Immunotherapy vs Chemoimmunotherapy in Older Adults With Advanced NSCLC
1. Adding chemotherapy to immunotherapy did not prolong OS or PFS, with non-significant...
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Oncology
Preoperative breast MRI may reduce need for adjuvant radiotherapy for women with unifocal breast cancer
1. There were similar rates of ipsilateral invasive recurrence among the postoperative adjuvant...
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Poor longterm adherence to surveillance guidelines for childhood cancer survivors in Canada
1. In this retrospective, population-based cohort study, adherence to health surveillance...
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Imetelstat improves blood transfusion independence in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
1. Significantly more patients in the imetelstat group achieved RBC transfusion independence at 8...
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Radiation treatment for breast cancer may increase incidence of nonkeratinocyte skin cancer
1. Amongst a cohort of breast cancer survivors, those that were treated with radiation had a...
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Palliative care services are underutilized at end of life in Ontario, Canada
1. In Ontario Canada, only 50% of home care clients received at least 1 or more palliative home...
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Chinese patients with advanced cancer identified 6 themes of important spiritual needs
1. Chinese patients with advanced cancer identified themes such as being treated as normal and...
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Atrial fibrillation risk greater in younger breast cancer survivors compared to older survivors in Korea
1. In a Korean cohort of breast cancer survivors, younger survivors had an increased risk of...
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Inferior to Observation in Biliary Tract Cancer
Adjuvant chemotherapy after resection of biliary tract cancer doesn’t improve overall survival in patients aged 70 or older compared to observation.
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MSI-H Colorectal Cancer Rarely Recurs After Immunotherapy Cessation
MSI-H colorectal cancer patients, after extended immunotherapy, exhibit low recurrence, guiding treatment discussions.
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Increasing BMI Tied to Site-Specific Cancers in Men
Higher BMI at age 18 is linearly associated with increased risk of site-specific cancers in men, underlining the importance of early-life obesity prevention.
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Oral Tongue Cancer Risk Tied to Inflammatory Tongue Conditions
Inflammatory tongue conditions significantly increase the risk of oral tongue cancers, emphasizing the importance of heightened clinical surveillance.
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Long-Term Low-Dose Aspirin Linked With Reduced Cancer Risk
Long-term low-dose aspirin use is associated with slight to moderate reductions in the risk of specific cancers, but not cancer overall.
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ECOG Performance Status Linked With Survival in NSCLC
In metastatic NSCLC patients receiving immunotherapy, racial/ethnic groups have similar outcomes; ECOG performance status correlates with survival.
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10-Year Lung Cancer-Specific Survival for Low-Dose CT Persists
Two decades of annual low-dose CT screening in the I-ELCAP cohort reveal a sustained 80% lung cancer-specific survival rate, updating the cure rate.
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Tabelecleucel is a therapeutic option for EBV-related post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease
1. Tabelecleucel provided clinical improvement in patients with EBV-related post-transplant...
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Penetrating traumatic brain injuries associated with greater risk of brain cancer amongst veterans
1. Among United States veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the experience of a moderate,...
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Presence of unmet social needs associated with lower utilization of breast cancer screening programs
1. Having a greater number of unmet social needs was associated with lower utilization of...
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Enobosarm in AR-positive, ER-positive, and HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
1. The clinical benefit rate was 32% in the 9 mg group and 29% in the 18 mg group. 2. Grade 3 or...
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Tabelecleucel Shows Promise as Therapeutic Option for EBV-Related Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease
This phase 3 multicenter trial demonstrated the efficacy and safety of tabelecleucel in patients...
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