Archive: 26/09/2019
PACIFIC survival explained: Cancer spread reduced, new distant growth most often in the brain
A new analysis of survival data for the randomized, phase III PACIFIC trial finds adding the immunotherapy cancer drug durvalumab to radiation and chemotherapy significantly decreased the recurrence of lung cancer both in ...
Sep 26, 2019
Adding radiation after immunotherapy improves PFS for some pts with metastatic NSCLC
Adding precisely aimed, escalated doses of radiation after patients no longer respond to immunotherapy reinvigorates the immune system in some patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), increasing progression-free ...
Sep 26, 2019
Artificial intelligence predicts radiation therapy side effects for patients with head and neck cancers
For the first time, a sophisticated computer model has been shown to accurately predict two of the most challenging side effects associated with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. This precision oncology approach ...
Sep 26, 2019
Noninvasive radiation therapy offers long-term benefits to patients with high-risk heart arrhythmia
Treating high-risk heart patients with a single, high dose of radiation therapy can dramatically reduce episodes of rapid, abnormal heartbeats for more than two years, offering hope to patients who have exhausted other treatment ...
Sep 26, 2019