ddPCR Analysis Effective in Identifying POLE Mutations in Endometrial Cancer, Study Finds
July 22nd 2022Investigators recommended that ddPCR testing and immunohistochemical staining be used to detect POLE status and p53/mismatch repair status, respectively, and allow for more rapid classification and risk-stratification.
Novel Therapeutic Regimen Achieves Responses in Elderly Patients with AML/MDS
June 1st 2021Most elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes cannot undergo intensive chemotherapy, but more than half of the patients in a new study responded to a regimen of ultra low–dose decitabine and low-dose cytarabine with G-CSF.
Selinexor Reduces Pain in Patients With Advanced Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma, Study Finds
May 17th 2021New data show pain worsened faster, and more dramatically, in patients given placebo versus selinexor for dedifferentiated liposarcoma, as measured by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer’s 30-item core quality of life questionnaire.
SNLB, Radiotherapy Do Not Improve Outcomes in Older Patients With Breast Cancer
May 3rd 2021Recent guidelines have advised against routine use of sentinel lymph node biopsy and radiotherapy in patients over age 70 years with breast cancer, but a new study finds most patients still receive the interventions.