<ѻý>More Top Research From Kidney Week 2020ѻý> Additional studies on anemia, heart risk, and racial disparities in chronic kidney disease Oct 27, 2020
<ѻý>High-Dose SBRT More Effective for Painful Spine Metastasesѻý> Roughly one-third of patients had a complete pain response at 3 and 6 months Oct 26, 2020
<ѻý>Anal Cancer on the Rise in U.S., Especially in Womenѻý> Whites also had a higher risk than Blacks for HPV-linked disease Oct 26, 2020
<ѻý>FIT Could Accurately Rule Out CRC in Symptomatic Patientsѻý> Outperforms symptoms in sensitivity and equals colonoscopy at 2 µg/g hemoglobin cutoff Oct 22, 2020
<ѻý>Newborns Getting Preoperative Blood Transfusions Have More Complicationsѻý> Data favor restrictive transfusion strategy Oct 22, 2020
<ѻý>COVID-19 Plus Cancer Proves Deadlyѻý> Over a third of cancer patients sent to the ICU died Oct 22, 2020
<ѻý>COVID Deaths Drop in the Hospitalized; Miracle Mouthwash? New Organ Discoveredѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Oct 21, 2020
<ѻý>CDK4/6 Inhibitor in SCLC Cuts Chemo-Induced Myelosuppressionѻý> Reduced severe neutropenia and less need for supportive care with trilaciclib Oct 20, 2020
<ѻý>Suze Orman's Schwannomaѻý> Financial guru talks about her "most vital and stupid mistake" Oct 19, 2020
<ѻý>Dual Checkpoint Blockade With Some Chemo Boosts OS in NSCLCѻý> Nivolumab-ipilimumab with two cycles of chemotherapy improved survival, regardless of histology or PD-L1 status Oct 17, 2020
<ѻý>COVID Heart Autopsies Point More to Clot Damage Than Myocarditisѻý> Results bolster case for anticoagulation in hospitalized patients Oct 15, 2020
<ѻý>More Evidence Points to Role of Blood Type in COVID-19ѻý> Two studies find ties to infection susceptibility, severity, but with caveats Oct 14, 2020
<ѻý>Surprise Billing Seen Likely for Many Colonoscopiesѻý> And would be illegal for uncomplicated procedures Oct 12, 2020
<ѻý>Look for Bone Mets at Soft Tissue Sarcoma Diagnosisѻý> Lung scan only would have missed 40% of all metastases, majority of bone disease, study finds Oct 12, 2020
<ѻý>Eddie Van Halen's Head and Neck Cancerѻý> A look at what caused the legendary guitarist's death Oct 12, 2020
<ѻý>With H. Pylori, Higher-Dose PPIs May Promote Gastric Intestinal Metaplasiaѻý> Retrospective Israeli study comes with many caveats, however Sep 24, 2020
<ѻý>These Forbes 400 Billionaires Made Their Fortunes in Healthcareѻý> 14 individuals, $66 billion in combined net worth Sep 24, 2020
<ѻý>Positive Anti-PD-1 Data in Gastric, Esophageal Cancerѻý> Better OS, PFS with nivolumab, pembrolizumab in advanced/metastatic disease Sep 23, 2020
<ѻý>Immunotherapy Falls Short Again in Ovarian Cancerѻý> No PFS benefit in advanced disease with addition of atezolizumab to chemo, bevacizumab Sep 23, 2020
<ѻý>Novel Tx Helps Some Advanced Cervical Cancer Patientsѻý> Three-fourths in small trial obtain disease control or better with antibody-drug conjugate Sep 22, 2020
<ѻý>No Luck for Chemo-Free Tx in First-Line Bladder Cancerѻý> Durvalumab alone or with tremelimumab no better than chemotherapy Sep 22, 2020
<ѻý>No Benefit With Anti-PD-L1 Drug in Metastatic TNBCѻý> Lack of progression-free, overall survival boost with atezolizumab contrast with prior trial Sep 22, 2020
<ѻý>Adjuvant Anti-CDK Thwarts Early Breast Cancer Recurrenceѻý> Risk of invasive recurrence declines 25% in patients with high-risk disease Sep 20, 2020
<ѻý>Newly Approved Drug Boosts Survival in Metastatic TNBCѻý> Antibody-drug conjugate as third-line option improved survival, response rates Sep 20, 2020
<ѻý>Drug Active in 'Undruggable' KRAS-Mutant NSCLCѻý> Responses in a third of patients, disease control rate approaching 90% Sep 20, 2020
<ѻý>CDK4/6 Inhibition Boosts PFS in Endometrial Cancerѻý> Median PFS more than doubled by adding palbociclib to endocrine therapy Sep 19, 2020
<ѻý>COVID-19 in Health Workers; Stimulating New White Blood Cells: It's TTHealthWatch!ѻý> This week's topics also include gene expression and COVID infection, and outbreaks in childcare settings Sep 19, 2020 podcast
<ѻý>Another First-Line Combo Succeeds in Advanced RCCѻý> Third immunotherapy plus TKI combination tops sunitinib Sep 19, 2020
<ѻý>Skip Chemo for Older Patients With HER2+ Breast Cancer?ѻý> Less than one-month survival loss at 3 years with trastuzumab monotherapy Sep 18, 2020
<ѻý>Double Mastectomy Linked to Sexual, Body Image Issues in Young Womenѻý> Pre-op counseling or decision aids could help women make better informed decisions Sep 16, 2020
<ѻý>DCIS Tied to Higher Chance of Breast Cancer Deathѻý> Black women and those under 40 at particularly high risk Sep 16, 2020
<ѻý>Raising the Bar for Myelofibrosis Therapy Developmentѻý> Rational combinations, new targets, and a first-ever phase III trial with a survival endpoint Sep 14, 2020
<ѻý>New Anemia Linked to Crohn’s Disease but Not Ulcerative Colitis Riskѻý> Anemia seen as promising surrogate marker for preclinical CD, especially in men Sep 11, 2020
<ѻý>Severe Nosebleeds More Common With Hypertensionѻý> Korean study supports link between hypertension and epistaxis Sep 10, 2020
<ѻý>Olympic Ice Dancer's Renal Cell Carcinomaѻý> Maia Shibutani is "embracing the moment" and raising money for healthcare workers Sep 10, 2020
<ѻý>A Closer Look at FDA Decision to Pull Lorcaserinѻý> More cancers, multiple primaries, and deaths in CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 influenced agency decision Sep 09, 2020
<ѻý>Even 'Light' Smoking Ups Lung Cancer Riskѻý> Mortality approaches that of heavy smokers Sep 09, 2020
<ѻý>Is Telemedicine the Future of Palliative Care?ѻý> Proponents say it will increase access and foster rapport, but sustained uptake likely hinges on reimbursement Sep 03, 2020
<ѻý>Melanoma Survival Benefit Sustained at 5 Years With Adjuvant Comboѻý> Dabrafenib plus trametinib cut relapse risk in half Sep 02, 2020
<ѻý>Chadwick Boseman Dies of Colon Cancerѻý> The actor's death highlights the disparities in diagnosis and survival among Black people Sep 01, 2020