Health informatics
New software to capture worldwide cancer data
CanStaging⁺, a user-friendly tool aimed at facilitating the recording of comparable cancer staging data worldwide, has been launched.
Aug 2, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel therapy may improve survival for patients with malignant gliomas
A novel therapy engineered by Northwestern Medicine investigators improved progression-free and overall survival for patients with newly diagnosed malignant gliomas, according to results from a recent phase I clinical trial ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Refining treatment for childhood leukemia
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are working with colleagues in China to develop better therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Results from a large phase 3 noninferiority clinical trial ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Medications
Phase 2 CD19-antibody-drug conjugate trial demonstrates promise for aggressive lymphoma
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center was one of 28 clinical sites around the world that participated in the LOTIS-2 trial to test the efficacy of Loncastuximab tesirine, a promising new treatment for aggressive B-cell lymphoma. The ...
Jul 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Alcohol consumption linked to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2020
Four percent of newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2020 may by associated with drinking alcohol, according to a global study published in The Lancet Oncology, leading its authors to call for greater public awareness of the link ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Tool helps predicts who will respond best to targeted prostate cancer therapy
A new prognostic tool developed by researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and five other institutions helps predict which men with advanced metastatic prostate cancer will respond favorably to a novel ...
Jul 7, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Stereotactic body radiotherapy aids spinal metastasis pain
(HealthDay)—Stereotactic body radiotherapy is superior to conventional external beam radiotherapy for improving the complete response rate for pain associated with spinal metastasis, according to a study published online ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted therapy pralsetinib safely effectively treats lung and thyroid cancers with RET alterations
Results from the multi-cohort Phase I/II ARROW clinical trial, conducted by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers, showed that a once-daily dose of pralsetinib, a highly selective RET inhibitor, was ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
What you need to know about COVID vaccines and imaging scans
The first thing to know is: The COVID vaccines are safe, effective, and necessary. Doctors recommend them and the vaccines are available to everyone ages 12 and older in New York state.
Jun 8, 2021
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Medications
Drug demonstrates poor efficacy in advanced bladder cancer
An FDA-approved monoclonal antibody drug used to treat advanced bladder cancer demonstrated poor efficacy in a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet Oncology.
Apr 30, 2021
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