Oncology
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MRI Spotted Additional Breast Cancer in Women With Early Disease
Major Finding: Magnetic resonance imaging identified additional breast cancer in 10 of 91 patients with newly diagnosed disease who were otherwise...
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Nondysplastic Serrated Polyps Increase Neoplasia Risk
Major Finding: Having nondysplastic serrated polyps located proximal to the descending colon carried an odds ratio of 1.90 for having synchronous...
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Cancer Patients Less Compliant With Complex Oral Regimens
Major Finding: Although 88% of patients on a consistent cycle were fully adherent with an oral regimen, only 33%-50% of evaluable patients on...
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Dasatinib Approved for Early Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
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U.K. Cancer Patients Often Not Offered Sperm Banking Before Treatment
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Crizotinib Shows Promise Against Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Major Finding: In 82 patients with non–small-cell lung cancers that showed rearrangements in the ALK gene, crizotinib produced an overall response...
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Decreased PTPN13 Linked to Survival in HPV-Positive Head, Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Major Finding: Patients with decreased expression of the PTPN13 gene lived an average of 105 months vs.
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Longer Is Better for First-Line Chemo in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Longer chemotherapy duration was associated with a 36% reduction in the risk of progression (HR, 0.64; P less than .001) and a 9%...
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Panitumumab Plus Platinum Chemo Misses Mark in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Major Finding: Median overall survival was 9.0 months with chemotherapy alone vs.
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After 10 Years, Radiotherapy Plus TME Still Equals Lower Recurrence in Rectal Cancers
Major Finding: A 5-day course of radiotherapy immediately before total mesorectal excision reduces the rate of local recurrence by 50%.Data Source...
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In the Pipeline: BRAF Kinase Inhibitor Shrinks Melanoma Brain Metastases
Major Finding: Overall reductions in the size of brain metastases after treatment with the BRAF kinase inhibitor GSK2118436 ranged from –20% to –...