Oncology Archives

Processed meats, the likes of which include bacon, hot dogs and sausages, can cause cancer.

Plant-based or Keto: Which Is Optimal for Health, Reduced Cancer Risk in Survivorship?

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center conducted a study to determine which diet is better at reducing cancer risk and improving health: keto or plant-based.

Doctor examines older female patient's heartrate.

Effects of Breast Cancer Treatments on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

A review of the results of the Pathways Heart Study, which sought to identify the link between a history of breast cancer treatment and cardiovascular risks in women.

Treatment Advances Have Improved Multiple Myeloma Mortality in the US

Researchers sought to determine the mortality trends for patients with multiple myeloma over the past few decades.

Findings that correlate Epstein-Barr virus status and solid tumors could mean that future cancer tre

Detection of FLT3-ITD MRD Is Associated With Relapse and Death in AML

Researchers sought to determine whether detection of FLT3 internal tandem duplications would be prognostic of risk of relapse and death in AML.

Cemiplimab Offers Chemo-Free First-Line Option for Advanced NSCLC

First-line cemiplimab can improve long-term survival outcomes, compared with chemotherapy, in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Now Is the Time: Reconsider PSA Screening Guidelines

Over the past decade, there has been a profound increase in diagnoses of metastatic prostate cancer.

Bevacizumab Biosimilar Vegzelma Gets FDA Approval

Vegzelma is a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor.

NCCN Updates Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccination

NCCN has updated its recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination to include advice about bivalent vaccines, vaccinating immunocompromised children, and more.

Many Patients With Advanced NSCLC Do Not Survive Beyond First-Line Therapy

Many patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer do not survive long enough to receive second-line therapy, a real-world study suggests.

Chemo Does Not Improve Long-Term Outcomes in Early-Stage Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Chemotherapy does not improve long-term outcomes in patients with early-stage invasive lobular carcinoma, according to a meta-analysis.

Breast Cancer Updates From ESMO 2022

Results from the TROPiCS-02, DATA, GIM2, and METEORA-II trials may help inform the treatment of breast cancer.

Pedmark Approved for Pediatric Cisplatin-Associated Ototoxicity

The approval was based on data from 2 pivotal phase 3 trials, which evaluated Pedmark in pediatric patients undergoing treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

A Call for Improving the Quality of Cancer Care in Geriatric Patients

Use of Geriatric Screening Tools to Assess Older Patients With Cancer

A review of geriatric assessment tools and their role in assessing older patients with cancer before and after treatment.

Rising Costs of Oral Anticancer Drugs Burden Medicare Recipients; New Law May Provide Some Relief

New data highlight the high cost of targeted oral anticancer medicines for patients with Medicare Part D coverage.

Oral CDK7 Inhibitor Granted Orphan Drug Status for Pancreatic Cancer

SY-5609 is a highly selective and potent oral inhibitor of the cyclin-dependent kinase 7.

FDA: Cases of Breast Implant-Related SCC, Various Lymphomas Reported

Following an initial extensive review, the Agency identified less than 20 cases of SCC and less than 30 cases of various lymphomas in the capsule around the breast implant.