Pembrolizumab increases survival of patients with unresectable cervical cancer on chemotherapy: NEJM MD Editorial Team30 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTPembrolizumab is a highly selective humanized monoclonal IgG4 antibody directed against the PD1 receptor on the cell surface. A new study by Dr...
Warfarin use in cancer-associated thrombosis tied to improved overall survival: Study MD Editorial Team29 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study reported warfarin use to be associated with improved overall survival (OS) versus low-molecular-weight (LMWH) in the treatment of...
Colon cancer risk extends to second- and third-degree relatives, finds study Hina Zahid28 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTHaving second- or third-degree relatives with colorectal cancer increases a person's risk of developing the disease, according to the findings of a...
Breast MRI can predict success of preop chemotherapy in inflammatory breast cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal27 Sept 2021 10:00 AM ISTBoston, MA: The success of preoperative chemotherapy can be determined by performing baseline breast MRI scans in women with inflammatory breast...
Patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors have better quality of life: Study Hina Zahid27 Sept 2021 8:45 AM ISTTAMPA, Fla. - Immune checkpoint inhibitors that activate the immune system to target cancer cells have greatly impacted the lives of cancer patients...
Acalabrutinib, venetoclax and obinutuzumab as frontline therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Lancet MD Editorial Team24 Sept 2021 9:00 PM ISTUSA: In a trial led by Matthew S Davids, individuals with undiscovered minimum residual disease (MRD) and untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia who...
Eating spinach could prevent colon cancer, finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli24 Sept 2021 11:26 AM ISTEating spinach could prevent colon cancer, suggests new study from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) . And...
Two views better than one in chest X-ray AI for classifying adenopathy: Study Medha Baranwal24 Sept 2021 10:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has shown an artificial intelligence (AI) model, that analyzes both frontal and lateral, to be a better performer for classifying...
How a new imaging tool helps to better stage men with prostate cancer Hina Zahid24 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTProstate-specific membrane antigen, or PSMA, -targeted PET imaging for prostate cancer has been a breakthrough diagnosis tool in locating prostate...
Rovalpituzumab tesirine ineffective against small cell lung cancer, confirm four studies Hina Zahid23 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTDENVER - Four independent studies published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO) demonstrate that rovalpituzumab tesirine for small-cell lung...
PET/CT predicts early response to TARE treatment in liver cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal23 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTFrance: A recent study in the American Journal of Roentgenology has shown that early posttreatment evaluation with PET/CT may help identify six-month...
FDA Authorizes Software that Can Help Identify Prostate Cancer Hina Zahid22 Sept 2021 9:30 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of Paige Prostate AI-based software that will help pathologists with a supplementary...
