乌鸦传媒

Oncology/Hematology

<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in oncology/hematology.

A photo of a female nurse holding a bag of blood for transfusion.

<乌鸦传媒>No Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Bleeding in Surgery for Liver Cancer

No difference from placebo in transfusion rate, blood loss, with higher complication rate

A computer rendering of colorectal cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Confirmed Antitumor Activity With T-DXd for HER2-Positive Metastatic CRC

Overall response rate approaching 40%, including hard-to-treat RAS-mutant tumors

A photo of a variety of medications scattered on $100 bills

<乌鸦传媒>Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask.

Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ

Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>More Support for Early Detection; Cancer in Men Rising; Diet Drives Colon Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

FDA APPROVED durvalumab (Imfinzi) over a computer rendering of a transparent body with lung cancer highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Expands Durvalumab Label to Operable Lung Cancer

PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor approved for use in NSCLC before and after surgery

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>'SNL' Alum's Inoperable Cancer; Viral Toddler Checkup; Rocket Fuel Chemical in Food

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a woman receiving radiotherapy.

<乌鸦传媒>Benefits of Adjuvant RT for Early Breast Cancer Limited to First 10 Years

A study's 30-year follow-up data provided no new insights into which patients benefit from RT

A photo of a woman鈥檚 hand on her husband's shoulder as they look at a chest x-ray.

<乌鸦传媒>Spouses of Cancer Patients May Be at Increased Risk of Suicide

Risk was highest in the year following spouse's diagnosis

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Prices slashed by as much as 79%

FDA APPROVED axatilimab-csfr (Niktimvo) over a computer rendering of antibodies.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Agent for Chronic GVHD Wins FDA Approval

Axatilimab achieved a 75% response rate in patients with previously treated chronic GVHD

A computer rendering of cancer cells in the blood.

<乌鸦传媒>A Win for Molecularly Guided Therapy for Cancer of Unknown Primary

Improved PFS versus chemotherapy adds to evidence that could lead to practice change

A photo of a nurse drawing blood from a male patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

A computer rendering of parvovirus B19 particles.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Alerts on Dramatic Rise in Human Parvovirus B19

Pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised most at risk, agency warns

A photo of the debris at the site where an airplane crashed with 61 people on board, in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil.

<乌鸦传媒>Eight Doctors Killed in Brazil's Horrifying Plane Crash

"They were people used to saving lives, and now they lost theirs in such tragic circumstances"

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised?

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Methotrexate for Knee Osteoarthritis; Evaluating Squamous Cell Cancers

Also in TTHealthWatch: blood tests for Alzheimer's

A photo of surgeons performing axillary surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Avoid Completion ALND for Abemaciclib Eligibility in Early Breast Cancer

Researchers suggest unfavorable risk-benefit ratio "disqualifies" it as a staging tool

Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>No Gestational Diabetes-Cancer Link; Cholesterol and Cancer; Oncologist Saves Umpire

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

A photo of melanoma.

<乌鸦传媒>Outcomes in Resected Melanoma Influenced by Timing of Recurrence

Early recurrence after anti-PD-1/L1 likely to benefit more from anti-CTLA-4, targeted agents

A close up photo of a man smoking a marijuana cigarette.

<乌鸦传媒>Heavy Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Head and Neck Cancer Risk

Study findings have "substantial public health implications," researchers say

FDA APPROVED denileukin diftitox (Lymphir) over a photo of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

<乌鸦传媒>IL-2 Receptor-Targeted Therapy Approved for Relapsed/Refractory CTCL

New iteration of denileukin diftitox led to objective responses in 36% of pretreated patients

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Suspected of Murder; Cancer Blood Test Under Fire; TikTok and Body Image

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of the highway from San Antonio to Del Rio Texas.

<乌鸦传媒>Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Care

According to one analytics firm, 382 rural hospitals stopped services from 2014 to 2022

A computer rendering of a transparent body with a pancreatic tumor highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>Big Gain in PFS With Metastasis-Directed RT for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Fourfold improvement in median PFS when added to standard-of-care systemic therapy

FDA APPROVED vorasidenib (Voranigo) over a computer rendering of a brain tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves Vorasidenib for IDH-Mutant Gliomas

Treatment improved PFS by 16 months compared with placebo in INDIGO trial

MRI images of a prostate gland.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Model as Effective as Radiologists in Detecting Prostate Cancer on MRI

Combined findings from model and radiologists outperformed radiologists alone

A computer rendered cutaway of a colonoscopy.

<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Screening Costs Over $43 Billion a Year in the U.S., Study Estimates

Colorectal cancer screening accounted for 64% of the total amount

<乌鸦传媒>New Firearm Injury Numbers; Another Indication for Semaglutide?

Also in TTHealthWatch: bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer

Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Approval in Endometrial Cancer Expanded; Masks at Cancer Centers; NPR Reporter Dies

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

A photo of baby Zoey.

<乌鸦传媒>Physician Fights Insurer to Cover Her Baby's Brain Cancer Treatment

Blue Cross of Idaho denied coverage for costly drug multiple times

FDA APPROVED afamitresgene autoleucel (afami-cel, Tecelra) over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Greenlights First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor

Afamitresgene autoleucel (Tecelra) approved for metastatic synovial sarcoma

A computer rendering of colorectal cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Aspirin for CRC Risk Reduction May Benefit Unhealthy People Most

Absolute risk reduction tied to aspirin use progressively decreased with healthier lifestyles

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Death By Firing Squad; Cancers in Millennials; Heart Attacks During COVID

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

FDA APPROVED daratumumab-hyaluronidase (Darzalex Faspro), bortezomib (Velcade), lenalidomide (Revlimid), and dexamethasone

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Subcutaneous Daratumumab Plus VRd for Myeloma

Indicated for newly diagnosed patients who are eligible for stem cell transplant

A computer rendered strand of mRNA.

<乌鸦传媒>Gene-Expression Profiling Can Help Improve Outcomes in Cancers of Unknown Primary

In randomized study, guided site-specific therapy improved PFS versus empirical chemotherapy

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A computer rendering of a transparent female body with breast cancer highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>Bilateral Mastectomy Reduces Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk, but Not Mortality

Findings question interpretation that contralateral cases represent a new primary tumor

FDA APPROVED Blood test for colorectal cancer (Shield) over a photo of the product.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening

Shield becomes the first liquid biopsy for primary CRC screening

Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Ancient DNA May Fuel Cancer; ASCO Appeals to Oncologists; Pesticide Cancer Risk

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

鈥�

7

鈥�