UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute receives five NCI grants

Enhertu demonstrates superior efficacy over standard of care in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer

The DESTINY-Breast09 phase III trial of AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu is the first trial in more than a decade to demonstrate superior efficacy across a broad HER2-positive metastatic patient population versus current first-line standard of care.

April 25, 2025

Vol.51 No.16

In Brief

Hope Rugo named director of City of Hope’s Women’s Cancers Program

Hope S. Rugo has joined City of Hope to lead its Women’s Cancers Program throughout the organization and breast medical oncology division section.

April 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.15

Clinical Roundup

Heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy associated with longer survival in ovarian cancer

Physicians at Tampa General Hospital and USF Health Morsani College of Medicine conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study and found that a highly specialized treatment—heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy delivered directly into the abdominal cavity, is associated with longer survival for women with metastatic epithelial ovarian cancer.

April 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.15

Clinical Roundup

Gene-based blood test for melanoma may detect early signs of cancer return

Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a recent study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center shows.

April 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.15

Clinical Roundup

Researchers explore adapted Argentine tango dance therapy for cancer survivors at Ohio State

Adapted Argentine tango dance therapy is helping some breast cancer survivors regain natural balance and sensation after experiencing neuropathy, a common side effect of chemotherapy treatment. Expansion of a new clinical study will look further at how this musical movement intervention can “rewire” the brain to improve function after chemotherapy-related nerve changes.

April 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.15

In Brief

Less Radical, a podcast about Bernie Fisher, nominated for two Webby Awards

Less Radical, a documentary podcast that tells story of Bernie Fisher, a pioneering surgeon-scientist who redefined breast cancer treatment, was nominated for Best Podcast - Documentary and Best Indie Podcast – Limited Run in the 29th Annual Webby Awards.

April 04, 2025

Vol.51 No.13

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute receives five NCI grants

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Enhertu demonstrates superior efficacy over standard of care in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer

Hope Rugo named director of City of Hope’s Women’s Cancers Program

Heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy associated with longer survival in ovarian cancer

Gene-based blood test for melanoma may detect early signs of cancer return

Researchers explore adapted Argentine tango dance therapy for cancer survivors at Ohio State

Less Radical, a podcast about Bernie Fisher, nominated for two Webby Awards

Renew today!

Subscriber content

Never miss an issue!

Login