Another Ivermectin Flop; 'Instant' Lung Cancer Decision Tool; Triple COPD Tx & Death Highlights from the European Respiratory Society virtual meeting Sep 08, 2021
More Evidence Supports CRC Screening at Younger Ages Historical data among adults ages 45 to 50 show ominous trends Sep 08, 2021
Lymphoma in RA: Disease Activity Matters Strongest risk factors were baseline disease activity scores and bone erosions Sep 08, 2021
Minimally Invasive Surgery Shows Benefit in Colon Cancer Patients started adjuvant therapy faster, had shorter hospital stays compared to open resections Sep 07, 2021
No Survival Bump With PARP Inhibitor in Squamous NSCLC Possible benefit in tumors with positive lung cancer-specific gene panel Sep 07, 2021
Negative Trials Close the Book on Once-Promising SCLC Drug Poor tolerability doomed rovalpituzumab tesirine regimens in four clinical trials Sep 07, 2021
Liver Toxicity in Gene Therapy Trials Could Merit Stricter Entry Criteria FDA panel weighs in on lower vector doses and role of animal studies Sep 03, 2021
Adding Mycophenolate Mofetil Improves Outcomes in ITP "Somewhat decreased" quality of life, however, British study finds Sep 01, 2021
PSMA PET Plus MRI Better Detects Clinically Significant Prostate Cancers Increase in negative predictive value and improved sensitivity versus MRI alone Sep 01, 2021
FDA Slaps Restrictions on JAK Inhibitors Over Serious Safety Risks Use for inflammatory conditions limited to those who fail on TNF blockers Sep 01, 2021
Improved Survival With Surgery in Metastatic Breast Cancer Significant benefits in ER+, PR+, HER2+ disease, neoadjuvant vs adjuvant chemotherapy Aug 31, 2021
ADT Options for Prostate Cancer Come Out Even for Heart Safety But low enrollment brought PRONOUNCE trial to an early close Aug 31, 2021
What's Causing Cancer Patient's Joint Pain While on Checkpoint Inhibitor? Here is how clinicians diagnosed this rare inflammatory side effect Aug 30, 2021
Maybe Avoid These Specialists for Your Next Colonoscopy Certain specialties performed better quality colonoscopies than others, meta-analysis finds Aug 27, 2021
Benefits of Adjuvant Radiation in DCIS Persist Out to 15 Years Risk of ipsilateral breast recurrence more than halved in women with good-risk lesions Aug 27, 2021
Dense Breasts Linked to Increased Risk of Invasive Cancer in Older Women Breast density, life expectancy could be factored into considerations for continued screening Aug 27, 2021
Genentech Pulls Atezolizumab's Breast Cancer Approval Lack of FDA support amid "changes in the treatment landscape" cited in decision Aug 27, 2021
AI Blood Test Proves Useful in Lung Cancer Detection Such an approach would be useful considering the barriers to LDCT among high-risk people Aug 25, 2021
Robot-Assisted Prostatectomy Tied to Fewer Complications Taiwan study also saw shorter hospital stays versus open or laparoscopic surgeries Aug 25, 2021
Non-Chemo Regimen Highly Active in R/R Hodgkin Lymphoma Three-year progression-free survival of 77%, including 91% after stem-cell transplantation Aug 23, 2021
Study Confirms, Clarifies Excess Mortality in Testicular Cancer Survivors Platinum-based chemotherapy, RT increased mortality risk of second cancers, other causes Aug 19, 2021
FDA Grants Tissue-Agnostic Approval to Dostarlimab for dMMR Tumors Overall response rate of 41.6% in various tumor types with mismatch repair deficiency Aug 18, 2021
Incomplete Polyp Resection Proves Tricky Business for Cancer Risk Expert stresses the importance of high-quality colonoscopy Aug 13, 2021
Avoiding Hippocampus in Brain RT May Help Preserve Cognitive Function Recall metrics favored hippocampal avoidance at all time points, with no increase in brain mets Aug 13, 2021
Breast Cancer Control Similar With Intermittent, Continuous Endocrine Therapy Better quality of life with treatment break during extended adjuvant therapy Aug 11, 2021
Medicare's Radiation Oncology Payment Model Vexes Oncology Community Participation required for certain radiation oncology practices starting next January Aug 10, 2021
UNMC Mourns Surgeon Killed in Plane Crash James Edney, former chief of the division of surgical oncology, was piloting the small aircraft Aug 09, 2021
When Is ADT Right for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer? Study findings suggest early initiation may not "meaningfully" improve survival outcomes Aug 09, 2021
Are Hemoglobin Cutoffs for Anemia Outdated? A growing call for WHO criteria to be tightened Aug 06, 2021
Woman Develops Tiny Blood Spots on Her Body After COVID Shot Case highlights need for quick diagnosis and management of rare disorder Aug 05, 2021
Anti-CD7 CAR-T Therapy Yields High Response Rate in Acute Leukemia Complete responses in 18 of 20 patients with relapsed/refractory T-cell ALL Aug 04, 2021
Higher Prices, No Difference in Resource Use at NCI Cancer Centers Negotiated facility prices, not surgeon costs, appeared to drive the differences Aug 03, 2021
Add-On Venetoclax Promising in Younger, Fit AML Patients "Safe and feasible intensive regimen" in small single-center study Jul 30, 2021
Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 30, 2021
Improved Survival in Metastatic Uterine Cancer With Hysterectomy Plus Chemo Data extend surgery's advantage from locally advanced to distant metastases Jul 29, 2021
Call in the T-Cell Cavalry to Fight COVID in the Immunocompromised Preliminary research suggests immunotherapy could play role in protecting vaccine non-responders Jul 29, 2021
More Data Support Active Surveillance for Small Renal Masses Most patients avoided surgery with no metastasis, better focus on aggressive disease Jul 27, 2021
Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
Drug Combo Promising in Rare Mesothelioma Small study showed "robust and durable" responses, with "meaningful prolongation of survival" Jul 19, 2021
