Hematology/Oncology News

Fewer cancer drugs were exempt from pediatric testing requirements after the Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity, or RACE, for Children Act went into effect in 2020, a study showed.

The development of more effective treatments — including personalized therapies — have dramatically improved outcomes for children and adolescents with cancer, according to American Association for Cancer Research’s Cancer Progress Report.

Patritumab deruxtecan improved PFS compared with chemotherapy among certain patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

Most physicians and residents report feelings of burnout, while stigma about receiving mental health care remains prevalent, according to a new report from The Physicians Foundation.

Mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis lead to very similar outcomes, so shared-decision making is important for breast cancer screening, according to an expert.

Ovarian cancer care costs are considerable, varying by care phase, age and geographic region, with the highest costs observed at initiation of and end-of-life care, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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Researchers confirmed that head and neck melanomas have distinct biological characteristics that make it more adverse to patients yet more responsive to immunotherapy, according to a study.

Use of post-transplant cyclophosphamide prophylaxis to prevent graft-versus-host disease could greatly expand access to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to results of a retrospective study.

A mouthwash-based biomarker test has demonstrated efficacy for detecting risk of head and neck cancer recurrence, according to results of a nonrandomized clinical trial.