ESMO 2016: True burden of head and neck cancer underestimated (France)
by Gary Finnegan A nationwide study of head and neck cancers in France has revealed that the true burden of the disease is underestimated by at least one-third,… read more.
by Gary Finnegan A nationwide study of head and neck cancers in France has revealed that the true burden of the disease is underestimated by at least one-third,… read more.
By Bruce Sylvester Duloxetine (Cymbalta ®), a widely-used treatment for depression and anxiety, appears to reduce joint pain in postmenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer,… read more.
by Christine Clark ISHL 2016 Professor Joseph Connors (Vancouver) speaks about the session at ISHL10 where a world view of the management of Hodgkin lymphoma was discussed. There… read more.
Survival was more than 2 years shorter in breast, prostate cancers. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had a 40% to 50% increased mortality risk if they developed breast… read more.
Consolidation and maintenance therapy for multiple myeloma: is it the new standard? Professor Antonio Palumbo (University of Turin, Italy) and Professor Paul Richardson (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA)… read more.
Preventing clonal evolution in multiple myeloma – evidence from clinical trials by Maria Dalby Professor Roman Hájek from the Czech Republic discussed the clinical implications of clonal evolution… read more.
How monoclonal antibodies will change the treatment of multiple myeloma by Maria Dalby Philippe Moreau, University Hospital Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France Meletios Dimopoulos, University of Athens School of… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers from a randomized phase III trial report that addition of temozolomide (Temodar) chemotherapy during short-course radiation therapy, followed by monthly maintenance doses of temozolomide,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ) has shown efficacy in previously untreated patients with advanced bladder cancer who are ineligible for standard treatment with cisplatin.
by Bruce Sylvester: Investigative rovalpituzumab tesirine (Rova-T) appears to be safe and shows efficacy in treating advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC), researchers reported in June, 2016 at… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: A follow-up evaluation of subjects from the phase 1b trial (KEYNOTE-001) of newly diagnosed and previously treated patients with advanced melanoma revealed a 40% survival… read more.
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