Oncology & Cancer

Statins reduce risk of mortality in multiple myeloma

(HealthDay)—Statin therapy is associated with reduced risk of all-cause and multiple myeloma (MM)-specific mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Oncology & Cancer

Study validates therapy for aggressive bladder cancer

Findings from a new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers show enfortumab vedotin is effective in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) not eligible for cisplatin chemotherapy. The data is from Cohort ...

Oncology & Cancer

ASCO: new regimen effective for locally advanced rectal cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients with rectal cancer, short-course radiation followed by chemotherapy appears similar in effectiveness to a five-week chemoradiation regimen, according to a study presented at the American Society ...

Medical research

What clinical trials can teach us

For decades, researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have been searching for ways to fundamentally change the approach to treating laryngeal cancer and underlying assumptions to improve clinical care ...

Oncology & Cancer

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy use up in ovarian cancer treatment

(HealthDay)—For patients with stage IIIC to IV ovarian cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) use increased from 2003 to 2012, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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