How to Prevent COVID-19 Vaccination From Interfering With Cancer Imaging
Education, communication, and coordination are key.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
HLA Variant May Predict Poor Outcomes of Immunotherapy in Cancer Patients
HLA-A*03 was associated with worse progression-free and overall survival.
Team Discovers ‘Spin’ in Most Reports of Noninferiority Cancer Trials
Researchers identified misleading reporting in 75% of trials.
Some Immune-Mediated Diseases May Increase Cancer Risk
The risk of developing any cancer was significantly higher among patients with immune-mediated diseases.
COVID-19 Deaths on the Decline in Patients With Cancer
Registry data show significant decreases in 14-day and 3-month case-fatality rates.
Can Quality of Life Assessments Predict PFS, OS Across Cancer Types?
Recent studies showed associations between quality of life scores and survival in lung and prostate cancer as well as renal cell carcinoma.
Most NCCN Radiotherapy Recommendations Not Backed by High-Level Evidence
Less than 10% of radiotherapy recommendations in 2020 NCCN guidelines were category 1 recommendations.
Survey Reveals ‘Striking’ Barriers to Accessing High-Priority Cancer Drugs
Respondents said some essential cancer drugs had substantial out-of-pocket costs, and some posed a high risk of catastrophic expenditure.
Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Not Enough for Some Patients With Cancer
About half of patients with impaired seroconversion after the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine still had low antibody levels after the second dose.
Pandemic-Related Delays in Cancer Surgery May Not Affect Short-Term Outcomes
There was no increase in unresectable disease, new metastatic disease, or 30-day mortality associated with increasing delays.
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