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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awards $13.8 million for research into pediatric blood cancers
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awarded $13.8 million in new pediatric research grants designed to identify more effective and precise treatments for children with blood cancer.
Low PSA levels predict lack of benefit from long-term hormone therapy after prostate surgery
Long-term antiandrogen therapy did not improve OS when administered during early salvage radiation therapy among patients with recurrent prostate cancer and low PSA scores, according to results of a secondary analysis from the randomized phase 3 NRG Oncology/RTOG9601 study presented during the plenary session of American Society of Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.
Adavosertib regimen appears safe, shows promise for improving pancreatic cancer survival
The combination of adavosertib, gemcitabine and radiation appeared safe and potentially effective for patients with newly diagnosed, locally advanced pancreatic cancer, according to results of a phase 1 dose-escalation study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
CAR T-cell therapy made available to all Medicare recipients
On Wednesday, the Trump Administration made chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy available to all Medicare beneficiaries via a long-awaited final coverage decision made by the CMS.
HemOnc Today honors Next Gen Innovators
New treatments, new outcomes for refractory thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer diagnoses are increasing rapidly in the United States.
One-third of vascular surgeons self-report burnout, depression
Three in 10 vascular surgeons met criteria for burnout and more than one-third said they had symptoms of depression, according to the results of a survey presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Annual Meeting.
Low continuity of care in IBD worsens outcomes
Minimally invasive surgery linked to higher recurrence risk in early cervical cancer
CHICAGO — Women who underwent minimally invasive surgery for early-stage cervical cancer demonstrated higher odds of recurrence than women who underwent open surgery, according to results of a multicenter retrospective study presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.
VIDEO: Physicians’ words guide patients from hopeless to hopeful
SAN DIEGO — In this video from Digestive Disease Week, William D. Chey, MD, professor of medicine, and director of the GI Physiology Laboratory at University of Michigan Health System, discusses a state-of-the-art lecture he gave during the conference that highlighted how gastroenterologists, and even physicians, can keep to time and in turn, keep patients happy.