Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
‘Groundbreaking’ injectable nivolumab reduces treatment burden for advanced kidney cancer
Subcutaneous nivolumab can reduce burdens on the health care system and patients with pretreated advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma compared with its IV formulation, according to data from a phase 3 CheckMate 67T trial.
Addition of immunotherapy to perioperative cancer treatment linked to more toxicity
The addition of immunotherapy to perioperative conventional cancer therapy appeared linked to more grade 3 to grade 4 treatment related adverse events, according to findings published in The Lancet Oncology.
VIDEO: Intense chemo for fit patients; venetoclax discontinuation results highlighted at ASH
In this video, Eunice Wang, MD discusses acute myeloid leukemia highlights from the ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Choice of anxiety treatment may affect pancreatic cancer outcomes
Use of any benzodiazepine appeared associated with reduced risk for pancreatic cancer-related death, according to study results published in Clinical Cancer Research.
‘Overweight’ BMI linked to better outcomes with chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer
BMI in the overweight range appeared independently associated with favorable outcomes among patients who underwent chemoradiotherapy for nonmetastatic head and neck cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
Patients with cancer, survivors lack knowledge about potency of cannabis products
Only a small proportion of patients with cancer and survivors who use cannabis know the concentration of THC and CBD they typically consume, according to results of a survey.
Healthy lifestyle linked to reduced risk for breast cancer recurrence, mortality
Adherence to American Institute for Cancer Research and American Cancer Society’s lifestyle recommendations appeared associated with a decreased risk for breast cancer recurrence and mortality among women with high-risk disease.
Transportation issues linked to increased mortality risk among cancer survivors
Delays in health care associated with a lack of timely transportation resulted in increased ED use and risk for all-cause mortality among adult cancer survivors, study results showed.
Household income linked to recurrence score, mortality in ER-positive breast cancer
Low household income appeared independently associated with higher 21-gene recurrence scores and significantly worse survival outcomes among women with ER-positive breast cancer, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.