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March 14, 2024
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VIDEO: Data on hepatic arterial infusion pump chemotherapy creates buzz

VIDEO: Data on hepatic arterial infusion pump chemotherapy creates buzz

In this video, Laleh Melstrom, MD, MS, discusses research on the use of hepatic arterial infusion pump chemotherapy in patients with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

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March 14, 2024
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Treatment deintensification a ‘promising alternative’ for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Treatment deintensification a ‘promising alternative’ for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma may benefit from radiotherapy alone, result from a randomized phase 3 study suggest.

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March 07, 2024
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FDA approves Opdivo plus chemotherapy for unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma

FDA approves Opdivo plus chemotherapy for unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma

The FDA approved nivolumab in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine for the first-line treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, according to a press release.

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March 04, 2024
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Treatment patterns for metastatic long-bone disease had varying effects on survivorship

Treatment patterns for metastatic long-bone disease had varying effects on survivorship

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed different treatment patterns for metastatic long-bone disease had varying effects on patient survivorship.

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March 04, 2024
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‘Gratifying’ results show ‘incredible step forward’ for off-the-shelf T-cell therapies

‘Gratifying’ results show ‘incredible step forward’ for off-the-shelf T-cell therapies

The first published results of a phase 3 allogeneic T-cell therapy showed a better than 50% response rate in patients with relapsed or refractory Epstein-Barr virus-positive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease.

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March 01, 2024
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FDA approves Rybrevant for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

FDA approves Rybrevant for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

The FDA on Friday approved Rybrevant in combination with chemotherapy as the first first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, Johnson & Johnson announced.

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March 01, 2024
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Updated data ‘further supports’ adjuvant chemotherapy for upper tract urothelial cancer

Updated data ‘further supports’ adjuvant chemotherapy for upper tract urothelial cancer

Gemcitabine and platinum chemotherapy administered after nephroureterectomy SIGNIFICSALTY improved OS among certain patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma, updated results form a randomized phase 3 study showed.

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February 29, 2024
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Behavioral health disorders have a ‘big impact’ on cancer surgery outcomes

Behavioral health disorders have a ‘big impact’ on cancer surgery outcomes

Medicare recipients with various cancer types had more frequent surgical complications when they also had at least one behavioral health disorder, according to study results published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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February 29, 2024
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VIDEO: New cancer drugs can cause ocular toxicities

VIDEO: New cancer drugs can cause ocular toxicities

ATLANTA — New molecularly targeted cancer medications can cause ocular surface and retinal toxicities, according to Joseph P. Shovlin, OD, FAAO, at SECO 2024.

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February 26, 2024
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Hollywood gets bad review for creating ’anxiety and fear’ through its portrayal of cancer

Hollywood gets bad review for creating ’anxiety and fear’ through its portrayal of cancer

David J. Benjamin, MD, recently met with a patient who recalled the moment a previous physician had diagnosed him with cancer.

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