Chemotherapy

A novel immunotherapy approach for solid, epithelial cancers reduced tumor burden among multiple patients with metastatic colon cancer, according to phase 2 study results.

Women with unilateral breast cancer who underwent bilateral mastectomy had a significantly lower risk for contralateral breast cancer than those who underwent other surgical procedures, results of a cohort study showed.

Healio spoke to Ashley Haggerty, MD, a board certified, fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Medical Group about racial disparities in endometrial cancer.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Michael Fisher, MD, discusses the results of the SJMB12 (NCT01878617) trial.

The investigational targeted radiotherapy iopofosine I 131 improved survival for certain patients with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

In a study of patients with small cell lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis receiving carboplatin, etoposide and nintedanib, the primary endpoint was met, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

A longitudinal cohort study has yielded new insights into risks for and long-term effects of cisplatin-related hearing loss.

In 2019, former President Donald Trump signed the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative.

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.