Oncology
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Whole breast radiation for breast cancer shown to be safe and effective
Whole breast radiation can cut treatment time from 6 weeks down to 3 weeks.
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Consider radiologic imaging for high-risk cutaneous SCC, expert advises
Surgery may be the mainstay of treatment for resectable SCC, but the emerging role of neoadjuvant therapeutics is changing the way oncologists...
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Immunotherapy may be path forward in HPV oropharyngeal cancer
Immunotherapy benefits locally advanced HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer in phase 2 study.
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Latinx and melanoma: Barriers and opportunities
A qualitative study in California reveals challenges and attitudes that could be addressed with new melanoma outreach and prevention strategies....
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Stage 3 melanoma attacked with immunotherapy and a virus-like particle
Phase 2 trial achieves some success, and responders had infiltrate of plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
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Stool transplants may boost immunotherapy success in melanoma
A phase 1 trial shows good clinical response after transplants from healthy donors.
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Immunotherapeutic target could fill unmet need in NSCLC
Phase 2 clinical trial shows consistent benefits at all levels of PD-L1 expression.
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Discontinuing immunotherapy: Is the infusion bag half empty or half full?
Clinical trials of immunotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy have generally terminated treatment in nonprogressing patients after 2 years.
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Patient safety in hospitals improved in past decade: Report
Safety improvements saved an estimated 16,000 lives during the 10-year period, the report said.
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Personalized breast screening a step closer to reality
“Several breast cancer risk prediction models have been created, but we believe this is one of the first models designed to guide breast screening...
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Novel vaccine approach halts disease after 23 years of breast cancer
“The biggest impact so far for me has been that, for the first time in more than a decade, I am not on any medication. That’s really amazing.”