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Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe NRG Oncology NRG-HN005 phase II/III clinical trial has not met the non-inferiority criteria to proceed to the phase III portion of the study. The ph

Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe NRG Oncology NRG-HN005 phase II/III clinical trial has not met the non-inferiority criteria to proceed to the phase III portion of the study. The ph
Perioperative Durvalumab Plus Chemo Yields Responses, EFS Benefit in Resectable  NSCLC

Perioperative Durvalumab Plus Chemo Yields Responses, EFS Benefit in Resectable NSCLC

September 11, 2023Kyle DohertyThe addition of perioperative durvalumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy led to a significant improvement in terms of pathological complete response and event-free survival c

Perioperative Durvalumab Plus Chemo Yields Responses, EFS Benefit in Resectable NSCLC

September 11, 2023Kyle DohertyThe addition of perioperative durvalumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy led to a significant improvement in terms of pathological complete response and event-free survival c
Why does a leukemic mutation not always lead to leukemia? A new clue from a mouse study

Why does a leukemic mutation not always lead to leukemia? A new clue from a mouse study

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhy do some people with a genetic mutation associated with leukemia remain healthy, while others with the same mutation develop t

Why does a leukemic mutation not always lead to leukemia? A new clue from a mouse study

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhy do some people with a genetic mutation associated with leukemia remain healthy, while others with the same mutation develop t
Comparing cancer costs is challenging, despite new price transparency rules

Comparing cancer costs is challenging, despite new price transparency rules

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterUNC Lineberger's Trevor Royce, MD, MS, MPH, is author of a study that found a federal rule that requires hospitals to publicly list standard charg

Comparing cancer costs is challenging, despite new price transparency rules

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterUNC Lineberger's Trevor Royce, MD, MS, MPH, is author of a study that found a federal rule that requires hospitals to publicly list standard charg
KIT Inhibitors Lead to Shift in Treatment of Systemic Mastocytosis

KIT Inhibitors Lead to Shift in Treatment of Systemic Mastocytosis

September 26, 2023Pankit Vachhani, MD Prithviraj Bose, MDThe hematologic neoplasm systemic mastocytosis is marked by the clonal proliferation of mast cells in the skin, bone marrow, gastrointestinal t

KIT Inhibitors Lead to Shift in Treatment of Systemic Mastocytosis

September 26, 2023Pankit Vachhani, MD Prithviraj Bose, MDThe hematologic neoplasm systemic mastocytosis is marked by the clonal proliferation of mast cells in the skin, bone marrow, gastrointestinal t
Analysis of cancer treatment reveals need for standardized methods to measure waiting times

Analysis of cancer treatment reveals need for standardized methods to measure waiting times

byeLifeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA review of associations between cancer waiting times and treatment outcomes highlights inconsistencies in reporting that make it hard to draw firm conclu

Analysis of cancer treatment reveals need for standardized methods to measure waiting times

byeLifeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA review of associations between cancer waiting times and treatment outcomes highlights inconsistencies in reporting that make it hard to draw firm conclu
Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

by Noah Fromson,University of Michigan3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIHFor thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases s

Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

by Noah Fromson,University of Michigan3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIHFor thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases s
New insight into BRCA2 gene mutations and cancer risk

New insight into BRCA2 gene mutations and cancer risk

A recent study from researchers at the University of California examines the BRCA2 gene, which plays a crucial role in repairing damaged DNA, and possible links with increased risk of breast and ovari

New insight into BRCA2 gene mutations and cancer risk

A recent study from researchers at the University of California examines the BRCA2 gene, which plays a crucial role in repairing damaged DNA, and possible links with increased risk of breast and ovari
Large study shows no strong link between baby powder, ovarian cancer

Large study shows no strong link between baby powder, ovarian cancer

by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—There's been a longstanding debate—and a slew of lawsuits—over whether baby powder containing talc plays any role in the development of some cancers

Large study shows no strong link between baby powder, ovarian cancer

by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—There's been a longstanding debate—and a slew of lawsuits—over whether baby powder containing talc plays any role in the development of some cancers
Lung cancer cells covertly thrive in brain under guise of protection, study finds

Lung cancer cells covertly thrive in brain under guise of protection, study finds

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterSmall cell lung cancer cells (green and blue) that metastasized to the brain in a laboratory mouse recruit brain cells called astrocytes (red)

Lung cancer cells covertly thrive in brain under guise of protection, study finds

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterSmall cell lung cancer cells (green and blue) that metastasized to the brain in a laboratory mouse recruit brain cells called astrocytes (red)
Silent cancers: Here's what you need to know when there are no obvious symptoms

Silent cancers: Here's what you need to know when there are no obvious symptoms

by Justin Stebbing,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recent revelations about the Princess of Wales'scancer diagnosishighlight a crucial aspect of cancer detec

Silent cancers: Here's what you need to know when there are no obvious symptoms

by Justin Stebbing,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recent revelations about the Princess of Wales'scancer diagnosishighlight a crucial aspect of cancer detec
Study finds carcinogen exposure makes cancer cells more susceptible to immune attack

Study finds carcinogen exposure makes cancer cells more susceptible to immune attack

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalCarcinogen-exposed cancer cells transform that nature of tumor-infiltrating macrophages from immunosuppressive (left) to immune activating agents (rig

Study finds carcinogen exposure makes cancer cells more susceptible to immune attack

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalCarcinogen-exposed cancer cells transform that nature of tumor-infiltrating macrophages from immunosuppressive (left) to immune activating agents (rig