Upping Immunotherapy Activity; A Win for Lung Screening; Looming Drug Price Break? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 13, 2024
New Clues to Origin of T-Cell Lymphoma After CAR-T Therapy Co-mutations, viral link, potential common susceptibility emerge from two studies Jun 12, 2024
Nanoliposomal Irinotecan Fails to Boost Survival in Treated Advanced Biliary Cancer No difference in PFS, median OS favored control group Jun 12, 2024
Middle-Age Man Presents With Necrotizing Mass on Nose Rare condition can be deadly without early diagnosis and treatment Jun 10, 2024
Telomerase Inhibitor Approved for MDS-Related Anemia Imetelstat indicated for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with transfusion-dependent anemia Jun 07, 2024
Search for Missing Doctor; Energy Drinks and Sudden Death; Unusual Pandemic Cancers Health news and commentary gathered by staff Jun 07, 2024
'Unusual' Cancers After Pandemic; A Win in TNBC; Shortage Pauses Clinical Trial News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 06, 2024
Star Singer's Illness; AI Imitating the Dead; Internet-Addicted Brains Health news and commentary gathered by staff Jun 05, 2024
ctDNA Analysis Not Enough to Guide Chemo De-Escalation in Early Pancreatic Cancer Adjuvant chemo de-escalation based on ctDNA had no effect on recurrence-free survival Jun 04, 2024
A Win for Liver Transplantation in Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Three new trials address CRC liver metastases Jun 04, 2024
New Drug Effective for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors, and With No Liver Concerns Current option for rare tumor requires a REMS to monitor for drug-induced liver injury Jun 04, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights What Will It Take to Deliver Both Health & Care in Oncology? Jun 04, 2024
IRS Sues Controversial Doctor; Congresswoman Has Cancer; Caffeine and Teens Health news and commentary gathered by staff Jun 04, 2024
Perioperative Chemo Extends Survival in Resectable Esophageal Cancer Improvement also observed in complete remission rates with FLOT over CROSS regimen Jun 03, 2024
Novel CD40 Agonist-Chemo Combo Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Frontline treatment with mitazalimab plus mFOLFIRINOX achieved responses in 40% of patients Jun 02, 2024
Fewer Suicides in Cancer Patients; Circadian Rhythm Boost; HIV Vaccine for Cancer? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 31, 2024
For Cancer Patients Facing Infertility, Access to IVF Is Paramount Legislation can ensure all health insurance plans provide coverage May 28, 2024
A Life in Medical Innovation and Philanthropy A discussion with the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation May 28, 2024 podcast
GLP-1 Agonists in Adolescents and Young Adults; Benefits of Cancer Drug Trials Also in TTHealthWatch: early diagnosis and treatment of COPD and asthma May 25, 2024 podcast
HPV Vaccination Reduces Risk of Multiple Types of Cancer in Men and Women Large cohort study provides some of the first evidence of cancer reduction after vaccination May 24, 2024
Gallbladder Cancer Rates Stable or Down, Except in Black Patients Black patients "presenting more often, and they're presenting at a later stage," researcher says May 24, 2024
Ignoring Colonoscopy Advice; Inflamed Tongue, Then Cancer; Acupuncture for Dry Mouth News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 24, 2024
Psychostimulant No Help in Relieving Cancer-Related Fatigue No significant differences in outcomes between methylphenidate, placebo May 22, 2024
Cancer Clinical Trial Participation May Not Actually Improve Survival, Study Says Meta-analysis suggests survival benefits disappeared after accounting for biases, confounders May 22, 2024
Legal Marijuana Leads to More Hospital Trips for Older Adults ED visits tripled after edible cannabis was legalized in Canada May 20, 2024
FDA Withdraws Approval of FGFR Inhibitor for Bile Duct Cancer Sponsor for infigratinib (Truseltiq) failed to recruit and enroll patients in confirmatory study May 20, 2024
More Evidence Supports Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer No difference in surgical, oncologic outcomes with immediate versus delayed surgery May 17, 2024
Cancer and Intimate-Care Products; Boost for CRC Stool Tests; Biopsy by Ultrasound? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 17, 2024
Slovakian PM's Prognosis; Kate Middleton's Treatment; Drug Test Cheating Health news and commentary gathered by staff May 16, 2024
Resection for Early Liver Cancer Tied to Improved Survival 5-year OS rate nearly doubled vs nonsurgical approaches for early HCC, retrospective study finds May 15, 2024
More Patients Participate in Cancer Treatment Trials Than Previously Estimated Study calculates rate at 7.1%, higher than historical estimate of less than 5% May 13, 2024
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
RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm; Cancer From Your Car? Hearing Restored in Two Kids Health news and commentary gathered by staff May 08, 2024
No Survival Benefit With Extended Lymphadenectomy in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Extended versus standard lymphadenectomy also associated with greater morbidity 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
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
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