Neuro-oncology
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ASCO: Trial highlights cognitive toll of adjuvant whole-brain radiation
Key clinical point: Adding whole-brain radiation after radiosurgery increases the risk of cognitive decline in patients with limited brain...
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Alzheimer’s drug improves cognitive function after RT for brain tumors
Key clinical point: Among adult brain tumor survivors who underwent partial- or whole-brain irradiation, treatment with donepezil compared with...
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FDA approves first drug for high-risk neuroblastoma
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‘Chemo brain’ may have targetable causes
Key clinical point: Cognitive decline following chemotherapy may be an interplay of aging and drug-induced molecular changes. Major finding: An...
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Decompression can save lives in ventricular trapping
Key clinical point: Decompression for a trapped ventricle can be a life-saving procedure. Major finding: Mortality significantly declined from 70...
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FDA looks to make companion diagnostics, lab tests more reliable
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Bevacizumab fails to improve survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma
Major finding: Two similar studies found no difference in median survival with the addition of bevacizumab to standard therapy for patients with...
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New chemo regimen is active against recalcitrant neuroendocrine tumors
Major finding: The overall response rate was 43% and the clinical benefit rate was 97%. Data source: A randomized phase II trial among 28 patients...
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Gene panel identifies residual neuroblastoma metastases
Major finding: In a multivariate analysis, patients negative for minimal residual disease had about a fourfold increased rate of progression-free...
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CENTRIC results signal end of cilenglitide in glioblastoma
Major finding: Overall survival was 26.3 months in both study arms, and more events occurred in the cilenglitide arm than in the control arm (144...
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Younger adults with brain metastases survive longer with radiosurgery alone
Major finding: Stereotactic radiosurgery was associated with significantly longer overall survival among patients age 50 years and younger (hazard...