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October 27, 2023
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Refusal of adjuvant therapy linked to worse oral cancer outcomes

Refusal of adjuvant therapy linked to worse oral cancer outcomes

Individuals with advanced squamous cell carcinoma who refused adjuvant therapy had worse oncologic outcomes, according to data published in JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery.

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August 08, 2023
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Adjuvant radiation therapy delays linked to shorter survival for adults with oral cancer

Adjuvant radiation therapy delays linked to shorter survival for adults with oral cancer

Delayed initiation of postoperative radiation therapy appeared associated with poorer outcomes among patients with oral cavity cancer, according to results of a cohort study.

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June 15, 2023
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VIDEO: ADAURA results ‘practice changing’ for lung cancer

VIDEO: ADAURA results ‘practice changing’ for lung cancer

CHICAGO — Healio spoke with Karen L. Reckamp, MD, on updated findings from the ADAURA trial presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

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June 02, 2023
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Patients report no quality-of-life issues with adjuvant regimen for high-risk liver cancer

Patients report no quality-of-life issues with adjuvant regimen for high-risk liver cancer

CHICAGO — Individuals with high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing curative-intent procedures did not experience clinically meaningful deterioration in quality of life or function after adjuvant therapy, phase 3 study results showed.

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March 02, 2023
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Circulating tumor DNA testing may aid in adjuvant therapy decisions for colorectal cancer

Circulating tumor DNA testing may aid in adjuvant therapy decisions for colorectal cancer

Circulating tumor DNA testing appeared to identify risk for recurrence among patients with stage II to stage IV colorectal cancer, according to study results published in Nature Medicine.

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January 31, 2023
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Age bias found in adjuvant therapy recommendations for women with early breast cancer

Age bias found in adjuvant therapy recommendations for women with early breast cancer

Women aged 69 years who underwent surgery for high-risk breast cancer received recommendations for adjuvant radiation therapy nearly two times more often than women a year older undergoing the same procedure, study results showed.

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December 06, 2022
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy may help guide treatment decisions in stage II melanoma

Sentinel lymph node biopsy may help guide treatment decisions in stage II melanoma

Sentinel lymph node biopsy was effective as a prognostic and staging tool in stage IIB/C melanoma, according to a study.

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November 09, 2022
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Antihistamines could be promising adjuvant therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Antihistamines could be promising adjuvant therapy for Parkinson’s disease

CHICAGO — A literature-based discovery machine learning algorithm suggested that antihistamines could be adjuvants to levodopa for Parkinson’s disease, a poster showed at the 2022 American Neurological Association annual meeting.

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September 18, 2022
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Adjuvant nivolumab exhibits activity in stage II melanoma

Adjuvant nivolumab exhibits activity in stage II melanoma

Adjuvant nivolumab extended RFS compared with placebo among patients with stage IIB/stage IIC melanoma, according to topline data released by the agent’s manufacturer.

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August 24, 2022
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VIDEO: Adjuvant, neoadjuvant therapy in non-small cell lung cancer is ‘here to stay’

VIDEO: Adjuvant, neoadjuvant therapy in non-small cell lung cancer is ‘here to stay’

Narjust Florez (Duma), MD, discusses results from two studies presented at World Conference on Lung Cancer — IMpower010 and NADIM-2

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