Mortality in U.S. Youth; Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Also in TTHealthWatch: updated breast cancer screening guidelines May 11, 2024 podcast
Extended Imatinib Maintenance Boosts Disease-Free Survival in High-Risk GIST Three-year DFS of 87% with 6 years versus 55% with 3 years, but with increased toxicity May 10, 2024
Cancer Vaccines' Emergence; More Focus on Side Effects; A Nudge for Exercise News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 10, 2024
Ending Oncology's Toxic Relationship With High Chemotherapy Doses Optimizing doses can improve patient outcomes and lower costs May 10, 2024
Venetoclax Combo Safe, Effective in AML Patients Age 80 and Up, Real-World Data Show Study finds survival is comparable to that seen in younger patients in VIALE-A trial May 09, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Should She Be Worried About This Growth on Her Finger? A 65-year-old woman visited her doctor about a growth that developed on her finger 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient? May 08, 2024
RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm; Cancer From Your Car? Hearing Restored in Two Kids Health news and commentary gathered by staff May 08, 2024
Colonoscopy Near Time of Joint Replacement Doesn't Increase Infection Risk However, several comorbidities, male sex may play a role May 07, 2024
Having a PCP Important in Cervical Cancer Screening, Especially for LGB Women Lesbian, gay, and bisexual cisgender women with PCP more likely to be up-to-date with screening May 06, 2024
Lack of Clinical Trial Availability Tied to Worse Prostate Cancer Mortality "It's a trend we really don't want to see," researcher says May 06, 2024
Surveillance for Small Renal Masses No Detriment to Nephron-Sparing Surgery Similar outcomes with immediate versus delayed surgery, supporting use of active surveillance May 06, 2024
No Survival Benefit With Extended Lymphadenectomy in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Extended versus standard lymphadenectomy also associated with greater morbidity May 05, 2024
No PSA Recurrence at 24 Months With Apalutamide Plus ADT After Radical Prostatectomy Biochemical control maintained despite high rates of testosterone recovery May 05, 2024
High Response Rates With Gene Therapies for BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer Three-fourths of patients had complete responses, which proved to be durable in most cases May 04, 2024
HIFU Non-Inferior to Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer Better urinary and erectile function outcomes with high-intensity focused ultrasound May 04, 2024
Active Surveillance Lawsuits; More Eligibility for Studies; Biosimilars Make News News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 03, 2024
Fresh and Frozen Embryo Transfers May Increase Risk of Childhood Leukemia However, overall cancer risk was not higher after fertility treatments vs natural conception May 02, 2024
It May Be Safe to Extend Time Between Colonoscopy Screenings, Study Says Findings have implications for economics of resource use and avoiding invasive examinations May 02, 2024
Impact of Recombinant Replacement Therapy Detailed in Genetic Clotting Disorder Trial that led to FDA approval shows a big difference in replacement levels versus usual care May 01, 2024
Liver Cancer Screening Benefits Patients With Cirrhosis, Study Suggests Analysis still finds improved survival after correcting for lead- and length-time biases May 01, 2024
Glecirasib Shows Promising Efficacy in KRAS-Mutated NSCLC Trend towards better response rate, PFS compared with approved KRAS inhibitors May 01, 2024
Genetics and Genetic Testing to Inform Myelofibrosis Clinical Management Genetics already informs prognosis, may help guide therapy development beyond JAK2 inhibition May 01, 2024
Myelofibrosis: A Rare Malignancy Attracting More and More Attention Increased interest follows mutation discoveries, development of targeted therapies May 01, 2024
New E. Coli Outbreak; How ECMO Redefines Death; A Step Closer to Universal Blood Health news and commentary gathered by staff May 01, 2024
CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke Apr 30, 2024
EPA Bans Consumer Use of Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Liver, Lung Cancers Methylene chloride has killed at least 88 workers since 1980 Apr 30, 2024
USPSTF Finalizes New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Biennial screening should begin at age 40, Task Force says Apr 30, 2024
Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for WHIM Syndrome CXCR4 antagonist mavorixafor effectively boosts neutrophils and lymphocytes to reduce infections Apr 29, 2024
Loneliness Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors Survivors with severe loneliness had a 67% increased risk, study finds Apr 28, 2024
White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently Apr 26, 2024
Clue to Aspirin, Colon Cancer Link; New Lutathera Approval; AI & Electronic Records News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 26, 2024
FDA OKs Second Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B One dose of fidanacogene elaparvovec proved noninferior to standard prophylactic factor IX Apr 26, 2024
Quadruplet Shows 'Excellent Activity' in Myeloma Patients Who Defer HSCT ORR reaches 90% with isatuximab plus KRd in newly diagnosed disease Apr 26, 2024
ESR1-Driven Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Thwarted by SERDs Time to next treatment reduced in mutant tumors with CDK4/6 inhibitor plus aromatase inhibitor Apr 25, 2024
High Deep-Remission Rate With Triple Regimen for Relapsed/Refractory CLL Undetectable disease rate over 90%, ctDNA also promising for earlier detection of recurrence Apr 24, 2024
CAR-T Plus Stem-Cell Transplant Promising for CD7+ Blood Cancers "All-in-one" approach appears safe, effective, in patients with relapsed/refractory disease Apr 24, 2024
New Targeted Drug Approved for Low-Grade Glioma in Kids First systemic therapy for pediatric patients with BRAF rearrangements Apr 23, 2024
Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Second Pelvic Malignancy Risk for any second malignancy, death from any second malignancy not higher versus prostatectomy Apr 23, 2024
FDA OKs First IL-15 Receptor Agonist for Early Bladder Cancer Novel immunotherapy induced complete responses in 62% of patients with BCG-unresponsive NMIBC Apr 23, 2024
