A study conducted by the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center found that patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancers were at a higher risk of less-favorable outcomes if they were unexpectedly hospitalized for dehydration, fever, or other ailments.
The MD Anderson Cancer Center expert discussed the future of acute myeloid leukemia treatment, and how the field is evolving rapidly.
The new guidelines suggest the need to phase out cotesting and cytology, shifting towards primary HPV testing starting at age 25 years.
A study of patients with gynecologic cancer and COVID-19 found that neither having cancer nor receiving treatment for it worsened COVID-19 outcomes.
Novartis announced that the study met its primary end point of complete response rate in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.
Biosight Ltd announced that the FDA granted fast track designation to aspacytarabine for the treatment of adult patients aged 75 years or older with acute myeloid leukemia.
CancerNetwork’s latest episode of the “Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go” podcast examines an article in the July issue of the journal ONCOLOGY on clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The organization indicated that patient safety should continue to be the first priority, and home infusion of anticancer therapy still presents with possible risks that should be considered.
The study is evaluating the subcutaneous formulation of daratumumab in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone versus pomalidomide and dexamethasone alone as treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Researchers indicated that these results suggest the need for alternative approaches for risk stratification of patients with pancreatic cancer.
Researchers specifically suggested that the 86-SNV score could be incorporated into breast cancer risk prediction models for patients carrying a pathogenic variant in BRCA1, BRCA2, and CHEK2.
The US Oncology expert explained that results from 2 trials presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Program may change how oncologists choose to treat these patients.
The goal of the initiative is to have cancer screenings that were made in the first half of 2020 and cancelled due to COVID-19 rescheduled to ensure patients are again receiving routine screenings.
Researchers suggested that based on their findings, increased efforts are needed to implement intervention strategies tailored to local settings to effectively decrease the global lung cancer burden and reduce health inequality.
The MSK expert explained that pre- and post-test educatin on genetic testing could help patients and providers alike to better understand the results.
The FDA approved atezolizumab plus cobimetinib and vemurafenib for the treatment of patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive advanced melanoma.
The MD Anderson Cancer Center expert discussed next steps in the evaluation of ivosenidib plus venetoclax, with or without azacytidine, in patients with IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced the FDA granted pevonedistat, its investigation NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor, breakthrough therapy designation to treat patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.
The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to osimertinib for the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated non-small cell lung cancer after complete tumor resection with curative intent.
Marking the first US applications for pembrolizumab in breast cancer, the applications are based on data from the KEYNOTE-355 and KEYNOTE-522 trials, respectively.
The US Oncology expert reported that secondary surgical cytoreduction may not lead to improved outcomes in women platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer.
In addition to being approved to detect the HER2 biomarker in breast cancer, the assay was approved as a companion diagnostic for trastuzumab therapy.
These findings have serious implications for future cancer care and underscore the need to resume cancer care and screening.
The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to MK-6482 for the treatment of patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated renal cell carcinoma and orphan drug designation to MK-6482 for von Hippel-Lindau disease.
Updated findings further evaluate the effectiveness of various treatments of COVID-19 for patients with cancer and reveal possible racial disparities in enrollment of clinical trials.
A recent study found a 22% lower risk in developing colorectal cancer in the 3 years after patients took hypertension medications to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, or heart disease.
Black Diamond Therapeutics announced that the FDA granted fast track designation to BDTX-189 for the treatment of adult patients with solid tumors harboring an allosteric HER2 mutation or an EGFR or HER2 Exon 20 insertion mutation.
The study is evaluating poziotinib in patients who were previously treated for non-small cell lung cancer with HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations.
Within this study, satisfaction was markedly higher in those treated with apixaban, and adherence rates appeared to be similar between both modalities in women undergoing surgery for gynecologic cancer.
This research suggested the need for reassessment of the methods by which childhood cancer treatment delivery are approached during crises.
