Tumor

A preoperative biopsy procedure did not raise the risk for tumor spread through airspaces among patients with resected stage I non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study published in CHEST.

Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization alone and with microwave ablation yielded comparable overall survival rates in patients with recurrent small hepatocellular carcinoma after resection, per research in BMC Gastroenterology.

In this video, Kevin Kalinsky, MD, discussed the approval of single agent pembrolizumab, which is agnostic to tumor histology the role of ARP inhibitors for patients with BRCA mutations.

Among 126 children diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumor, 42 showed hereditary factors, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

LAS VEGAS – In this video exclusive from the ACG Scientific Annual Meeting, Amit Singal, MD, from UT Southwestern Medical Center, discussed best practices for the screening, surveillance, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Cardiac MRI demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy in patients with suspected cardiac tumor and may serve as a good independent predictor of long-term survival, researchers reported.

Neo Medical has announced an additional FDA 510(k) clearance of its pedicle screw system for advanced-stage tumor indications in combination with BonOs Inject cement from Osartis, according to a press release.

Venous tumor thrombus is a negative prognostic factor associated with several factors and most commonly occurs in patients with pelvic osteosarcoma, according to published results.

Phase 1 dose-escalation trial to determine the safety and feasibility of rapidly generated tumor multi-antigen associated specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in patients with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas or recurrent, progressive or refractory nonbrainstem CNS malignancies.

The FDA, after reviewing more than a decade of published scientific research, reaffirmed its conclusion that there is no risk for cancer from exposure to radio waves emitted by cellphones.