Use Tied to Reduction in HCC Risk Significant benefit apparent after ≥5 years of use at average dose of at least 1.5 tablets/week Nov 13, 2018
AHA: Fish Oil, Vitamin D Not VITAL to Heart Health VITAL trial also showed no benefits for cancer incidence with both supplements Nov 10, 2018 video
NCRI: Highlights from the Annual Conference Prostate cancer tradeoffs, rising melanoma mortality, safer regimen for thyroid cancer Nov 05, 2018
Morning Break: Dead-Butt Syndrome; Last Word on Cellphone Radiation; States vs Pharma Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51˶ staff Nov 02, 2018
Pouch Creation a Winner After Total Gastrectomy Meta-analysis reports better long-term functional outcomes, no greater perioperative morbidity Oct 30, 2018
Hippocampus-Sparing Radiation a New Option in Brain Mets Patients Approach preserved cognitive function, but patient prognosis a key consideration Oct 24, 2018
First-Line Anti-PD-1 Ups Survival for Advanced Head/Neck Cancer Pembrolizumab, with or without chemo, tops current standard Oct 24, 2018
Cetuximab Fails Twice vs Cisplatin for HPV-Related Oral Ca Cetuximab resulted in more patient deaths across U.S., German studies Oct 23, 2018
Liquid Biopsy Rules Out Relapse in HPV-Positive Oral Ca Test had 100% negative predictive value Oct 23, 2018
No 'Sound Science' Behind Avoiding Topical Agents Before RT Increased dose to skin only seen when applying 'copious' amounts Oct 18, 2018
