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Oncology/Hematology

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A photo of Elihu Estey, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>What Happens When All the Great Doctors Are Gone?

In commemoration of the late Elihu (Eli) Estey, MD

A woman wearing a headwrap lights a marijuana cigarette.

<乌鸦传媒>Almost Half of Breast Cancer Patients Use Cannabis, Survey Finds

Common reasons for use include pain, anxiety, nausea, and insomnia

A photo of Christiane Amanpour holding an Emmy award.

<乌鸦传媒>Christiane Amanpour's Ovarian Cancer and the Importance of Early Detection

Renowned reporter calls on women to advocate for themselves

A vial of Rituxan (Rituximab) and bottle of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) capsules over a blurred microscopy of b-cell lymphoma.

<乌鸦传媒>Ibrutinib-Rituximab Wins Out in Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Risk of disease progression or death reduced by 75% versus rituximab alone

A close up of Merkel cell carcinoma on a person鈥檚 arm.

<乌鸦传媒>Case: VEGFR Inhibition in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patient

Disease stabilized after post-chemotherapy progression of the aggressive neuroendocrine cancer

A photo of Times Square, NY, next to a photo of Maria Ambrocio, RN

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Killed in Times Square

Veteran oncology nurse was knocked over by fleeing burglar

MSTS over a night shot of the waterfront in Baltimore, MD

<乌鸦传媒>What's the Best Way to Treat Femur Breaks From Bone Metastases?

No difference in outcomes between long-stem hemiarthroplasty and intramedullary nailing

MSTS over a night shot of the waterfront in Baltimore, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Pediatric Sarcoma Patients Face Late Amputation Risk Decades Later

Study finds about 18% required amputation long after initial limb salvage surgery

MSTS over a night shot of the waterfront in Baltimore, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Take Sarcoma Research Based on Registry Data With a Grain of Salt

Many studies using SEER/NCDB registries often generated disparate outcomes

MSTS over a night shot of the waterfront in Baltimore, MD

<乌鸦传媒>No Benefit for Longer-Duration Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Limb Salvage

Surgical site infections similar versus shorter-duration prophylactic IV regimen

MSTS over a night shot of the waterfront in Baltimore, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Antibiotic Could Thwart Costly Sarcoma Surgery Complication

Benefit seen for adding "anaerobic coverage" to standard perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis

The packaging of IBRANCE (palbociclib) tablets over a computer rendering of breast cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Standard of Care Hard to Beat in HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

Swapping letrozole for fulvestrant, in combination with palbociclib, did not improve PFS

A senior man sleeps in a hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Can the Death Rattle Be Silenced?

Randomized trial says yes, but results may be challenging to put into practice

A photo of a woman laying on her stomach on an MRI scanning bed for a breast MRI.

<乌鸦传媒>Women With Very Dense Breasts Benefit From MRI Screening

Dutch researchers recommend screening with MRI every 4 years

Two bags of blood platelets.

<乌鸦传媒>The Cost of Blood Platelets Is About to Surge

FDA's flawed new guidance for blood transfusion safety takes effect October 1

Vials of Paclitaxel and Docetaxel on either side of a breast cancer ribbon.

<乌鸦传媒>Different Taxanes, Similar Outcomes in Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Results from docetaxel-based study appear applicable to paclitaxel, nab-paclitaxel

The vials and packaging of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab)

<乌鸦传媒>Immunotherapy Combo Fails to Boost Survival in Limited-Disease SCLC

No PFS or OS improvement with consolidation nivolumab-ipilimumab after standard treatment

A computer rendering of a transparent human body with the liver and a tumor highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>Improved DFS, but No OS Boost, With Chemo in CRC With Liver Metastases

Longer disease-free survival did not mean longer overall survival for these patients

NAMS over an illustration of a worried looking woman holding a clock with a uterus on it.

<乌鸦传媒>What's Behind the Racial Differences in Women's Cancer Screening?

Existing medical conditions and social factors are likely driving gaps, researchers found

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Issues Orders Clarifying Rules for Marketing Sunscreens

But more studies on sunscreen chemicals are still needed, advocacy group says

The vial and packaging of Opdivo (nivolumab) over a computer rendering of ovarian cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Another Checkpoint Inhibitor Misses Mark in Ovarian Cancer

No OS or PFS benefit with nivolumab versus chemotherapy for platinum-resistant disease

A robotic radiotherapy device in a hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Radiation or Surgery in Early Lung Cancer: Does It Make a Difference?

Ablative radiation still noninferior to VATS after longer follow-up

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<乌鸦传媒>How Many Deaths Will New Cigarette Warnings Prevent?

Modeling study comes up with big numbers

A computer rendering of a magnetically controlled capsule and an endoscope

<乌鸦传媒>Fully Automated Capsule Endoscopy Feasible for Gastric Exams

Minimally invasive, magnetically controlled capsule comparable to conventional endoscopy

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Checkpoint Inhibitors Whiff in Head and Neck Cancer Trials

Avelumab, nivolumab-ipilimumab, pembrolizumab miss endpoints in separate studies

<乌鸦传媒>Top Science From the World Conference on Lung Cancer

In this podcast, we examine some of the most important studies presented at this year's meeting

A senior woman sitting on her couch looks at her hands clenched into fists.

<乌鸦传媒>In RA, Little Risk for Recurrent Cancer With Biologic Treatment

Results important because most trials excluded patients with previous cancer, researchers note

Two endoscopic images of esophageal cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Study Finds More Later-Stage CRC Diagnoses During Pandemic

Japanese registry data reveals increase in stage III colorectal cancer, drops in earlier disease

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Survey Says: Support Is Lacking for Cancer's Lingering Effects

Survivors report dissatisfaction with long-term support

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Angiogenesis Inhibitor Slows Extrapancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Almost 7-month increase in median PFS with addition of axitinib to endocrine therapy

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Transarterial Radioembolization Slows Progression of CRC With Liver Mets

Small increase in median PFS when combined with second-line chemotherapy

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Androgen-Targeting Combos Show Promise in Prostate Cancer

Trials extend survival in hormone-sensitive disease

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Bifunctional Protein Shows Promise in HPV-Related Cancers

Objective responses in 28% of pretreated patients, durable in most cases

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Sunitinib Effective in Very Rare Neuroendocrine Tumor

The TKI boosted PFS in patients with malignant pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Chemo Plus Keytruda Boosts Overall Survival in Advanced TNBC

KEYNOTE-355 regimen offers "transformative treatment" in PD-L1-positive disease, expert says

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>ADC Makes a Case for Role in Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Improved progression-free survival in previously treated disease with trastuzumab duocarmazine

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Combo Treatment Extends Survival in HR+HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

MONALEESA-2's "big message": 12.5-month boost in median OS with ribociclib-aromatase inhibitor

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Another Possible Option for HER2-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

More than half of patients responded to antibody-drug conjugate targeting HER2

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival in High-Risk Melanoma

Also, fewer cases of distant recurrences in KEYNOTE-716 trial

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Practice-Changing Study in Advanced Cervical Cancer

Improved PFS, OS with pembrolizumab and chemo with or without bevacizumab

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