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February 13, 2021
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Autologous HSCT effective, safe for older adults with multiple myeloma

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant conferred favorable 2-year outcomes among older adults with multiple myeloma, according to study results presented at TCT Meetings Digital Experience.

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January 27, 2021
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High prevalence of CV conditions among male breast cancer patients

Research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient found that male breast cancer patients had a high prevalence of CV conditions.

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November 22, 2020
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Inaugural class of FDA-AACR oncology educational fellows announced

American Association for Cancer Research announced the 2020-2021 class of FDA-AACR oncology educational fellows.

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July 15, 2020
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A 71-year-old woman with worsening left hip pain that became acutely severe

A 71-year-old woman presented to the ED with gradually worsening left hip pain that became acutely severe. She had known metastatic thyroid cancer and was receiving palliative therapy.

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April 18, 2020
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American Cancer Society awards research, training grants

The American Cancer Society approved $36.1 million in funding for 79 research and training grants.

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January 27, 2020
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Gut bacteria may be factor in rising colorectal cancer incidence among younger adults

Fusobacterium nucleatum may be partially responsible for the sharp increase in colorectal cancer incidence among individuals aged younger than 45 years, according to preliminary results of an ongoing study presented at Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

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November 25, 2019
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Adjuvant Cytokine-Induced Killer Cell Therapy Improves Survival in Postoperative Breast Cancer

An analysis of patients with postoperative breast cancer has shown increased OS and RFS among patients who received adjuvant therapy with cytokine-induced killer cell infusion, according to the results of a retrospective study published in Journal of ImmunoTherapy of Cancer.

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July 25, 2019
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HemOnc Today honors Next Gen Innovators

HemOnc Today held a reception at ASCO Annual Meeting to honor its third class of Next Gen Innovators.

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July 19, 2019
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Time for bold action to quell Ebola outbreak in DRC

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was wise to reconvene the emergency committee for the third time to review the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC. Again, the committee did not vote to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC.

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May 30, 2019
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Oral vancomycin induces, maintains remission of UC in patients with UC-PSC

SAN DIEGO — Oral vancomycin safely induced and maintained remission of ulcerative colitis among a subset of patients with ulcerative colitis and associated primary sclerosing cholangitis, including those who had undergone liver transplantation, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week.

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