Oncology & Cancer
Blood test spots early pancreatic cancers with 97% accuracy
A blood test appears capable of detecting early-stage pancreatic cancers with up to 97% accuracy, a new study reports.
Apr 8, 2024
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Black men found to have greater microvascular dysfunction than white men after prostate cancer diagnosis
Microvascular function is lower is Black men following a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer, compared to white men, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia. Researchers presented their work at the American ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
ACE inhibitor not protective against heart damage from chemotherapy
Patients who took an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor while undergoing cancer treatment with high-dose anthracycline chemotherapy did not show any difference in troponin T levels, a biomarker associated with ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Bispecific immune checkpoint inhibitor improves survival in gastric cancer patients regardless of PD-L1 status
The PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody cadonilimab plus chemotherapy improved progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with untreated, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Difficulties of setting efficacy endpoints in early-stage clinical trials of brain tumor drugs
Clinical trials for cancer drugs have three stages, Phase I–III, before marketing, each with different evaluation items. However, there is no consensus on the appropriateness of evaluation criteria for early-stage clinical ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Biologic drug-device combination immunotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer patients
SYNC-T, an investigational therapy that combines a device-induced vaccination at the tumor site with intratumoral infusion of a multitarget biologic drug led to numerous clinical responses in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Accelerated aging may increase risk of early-onset cancers in younger generations
Accelerated aging was more common in recent birth cohorts and was associated with increased incidence of early-onset solid tumors, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapies show promise for patients with kidney cancer and solid organ transplant recipients with skin cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented encouraging findings from two clinical trials in a plenary session highlighting advances in novel immunotherapy approaches at the American Association ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New study highlights the link between depression and breast cancer mortality in women
A new study presented at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2024 sheds light on the significant impact of depression on the survival rates and quality of life for women diagnosed with breast cancer. This study, ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Virtual reality sessions lessen cancer pain in clinical trial
A 10-minute virtual reality (VR) session significantly lessened pain in hospitalized patients with cancer in a recent clinical trial published in Cancer.
Apr 8, 2024
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