Oncology
News
Three wild technologies about to change health care
Now, in the 23rd year of the 21st century, you might not believe what we’ll be capable of next.
From the Journals
Longer life after bariatric surgery, but suicide risk in young
Death from diabetes was 72% lower in the bariatric surgery patients versus nonsurgery peers.
From the Journals
Spectrum of dermatologic adverse events associated with amivantamab use
It is important for dermatologists and oncologists to be aware of the severe and atypical dAEs associated with this novel therapy....
Conference Coverage
Gene test may offer insights into treatment response in advanced NSCLC
Researchers linked positive assay results to longer progression-free survival.
Conference Coverage
Use of diagnostic mammograms is inconsistent, survey finds
Many employ diagnostic mammograms for posttreatment surveillance, but benefit is unknown.
Conference Coverage
Long-course radiation therapy better at organ-sparing in rectal cancer than short-term therapy
Patients who underwent short-course therapy had worse organ-preservation outcomes.
Conference Coverage
Colorectal cancer treatment outcomes in older adults
Disease-free survival boosted by adjuvant therapy completion, but only about half of patients finish.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA OKs sacituzumab govitecan for HR+ metastatic breast cancer
Label expansion for the Trop-2–directed antibody-drug conjugate was based on the TROPICS-02 trial.
Conference Coverage
Immunotherapy with antibiotics doesn’t worsen biliary tract cancer outcomes
Previous studies and clinical observations have suggested that antibiotics during immunotherapy treatment may hasten negative outcomes.
From the Journals
Race and geography tied to breast cancer care delays
A new study suggests that “treatment delays are alarmingly common in patients at high risk for breast cancer death, including young Black women...
Commentary
Commenting on weight’s not rude. It’s dangerous.
My awkward statement had been the first time anyone on campus had directly mentioned her weight, though she suspected that people were talking...