Oncology & Cancer

Most HPV+ OPSCC recurrence, toxicity events occur early

(HealthDay)—For patients with human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPV+ OPSCC), most of the disease recurrence and late toxicity events after treatment occur within six months, according ...

Oncology & Cancer

Novel therapeutic targets identified for small cell lung cancer

Newly discovered molecular differences between small cell lung cancer and nonsmall cell lung cancer have revealed PARP1 and EZH2 as potential therapeutic targets for patients with small cell lung cancer, according to the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Brentuximab vedotin effective in large-cell lymphoma

(HealthDay) -- More than half of patients with relapsed or refractory systemic anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) treated with the CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin achieve a complete remission, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Elective neck dissection cost-effective in oral cavity cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients with clinically node-negative oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, the addition of elective neck dissection to primary surgery is associated with a reduction in overall costs, according to a study ...

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