<ѻý>Trial Questions Role of Dual Immunotherapy in First-Line NSCLCѻý> In Japanese trial, nivolumab-ipilimumab didn't improve OS versus pembrolizumab, had more toxicity Aug 22, 2024
<ѻý>Doc Never Heard Patient's Screams; How Richard Simmons Died; Suicides in Physiciansѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 22, 2024
<ѻý>Adjunctive Cannabis Extract Improves Nausea-Vomiting Prevention in Cancer Patientsѻý> Troublesome side effects, barriers to access could limit future availability Aug 21, 2024
<ѻý>Strong Support for Not Interrupting Imatinib Treatment in Advanced GISTѻý> Worse progression-free, overall survival, shorter time to resistance after discontinuation Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Researchers Challenge USPSTF's Lung Cancer Screening Criteriaѻý> Alternate criteria based on years of smoking has higher sensitivity and specificity, study says Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Dose-Reduced Chemo Regimen Promising in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancerѻý> Alternating cycles of nab-paclitaxel-gemcitabine and gemcitabine alone boosted tolerability Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Evidence Still Lacking for Iron Deficiency Screening, Supplementation in Pregnancyѻý> USPSTF says new findings were consistent with those of previous review Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourismѻý> Patients with terminal illness explore end-of-life options Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Targeted First-Line Combo Approved for EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancerѻý> Lazertinib plus amivantamab improved PFS by about 7 months versus single-agent osimertinib Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Higher Steroid Dose for ICI Toxicity Harms Cancer Survival, Analysis Suggestsѻý> More data for discussion of controversial association between steroids, immunotherapy Aug 19, 2024
<ѻý>No Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Bleeding in Surgery for Liver Cancerѻý> No difference from placebo in transfusion rate, blood loss, with higher complication rate Aug 19, 2024
<ѻý>Confirmed Antitumor Activity With T-DXd for HER2-Positive Metastatic CRCѻý> Overall response rate approaching 40%, including hard-to-treat RAS-mutant tumors Aug 16, 2024
<ѻý>Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask.ѻý> Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ Aug 16, 2024
<ѻý>More Support for Early Detection; Cancer in Men Rising; Diet Drives Colon Cancerѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 16, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Expands Durvalumab Label to Operable Lung Cancerѻý> PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor approved for use in NSCLC before and after surgery Aug 16, 2024
<ѻý>'SNL' Alum's Inoperable Cancer; Viral Toddler Checkup; Rocket Fuel Chemical in Foodѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 16, 2024
<ѻý>Benefits of Adjuvant RT for Early Breast Cancer Limited to First 10 Yearsѻý> A study's 30-year follow-up data provided no new insights into which patients benefit from RT Aug 15, 2024
<ѻý>Spouses of Cancer Patients May Be at Increased Risk of Suicideѻý> Risk was highest in the year following spouse's diagnosis Aug 15, 2024
<ѻý>Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivalѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 15, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Pricesѻý> Prices slashed by as much as 79% Aug 15, 2024
<ѻý>Novel Agent for Chronic GVHD Wins FDA Approvalѻý> Axatilimab achieved a 75% response rate in patients with previously treated chronic GVHD Aug 14, 2024
<ѻý>A Win for Molecularly Guided Therapy for Cancer of Unknown Primaryѻý> Improved PFS versus chemotherapy adds to evidence that could lead to practice change Aug 14, 2024
<ѻý>Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?ѻý> This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities Aug 14, 2024
<ѻý>CDC Alerts on Dramatic Rise in Human Parvovirus B19ѻý> Pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised most at risk, agency warns Aug 14, 2024
<ѻý>Eight Doctors Killed in Brazil's Horrifying Plane Crashѻý> "They were people used to saving lives, and now they lost theirs in such tragic circumstances" Aug 13, 2024
<ѻý>Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised?ѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 13, 2024
<ѻý>Methotrexate for Knee Osteoarthritis; Evaluating Squamous Cell Cancersѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: blood tests for Alzheimer's Aug 10, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Study: Avoid Completion ALND for Abemaciclib Eligibility in Early Breast Cancerѻý> Researchers suggest unfavorable risk-benefit ratio "disqualifies" it as a staging tool Aug 09, 2024
<ѻý>No Gestational Diabetes-Cancer Link; Cholesterol and Cancer; Oncologist Saves Umpireѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 09, 2024
<ѻý>Outcomes in Resected Melanoma Influenced by Timing of Recurrenceѻý> Early recurrence after anti-PD-1/L1 likely to benefit more from anti-CTLA-4, targeted agents Aug 08, 2024
<ѻý>Heavy Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Head and Neck Cancer Riskѻý> Study findings have "substantial public health implications," researchers say Aug 08, 2024
<ѻý>IL-2 Receptor-Targeted Therapy Approved for Relapsed/Refractory CTCLѻý> New iteration of denileukin diftitox led to objective responses in 36% of pretreated patients Aug 08, 2024
<ѻý>Doctor Suspected of Murder; Cancer Blood Test Under Fire; TikTok and Body Imageѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 08, 2024
<ѻý>Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Careѻý> According to one analytics firm, 382 rural hospitals stopped services from 2014 to 2022 Aug 07, 2024
<ѻý>Big Gain in PFS With Metastasis-Directed RT for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancerѻý> Fourfold improvement in median PFS when added to standard-of-care systemic therapy Aug 07, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Approves Vorasidenib for IDH-Mutant Gliomasѻý> Treatment improved PFS by 16 months compared with placebo in INDIGO trial Aug 06, 2024
<ѻý>AI Model as Effective as Radiologists in Detecting Prostate Cancer on MRIѻý> Combined findings from model and radiologists outperformed radiologists alone Aug 06, 2024
<ѻý>Cancer Screening Costs Over $43 Billion a Year in the U.S., Study Estimatesѻý> Colorectal cancer screening accounted for 64% of the total amount Aug 05, 2024
<ѻý>New Firearm Injury Numbers; Another Indication for Semaglutide?ѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer Aug 03, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Approval in Endometrial Cancer Expanded; Masks at Cancer Centers; NPR Reporter Diesѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 02, 2024