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After Pembrolizumab/Lenvatinab Provides Clinical Benefit in Previously Treated Endometrial Cancer

After Pembrolizumab/Lenvatinab Provides Clinical Benefit in Previously Treated Endometrial Cancer

October 23, 2023Dylann Cohn-EmeryContinued treatment with lenvatinib monotherapy after the completeion of combination therapy with pembrolizumab and lenvatinib resulted in sustained clinical benefit v

After Pembrolizumab/Lenvatinab Provides Clinical Benefit in Previously Treated Endometrial Cancer

October 23, 2023Dylann Cohn-EmeryContinued treatment with lenvatinib monotherapy after the completeion of combination therapy with pembrolizumab and lenvatinib resulted in sustained clinical benefit v
What Comes after NCI-MATCH? NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer Trials

What Comes after NCI-MATCH? NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer Trials

SubscribeDecember 6, 2023, by James H. Doroshow, M.D.Findings from NCI-MATCH and its successor trials will help oncologists implement precision medicine in everyday patient care.Credit: iStockMore tha

What Comes after NCI-MATCH? NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer Trials

SubscribeDecember 6, 2023, by James H. Doroshow, M.D.Findings from NCI-MATCH and its successor trials will help oncologists implement precision medicine in everyday patient care.Credit: iStockMore tha
Hormonal breast cancer treatment reduces long-term risk of recurrence

Hormonal breast cancer treatment reduces long-term risk of recurrence

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTo investigate the long-term benefit of hormone-lowering treatment, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have done a 20-year follow-up of

Hormonal breast cancer treatment reduces long-term risk of recurrence

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTo investigate the long-term benefit of hormone-lowering treatment, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have done a 20-year follow-up of
Inequities seen in cancer treatment delay in patients with SARS-CoV-2

Inequities seen in cancer treatment delay in patients with SARS-CoV-2

by Elana GotkineRace and ethnicity and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with delayed or discontinued cancer treatment among patients with severe acute respiratory syndrom

Inequities seen in cancer treatment delay in patients with SARS-CoV-2

by Elana GotkineRace and ethnicity and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with delayed or discontinued cancer treatment among patients with severe acute respiratory syndrom
Cell therapy could improve bone marrow transplant safety

Cell therapy could improve bone marrow transplant safety

by Tiare Dunlap,University of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104859UCLA researchers report a step forward in the developme

Cell therapy could improve bone marrow transplant safety

by Tiare Dunlap,University of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104859UCLA researchers report a step forward in the developme
WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment

WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment

The World Health Organization has approved a biosimilar version of Trastuzumab—the drug used to treat breast cancer—that is generally 65 percent cheaper than the originalThe World Health Organization

WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment

The World Health Organization has approved a biosimilar version of Trastuzumab—the drug used to treat breast cancer—that is generally 65 percent cheaper than the originalThe World Health Organization
New technology in recent clinical study aims toward earlier detection of hepatocellular carcinoma

New technology in recent clinical study aims toward earlier detection of hepatocellular carcinoma

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrimary liver cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, takes more than 30,000 lives in the Unite

New technology in recent clinical study aims toward earlier detection of hepatocellular carcinoma

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrimary liver cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, takes more than 30,000 lives in the Unite
Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

by Chris Speight,University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainGround-breaking research by the University of Birmingham has discovered a new technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhoo

Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

by Chris Speight,University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainGround-breaking research by the University of Birmingham has discovered a new technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhoo
Why lung cancer doesn't respond well to immunotherapy

Why lung cancer doesn't respond well to immunotherapy

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA new MIT study explains why dendritic cells (green) in lymph nodes that drain from the lungs fail to stimulate killer T cells (white) to att

Why lung cancer doesn't respond well to immunotherapy

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA new MIT study explains why dendritic cells (green) in lymph nodes that drain from the lungs fail to stimulate killer T cells (white) to att
New study supports extending cervical screening intervals for people who test negative for HPV

New study supports extending cervical screening intervals for people who test negative for HPV

byAlice Davies| Analysis1 June 2022Normal squamous epithelial cells from the cervix under the microscopeIn January, we wrote about thechanges to the cervical screening programme in W

New study supports extending cervical screening intervals for people who test negative for HPV

byAlice Davies| Analysis1 June 2022Normal squamous epithelial cells from the cervix under the microscopeIn January, we wrote about thechanges to the cervical screening programme in W
Are inflammatory bowel disease patients more at risk of colorectal cancer

Are inflammatory bowel disease patients more at risk of colorectal cancer

In a recent study published in the journalFrontiers in Medicine, researchers analyzed data from a large cohort of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and compared the risk and frequency of

Are inflammatory bowel disease patients more at risk of colorectal cancer

In a recent study published in the journalFrontiers in Medicine, researchers analyzed data from a large cohort of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and compared the risk and frequency of
Study finds African Americans with cancer at higher risk for blood clots

Study finds African Americans with cancer at higher risk for blood clots

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfrican-Americans are at higher risk for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) as compared with patients from other races.

Study finds African Americans with cancer at higher risk for blood clots

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfrican-Americans are at higher risk for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) as compared with patients from other races.