Sharon Worcester is an award-winning medical journalist for MDedge News. She has been with the company since 1996, first as the Southeast Bureau Chief (1996-2009) when the company was known as International Medical News Group, then as a freelance writer (2010-2015) before returning as a reporter in 2015. She previously worked as a daily newspaper reporter covering health and local government. Sharon currently reports primarily on oncology and hematology. She has a BA from Eckerd College and an MA in Mass Communication/Print Journalism from the University of Florida. Connect with her via LinkedIn and follow her on twitter @SW_MedReporter.
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MCL treatment choices depend partly on age
CHICAGO – There are important treatment differences in patients aged 65 and younger versus those over 65.
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ALTA-1L: Brigatinib beats crizotinib for PFS in ALK-positive NSCLC
The ALTA-1L trial showed a 51% reduction in progression-free survival with brigatinib versus crizotinib in ALK-positive NSCLC.
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Some mutation testing can be useful at CLL diagnosis
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IMPower132 trial: Atezolizumab improves PFS in advanced nonsquamous NSCLC
TORONTO – Atezolizumab as part of first-line and maintenance therapy improves PFS in advanced nonsquamous NSCLC.
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IMpower133: Atezolizumab plus standard chemotherapy boosted survival in ES-SCLC
Adding atezolizumab to standard first-line ES-SCLC treatment significantly improved overall survival and progression-free survival in the...
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CDC: Trivalent adjuvanted influenza vaccine aIIV3 safe in elderly adults
ATLANTA – Postlicensure surveillance shows no new or unexpected adverse events with aIIV3 (FLUAD).
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PCV13 moderately effective in older adults
ATLANTA - As ACIP reevaluates PCV13 for certain older adults, a case-control study shows moderate effectiveness against invasive pneumococcal...
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Breast cancer risk in type 2 diabetes related to adiposity
Women with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a moderately increased risk of breast cancer that appears to be mainly caused by adiposity, not diabetes...
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FDA approves oral dacomitinib for some metastatic NSCLC
The drug has a recommended dose of 45 mg once daily with or without food.
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PACIFIC trial: Durvalumab improves both OS and PFS in stage III NSCLC
TORONTO – Updated PACIFIC trial results show that durvalumab provides first major OS, PFS advance for stage III NSCLC in decades.
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NELSON trial: CT Screening reduces lung cancer deaths
The NELSON trial is the second large-scale trial to show that screening significantly reduces lung cancer mortality.
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Neoadjuvant combo yields high pathologic response in NSCLC
TORONTO – Neoadjuvant combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy (CT-IO) yielded high pathologic response rates for...
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CGP guides cancer patient management, facilitates trial enrollment
Comprehensive genetic profiling helps guide cancer patient care and facilitates clinical trial enrollment, a review of 46 cases followed for 3...
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AYA cancer: Bridging the divide
There is a wide range of efforts and collaborations aimed at finally correcting the disparities in survival among adolescents and young adults...