Oncology & Cancer
Single gene cluster loss may contribute to initiation/progression of multiple myeloma
The loss of one copy of the miR15a/miR16-1 gene cluster promoted initiation and progression of multiple myeloma in mice.
Feb 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Source of p53-reactive T cells: Peripheral blood from patients with metastatic solid tumors
T cells targeting p53 hotspot mutations can be harvested from peripheral blood of patients with metastatic solid epithelial cancers, according to results published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors may have an elevated risk of hospitalizations
Adolescent and young adults who survived at least two years after a cancer diagnosis had nearly double the risk of being hospitalized compared with their siblings and unrelated, age-matched people without cancer, according ...
Jan 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
American cancer survivors face substantial financial hardship and financial sacrifices
American cancer survivors, particularly those 64 years or younger, faced substantial medical financial hardship and sacrifices in spending, savings, or living situation, according to data from a survey.
Jan 15, 2020
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Medications
Oral paclitaxel yields better outcomes than intravenous paclitaxel for metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer patients who received an oral formulation of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel had better response and survival and less neuropathy than patients who received intravenous paclitaxel, according to results ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel combination therapy has similar response rates to chemotherapy for high-risk luminal B breast cancer
Neoadjuvant treatment with the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib (Kisqali) and the aromatase inhibitor letrozole (Femara) produced response rates similar to multi-agent chemotherapy in patients with high-risk luminal B breast cancer, ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Medications
BRAF inhibitor shows promising results in pediatric patients with low-grade glioma
Dabrafenib (Tafinlar), a BRAF inhibitor approved to treat certain types of adult melanoma, showed activity in pediatric patients with low-grade glioma, according to results published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal ...
Dec 6, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Commercial prognostic tests for prostate cancer may not be accurate in African American men
Commercial gene expression tests that guide treatment decisions for prostate cancer may not accurately predict risk of disease progression in African American patients, according to results published in Cancer Epidemiology, ...
Nov 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer incidence and most common types vary among American Indians and Alaska natives
The nation's American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population faces higher risk of many cancers than white Americans, with considerable variation among regional groups, according to results published in Cancer Epidemiology, ...
Oct 3, 2019
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Immunology
Culturally tailored intervention enabled low-income Asian-American women to conduct HPV self-sampling test
A culturally tailored intervention to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) screening among low-income Asian American women significantly increased awareness and willingness to conduct a self-sampling test, according to results ...
Sep 24, 2019
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