Chemo-Free Regimen Shows Promise in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer PFS and other outcomes with letrozole-palbociclib almost identical to chemotherapy May 12, 2021
A Win for Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Esophageal Cancer And other highlights from the Society of Surgical Oncology's virtual 2021 meeting Mar 31, 2021
New Targeted Therapies Show Promise in Cancer Selected abstracts from the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies virtual meeting Mar 03, 2021
Air Quality Tied to MS Risk Multiple sclerosis was more prevalent in Italian areas with more pollution May 29, 2020
New Clue to Anti-PD-L1 Activity in Breast Cancer? Survival benefit with durvalumab in patients with PDL1 copy number alteration May 26, 2020
First-Line Combo Improves Survival in Advanced HCC Decreases in overall survival, progression-free survival hazards by almost 50% compared with sorafenib Nov 22, 2019
New Standard for BRAF-Mutant Metastatic CRC? Three-drug, chemo-free combination boosts survival versus standard regimens Jul 08, 2019
Detailed Policy Cuts Opioid Use After Breast Ca Surgery 40% of women reported zero narcotic use after surgery May 03, 2019
Omitting Chemo Feasible in First-Line HER2+ Breast Cancer? De-escalation showed mixed results in metastatic disease May 01, 2019
Entyvio Tops Humira in Head-to-Head UC trial More vedolizumab patients achieved clinical remission, mucosal healing in VARSITY trial Mar 13, 2019
Aggressive Tx in Oligometastatic NSCLC Tied to Improved OS Histology, intrathoracic disease burden, and bone metastases may predict outcomes Mar 12, 2019
Vaccine Prolongs Remission in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Effect in hard-to-treat subgroup "clinically meaningful" Mar 07, 2019
Drug-Coated Balloons Superior After 5 Years in PAD Paclitaxel balloon found superior in keeping leg arteries open compared with plain angioplasty Feb 02, 2019
ISET: Glue Works When Coils Fail Off-label cyanoacrylate fills in the gaps in difficult endoleaks Feb 01, 2019
Immunotherapy Combo Flops in Metastatic NSCLC Durvalumab plus tremelimumab failed to improve survival versus chemotherapy Dec 13, 2018
Highlights from Molecular Targets Symposiuim Breast cancer gene expression, activity in GI, lung, and limited-mutation tumors Nov 16, 2018
NCRI: Highlights from the Annual Conference Prostate cancer tradeoffs, rising melanoma mortality, safer regimen for thyroid cancer Nov 05, 2018
Docs Need to Discuss Money Matters with Cancer Patients Breast cancer, older patients report high levels of "financial toxicity" Sep 26, 2018
Exercise Cuts Hyperglycemia For Cancer Patients on Chemo Pilot study hints at other benefits from walking program May 22, 2018
BIS Add-On Reduced Lymphedema in Breast Ca Patients Bioimpedance spectroscopy plus conservative therapy improved outcomes May 08, 2018
Genetic Test Criteria Often Miss Breast Cancer Risk Similar cancer-linked mutations in patients who did or did not met test criteria May 07, 2018
Less Recurrence After Lumpectomy than Previously Thought New data may help inform choice between lumpectomy and mastectomy May 04, 2018
Hydronephrosis Ups Risk of Deadly Complication in Cervical Ca Pronounced increase in risk for severe ureteral stricture post-brachytherapy Apr 23, 2018
Concurrent Chemo/RT Reduces OS in Elderly NSCLC Patients But median OS with sequential chemo/RT the same as in younger patients Apr 22, 2018
Multi-Use Thermometers Linked to MDR Hospital Infection Two studies examine hospital infection risks and control procedures Apr 20, 2018
Cabozantinib Active in Advanced Thyroid Cancer Responses in 19 of 35 patients with RAI-refractory disease Feb 13, 2018
Telemedicine OK for Genetic Testing and Counseling Trial finds no major difference in psychosocial outcomes Aug 09, 2017
More Provider Education, Support Needed to Get Patients on Buprenorphine Survey explains why physicians don't prescribe it for opioid use disorder Aug 08, 2017
Controversial Events Cause Distress, Feelings of Betrayal Psychological trauma after merely hearing of major political developments Aug 04, 2017
Will Organoids Drive Stem Cells' Future? Experts see big potential but public's ethical concerns loom Jun 15, 2017
ESTRO: Survival in Pancreatic Ca Rises with RT Dose Also: cartoons during RT, brachytherapy for penile cancer May 08, 2017
ESTRO: Tumor-Adapted RT Lowers Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer Selected presentations from the European RT meeting May 07, 2017
For PAD, Walking Tolerance Boosted With Simple Calf Stretching Better vascular endothelial function tied to more walking ability May 05, 2017
A Better Way to Define ALL Remission? Can minimal residual disease (MRD) replace morphology for determining disease remission? May 01, 2017
Antitibiotic-Chemo Combo Cuts Infection Risk in AML Incidence of Streptococcus viridans more than halved with prophylaxis. May 10, 2015
Cancer Care: Post-Surgical Mortality Risk, Tumor Boards Highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium. Oct 20, 2014
