Long-term exposure to low-dose radiation is linked to an increased risk of cancer, according to a study led by the University of California, Irvine. In the U.S., radiation exposure for the average person doubled between 1985 and 2006, mainly from medical imaging procedures such as CT scans, highlighting the need for its judicious use.
Patient-reported outcomes data from the phase III NATALEE trial, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Virtual Plenary, show that a broad population of patients with stage 2 and 3 hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative early breast cancer maintained health-related quality of life during treatment with Kisqali (ribociclib) plus endocrine therapy.
A multicenter phase II clinical study conducted by the SWOG Cancer Research Network suggests that combination ipilimumab and nivolumab can be an effective second-line therapy for patients with an aggressive and deadly type of melanoma that is resistant to PD-1 inhibitors.
Combination immunotherapy with the anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody durvalumab and other novel agents outperforms durvalumab alone in the neoadjuvant setting for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer, according to researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
By improving hospital care pathways, researchers from MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully reduced inpatient opioid use by 50% after pancreatic cancer surgery and cut the median opioid prescription volumes at discharge to zero.
Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and four other institutions have developed a molecular test to identify the presence of brain tumors by measuring abnormal genetic material shed by tumors and circulating in cerebrospinal fluid.
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia who received vitamin C and D supplements while undergoing intensive chemotherapy had lower rates of complications, such as infections, bleeding, and inflammation, when compared with similar, previously treated patients who did not receive these supplements.
A team of scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a previously unknown interaction between proteins that is responsible for supplying energy to tumor cells and could hold significant implications for the development of future treatments for colon cancer.
Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are part of an international team of scientists who identified mechanisms by which some multiple myelomas become resistant to initially effective T-cell therapies.
A study from researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and other top-tier cancer centers highlights the vital role that the immune system plays in determining the duration of patients’ remission from multiple myeloma.
