More about

Metastatic Disease

News
February 26, 2025
7 min read
Save

‘Global problem’: Numerous factors, biases contribute to overtreatment at end of life

‘Global problem’: Numerous factors, biases contribute to overtreatment at end of life

Nathan I. Cherny, MD, has worked all around the world.

News
January 21, 2025
1 min read
Save

FDA approves Datroway for advanced breast cancer

FDA approves Datroway for advanced breast cancer

The FDA approved datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk for treatment of certain patients with advanced breast cancer.

News
January 13, 2025
4 min read
Save

Program expands access to guideline-concordant cancer care for adolescents, young adults

Program expands access to guideline-concordant cancer care for adolescents, young adults

A program designed to better meet the needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer helped ensure more of them had access to guideline-concordant care, according to study findings.

News
January 10, 2025
4 min read
Save

Q&A: Predictive model using EHR data finds ‘good candidates’ for gastric cancer screening

Q&A: Predictive model using EHR data finds ‘good candidates’ for gastric cancer screening

A new electronic health record-based model accurately predicted risk for gastric cancer using demographic, behavioral and clinical data and may be leveraged to increase screening in at-risk populations.

News
January 10, 2025
4 min read
Save

Heart disease linked to elevated risk for advanced breast cancer

Heart disease linked to elevated risk for advanced breast cancer

Women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer appeared more likely than those with earlier-stage breast cancer to have pre-existing cardiovascular disease, according to results of a retrospective study.

News
October 11, 2024
4 min read
Save

Patient advocate-led study reveals need for dosing reform in metastatic breast cancer

Patient advocate-led study reveals need for dosing reform in metastatic breast cancer

Innovative dosing strategies are warranted to improve the well-being of individuals with metastatic breast cancer, according to a patient advocate-led study published in JCO Oncology Practice.

News
July 26, 2024
4 min read
Save

ASTRO issues updated guideline for symptomatic bone metastases

ASTRO issues updated guideline for symptomatic bone metastases

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has issued an updated clinical guideline that outlines best practices for addressing symptomatic bone metastases and improving quality of life for these patients.

News
July 08, 2024
1 min watch
Save

VIDEO: Use of precision medicine ‘encouraging’ in prostate cancer treatment

VIDEO: Use of precision medicine ‘encouraging’ in prostate cancer treatment

In this video, Alexander Chehrazi-Raffle, MD, discusses the results of a study into the use of new precision medicine therapies in prostate cancer, presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

News
July 08, 2024
1 min read
Save

Tecentriq combination fails to improve survival in metastatic lung cancer

Tecentriq combination fails to improve survival in metastatic lung cancer

Tiragolumab plus atezolizumab added to chemotherapy did not extend survival outcomes as first-line therapy of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, interim results from a randomized study showed.

News
June 12, 2024
3 min read
Save

‘Solid evidence’ shows telehealth a safe, cost-saving option for radiation therapy

‘Solid evidence’ shows telehealth a safe, cost-saving option for radiation therapy

Patients who received remote radiation oncology care from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center reported high levels of satisfaction, saved hundreds of dollars and had no additional safety risks compared with in-person visits.

View more