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Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improve

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improve
Frontline Eganelisib Triplet Provides Potential Long-term PFS Benefit in Metastatic TNBC

Frontline Eganelisib Triplet Provides Potential Long-term PFS Benefit in Metastatic TNBC

November 15, 2022Kristi RosaThe addition of eganelisib to atezolizumab and nab-paclitaxel demonstrated evidence of a long-term progression-free survival benefit when used as first-line treatment in pa

Frontline Eganelisib Triplet Provides Potential Long-term PFS Benefit in Metastatic TNBC

November 15, 2022Kristi RosaThe addition of eganelisib to atezolizumab and nab-paclitaxel demonstrated evidence of a long-term progression-free survival benefit when used as first-line treatment in pa
Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain
Dual-action drug produces positive results in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors

Dual-action drug produces positive results in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA drug that simultaneously strikes cancer cells' growth circuits and pipeline to the bloodstream produced encouraging results i

Dual-action drug produces positive results in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA drug that simultaneously strikes cancer cells' growth circuits and pipeline to the bloodstream produced encouraging results i
Study finds less-aggressive chemotherapy after initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer to be more beneficial

Study finds less-aggressive chemotherapy after initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer to be more beneficial

byMayo ClinicCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A Mayo Clinic study involving 5,540 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer finds that maintenanc

Study finds less-aggressive chemotherapy after initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer to be more beneficial

byMayo ClinicCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A Mayo Clinic study involving 5,540 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer finds that maintenanc
Study identifies skin microbiome as a factor in stem cell transplants

Study identifies skin microbiome as a factor in stem cell transplants

Study identifies skin microbiome as a factor in stem cell transplantsbyMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageOrgan damage occurs in up to 70% of patients in the first few months

Study identifies skin microbiome as a factor in stem cell transplants

Study identifies skin microbiome as a factor in stem cell transplantsbyMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageOrgan damage occurs in up to 70% of patients in the first few months
Addition of maintenance olaparib slows advanced ovarian cancer

Addition of maintenance olaparib slows advanced ovarian cancer

(HealthDay)—Compared with placebo, the addition of olaparib to maintenance therapy with bevacizumab is associated with a significant progression-free survival benefit for patients with advanced ovaria

Addition of maintenance olaparib slows advanced ovarian cancer

(HealthDay)—Compared with placebo, the addition of olaparib to maintenance therapy with bevacizumab is associated with a significant progression-free survival benefit for patients with advanced ovaria
Cilta-cel Provides Durable Responses in Lenalidomide-Refractory Myeloma After 1 to 3 Prior Lines

Cilta-cel Provides Durable Responses in Lenalidomide-Refractory Myeloma After 1 to 3 Prior Lines

August 28, 2022Kristi RosaCiltacabtagene autoleucel elicited encouraging responses in patients with multiple myeloma who had received 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy and were refractory to lenalidomide.

Cilta-cel Provides Durable Responses in Lenalidomide-Refractory Myeloma After 1 to 3 Prior Lines

August 28, 2022Kristi RosaCiltacabtagene autoleucel elicited encouraging responses in patients with multiple myeloma who had received 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy and were refractory to lenalidomide.
PSMA PET scanning can improve decision making for prostate cancer treatment

PSMA PET scanning can improve decision making for prostate cancer treatment

bySociety of Nuclear MedicineHeat map of prostate bed PSMA PET recurrences distribution in the miTr N0 Mo cohort (n=127 patients) mapped on a template patient’s anatomy (the green contour repres

PSMA PET scanning can improve decision making for prostate cancer treatment

bySociety of Nuclear MedicineHeat map of prostate bed PSMA PET recurrences distribution in the miTr N0 Mo cohort (n=127 patients) mapped on a template patient’s anatomy (the green contour repres
Saliva test shows promise for earlier and easier detection of mouth and throat cancer

Saliva test shows promise for earlier and easier detection of mouth and throat cancer

byElsevierAcoustofluidic exosome isolation chip for salivary exosome isolation. The microfluidic channel is shown by red dye solution and the coin demonstrates the size of the chip. Two pairs of

Saliva test shows promise for earlier and easier detection of mouth and throat cancer

byElsevierAcoustofluidic exosome isolation chip for salivary exosome isolation. The microfluidic channel is shown by red dye solution and the coin demonstrates the size of the chip. Two pairs of