Radiotherapy

David Bennett, the first recipient in the world to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart, has died 2 months after the operation. Those connected to Bennett reflect on this xenotransplant. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Among individuals with certain cancers, treatment with radiotherapy was associated with poorer long-term CV-specific survival compared with those who did not undergo radiotherapy, researchers reported.

Superficial radiotherapy yielded complete remission in 90% of treated areas in a small cohort of individuals with Hailey-Hailey disease, according to recent findings.

The FDA granted priority review to 177Lu-PSMA-617 for treatment of certain men with advanced prostate cancer.

Short-term radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy may be a suitable alternative to long-term radiotherapy for patients with advanced rectal cancer, according to data from a multicenter, randomized, phase 3 trial presented at ASCO21.

An investigational targeted radioligand therapy improved outcomes for certain men with advanced prostate cancer, according to randomized phase 3 study results to be presented during the plenary session of the virtual ASCO Annual Meeting.

Single-dose radiotherapy appeared safe and effective compared with hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy among men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, according to study findings published in JAMA Oncology.

Patients with iris melanoma treated with plaque radiotherapy were more likely to develop post-management glaucoma than when other conservative treatments were used, according to a speaker.

Although the percentage of U.S. radiation facilities has increased in the past 15 years, urban areas already dense with these facilities have been disproportionately favored, according to a presenter at the virtual ASTRO Annual Meeting.

Local hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy to the resection cavity demonstrated a favorable risk-benefit profile among patients with brain metastases, according to results of an international, multicenter cohort study.