Hematology/Oncology News

Rates of next-generation sequencing have increased for individuals with metastatic prostate cancer or advanced urothelial carcinoma over the past several years, but more than half of these individuals still do not undergo testing.

Patients with acne who used benzoyl peroxide products did not have a risk for malignancy or increased blood benzene levels, according to a pair of studies published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Hydroxyurea did not affect ovarian reserve among girls and young women with sickle cell disease, according to results published in Blood Advances.

Meagan O. O’Neill, MS, has been named the first-ever woman executive director of Association of Cancer Care Centers.

In this edition, atezolizumab benefits PD-L1-selected patients with NSCLC, risks persist with e-cigarette use after quitting tobacco smoking and more.

In the 36 months prior to diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, researchers observed “predominant changes” in patients’ body composition and biochemical markers, which may serve as potential biomarkers for early cancer detection.

Efanesoctocog alfa prophylaxis exhibited high sustained factor VIII activity among younger children with severe hemophilia, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

In this video, Stephen Freedland, MD, discusses the results of the EMBARK study into high-risk, nonmetastatic biochemically recurrent prostate cancer, which he co-presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Timing of adjuvant chemotherapy initiation may affect outcomes among patients who undergo surgery for colorectal cancer, according to data published in JAMA Surgery.

Women treated for breast cancer exhibited highly prevalent and distressing sexual health concerns, according to results of the WISH-BREAST study presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.