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Cytoreductive nephrectomy may extend OS for a well-selected population of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to study results published in Cancer.

Shoulder surgeons can improve the diagnosis and management of infection in their patients after shoulder arthroplasty by applying a few new strategies, participants in a symposium said.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network published the latest in its series of guidelines intended to inform patients and their caregivers about adverse events associated with cancer therapies.

The performance of home-based midnasal swab collection for SARS-CoV-2 detection was comparable to clinic-based nasopharyngeal swab collection, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology elected four new officers to the organization’s board of directors.

In this installment of In Practice, Ryan D. Cassaday, MD, explains how to negotiate the delicate balancing act required when discussing alternatives to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy with patients and referring colleagues.

The NIH awarded a $13.65 million grant to researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, to develop chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for the treatment of HIV.

A substantial percentage of youths and young adults with diabetes in the U.S. are not achieving recommended glycemic outcomes despite newer therapies and greater availability of diabetes technology, according to SEARCH study data.

Although false-negative results from nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests are possible, they occur less often than previously observed, according to study results published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Clinicians must adapt protocols for optimal inpatient glycemic management during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of an effort to incorporate new therapies, limit direct patient contact and minimize infection risk, researchers wrote.