Can Machine Learning Help Anticipate Death from Cancer?
A new machine-learning computer model helped predict which patients of cancer may die soon.
Selumetinib Clinically Improves NF1-Associated Neurofibromas
The MEK inhibitor selumetinib showed clinical responses in the plexiform neurofibromas of adult patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.
Next Generation of Lung Cancer Management
A look at the latest lung cancer research, recent advances in the field and their clinical applications.
Classifying DLBCL Subtypes for Optimal Treatment
Jennifer Crombie, MD, discusses classification of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) into distinct subtypes and treatment decisions based on molecular classifications.
Mutations and the Importance of Genetic Testing
Dr. Allison W. Kurian discusses a new breast cancer study that analyzed the mutations present in breast tumors, and about emerging targeted therapy options.
Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have demonstrated impressive activity in patients with CRC and other solid tumors that are dMMR. Researchers explore the data.
Immunotherapy Advances: 2019
This year has seen many advances in immunotherapy. Here is a look at some of the most significant research.
Metastasis-Directed Therapy in Prostate Cancer. Why, When, and How?
Metastasis-directed therapy with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy has emerged as a promising complementary technique for the management of low-volume metastatic prostate cancer.
Personality Disorders in Patients with Cancer
Personality disorders become exacerbated under stressful cancer-related situations and may lead to adverse consequences and outcomes.
Metabolic Imbalance Linked to Immune Checkpoint Blocker Resistance
Conversion of tryptophan to kynurenine was associated with lower survival rates.
Immunotherapy Responses Differ by Sex, Study Says
Immunotherapy responses may not be equal between the sexes.
FDA Approves Test for Late-line HRD+ Ovarian Cancer
The approval comes one day after the FDA approved niraparib for the same subset of ovarian cancer.
Cancer Atlas Points to Global Burden of Alcohol as Carcinogen
Alcohol has been labeled a carcinogen by a growing number of agencies across the globe, after years of scientific and policy debate. But just how much of the cancer burden is it responsible for?
Niraparib for Advanced Ovarian Cancer with HRD+ Status Approved by FDA
Niraparib was approved by the (FDA) for previously treated advanced ovarian, fallopian, or primary peritoneal cancers.
Subtype of Gamma Delta T-Cells Benefits TNBC Patients
For the first time, researchers have isolated a subtype of gamma-delta T-cells that offers protection in women with triple-negative breast cancer.
Patient Survival Rates in High-Grade Spinal Meningioma
Researchers recently looked at differences in survival time between patients with grade II and grade III spinal meningioma.
Atezolizumab Combo Improves Survival in Unresectable HCC
A new combination may help with overall and progression-free survival in liver cancer.
Why Are Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Untreated in the Elderly
Why are geriatric patients less likely to get treated for their non-melanoma skin cancers? Researchers investigate and report.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
The agency is set to make a decision on the investigational antibody drug conjugate by the first quarter of 2020.
The Prognostic Importance of EVI1 Expression
Researchers explore the predictive capability of EVI1 expression.
Trial Explores New Drug for AML
Researchers report on the BRIGHT AML 1019 Phase III trial.
Lack of Patient Understanding of PFS Points to Bigger Issues
A study showed patients seem to lack an understanding of the meaning of progression-free survival.
Safety, Efficiency of Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in Geriatric PD-L1+ NSCLC
A pooled analysis of safety, efficacy of pembrolizumab in patients 75+ years of age with PD-L1+ NSCLC
UPenn Algorithm Prioritizes Cancer Mutations for Immunotherapy
The neoantigens found in the patients’ tumors (non-small-cell lung cancer) which were highly dissimilar were enriched for hydrophobic sequences, and correlated with survival rates after the PD-1 checkpoint therapy.
Pancreatic Cancer: What the ESPAC-4 Randomized Adjuvant Chemotherapy Trial Tells Us
Researchers examine patterns of recurrence after resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Israeli Study Finds Immunotherapies Increase Risk of Acute Vascular Events
Following administration of checkpoint inhibitor therapy, 2.6% of patients experienced an acute vascular event within 6 months of starting treatment.
Follow-Up Investigation Highlights Need to Better Understand Ibrutinib-Associated Toxicities
A study found an association between treatment with ibrutinib and an increased risk for death from toxicities.
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Three For Oxygen Regulation Linked to Cancers
Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology of Medicine for their discovery of the mechanism of how cells regulate oxygen.
Carcinoma of the Anal Canal: A Feasibility Study
A multi-institutional pilot feasibility study looks at pencil beam scanning proton beam chemoradiation therapy with 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin-C for definitive treatment of carcinoma of the anal canal.
Social Media Recruiting for Trials Falls Short
A survey of physicians found recruiting for trials through social media can be useful, but not for cancer therapeutic trials.