Chemoradiotherapy may be safely omitted in some patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: PROSPECT trial Medha Baranwal11 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from the PROSPECT trial have shown preoperative FOLFOX to be non-inferior to preoperative chemoradiotherapy for disease-free survival...
History of rosacea protective factor against facial BCC development Medha Baranwal11 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A single-institution retrospective study found that a personal history of rosacea may be a protective factor against facial BCC (basal cell...
Sir Ganga Ram doctors perform unique cryoablation procedure to treat gall bladder cancer Kajal Rajput10 Jun 2023 12:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: A 55-year-old woman suffering from gall bladder cancer and deemed unfit for surgery underwent cryoablation, a new form of minimally...
Trimodality therapy as good as radical cystectomy for select patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer Dr. Shravani Dali9 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTTrimodality therapy as good as radical cystectomy for select patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer suggests a new study published in The Lancet...
Dual immunotherapy promising for treatment of recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Jun 2023 9:30 AM ISTSingapore: The dual immunotherapy, PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab and CTLA-4 targeting drug ipilimumab effectively treat recurrent or...
Long Covid impact on fatigue and quality of life worse than some cancers Isra Zaman9 Jun 2023 9:15 AM ISTFatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long Covid patients, and can affect quality of life more than some cancers,...
High-risk chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients may benefit from fixed-duration ibrutinib plus venetoclax: CAPTIVATE Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Jun 2023 9:00 AM ISTItaly: Deep, durable responses and sustained survival seen with fixed-duration ibrutinib plus venetoclax are maintained in patients with high-risk...
Can simple hysterectomy be considered standard-of-care treatment for patients with low-risk cervical cancer? Medha Baranwal7 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTCanada: Findings from the phase III SHAPE clinical trial have revealed simple hysterectomy (SH) with pelvic lymph node dissection to be a safe...
New drug vorasidenib may delay progression of glioma: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTIn an international study co-led by UCLA, scientists have shown that a new targeted therapy drug can extend the amount of time people with a subtype...
Integrated pathway to detect prostate cancer early obviate need for biopsy Aditi6 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTA research article published in EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY validated a pathway that finds MRI biomarkers and microRNAs as triage tests for the early...
Adult childhood cancer survivors have high risk of cognitive impairment: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia6 Jun 2023 9:15 AM ISTA new study by Nicholas Phillips and team showed that adult cancer survivors are more likely to have late-onset memory impairment due to modifiable...
Novel drug slows down glioma progression Isra Zaman6 Jun 2023 9:00 AM ISTIn an international study co-led by UCLA, scientists have shown that a new targeted therapy drug can extend the amount of time people with a subtype...
