July 25th 2024
Multiple confirmed responses in a phase 2 trial support the FDA designation for the experimental therapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Community Practice Connections™: Controversies and Conversations About HER2- Expressing Breast Cancer…Advances in Management of HER2-Low to -Positive Disease
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Community Oncology Connections™: Overcoming Barriers to Testing, Trial Access, and Equitable Care in Cancer
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Dialogues With the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: Looking at EGFR, ALK, IO, and Beyond…
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Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy Advances Into Melanoma
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Fighting Disparities and Saving Lives: An Exploration of Challenges and Solutions in Cancer Care
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Physical Exams Adequate to Detect Thyroid Cancer in Cancer Survivors
February 3rd 2016The use of a standard yearly physical examination to screen for thyroid cancer among high-risk survivors of childhood and young adult cancers resulted in a negative predictive value of 100% for clinically relevant thyroid cancer and a significant cost savings compared with regular ultrasound screening.
Markers in Medullary Thyroid Cancer May Signal Metastasis, Vandetanib Response
October 22nd 2015Researchers in Germany appear to have identified a gene-expression signature associated with metastasis in sporadic medullary thyroid cancer and prognostic molecular tumor markers of medullary thyroid cancer response to vandetanib therapy.
Superior Survival Seen With Aggressive Therapy in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
October 21st 2015For patients who can tolerate aggressive multimodal therapy for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, survival rates can exceed historical outcomes, according to a retrospective study of patients treated at the Mayo Clinic.
Role of Fukushima Radiation Unclear in Pediatric Thyroid Cancers?
October 21st 2015It is too soon to determine the influence of radiation exposure on thyroid cancer risk among children and adolescents exposed to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in Japan, according to the lead author of findings presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the ATA.
Increased Risk of Second Malignancies With Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer
April 27th 2015A new population-based study has found that patients with thyroid cancer who are treated with radioactive iodine therapy are at increased risk for developing salivary cancer as a second malignancy.