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First-line nivolumab plus standard of care chemotherapy failed to prolong 1-year PFS among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, according to study results presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Lenvatinib plus transarterial chemoembolization prolonged survival and improved response rates among patients in China with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, according to study results presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Men accounted for a substantially larger proportion of verified physician Twitter accounts and had more than three times as many followers as women with verified physician accounts, according to recent data.

Women who work in the health care system are no stranger to microaggressions that can often be too easily dismissed, including being told to dampen their enthusiasm or else be seen as unprofessional.

Self-perceived social status among Hispanic and Latino individuals living in the U.S. was associated with good CV health as measured by the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 scores, researchers reported.

Despite the increasing number of women entering academic internal medicine, researchers found that “substantial salary inequities persist at the highest faculty levels and specifically in procedural-based specialties.”

In this episode, Julie Rubinstein, MBA, discusses her journey into the cancer space, the importance of personalized medicine and how her father’s cancer diagnosis played a role in her career.

Specific markers of periodontal disease were associated with eGFR decline during a 6-year period, according to a study of Hispanic and Latino patients who underwent full dental examination at sites across the United States.

In this episode, Edward S. Kim, MD, MBA, discusses his path to oncology, how he views disruption in health care, and the ways he’s innovating to help both patients and providers.

In general, physicians believed that social media is a helpful tool for collaboration, but men were more likely than women to report certain professional benefits from using it, a survey showed.