Venetoclax combination therapies found effective against challenging subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia Hina Zahid21 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTATLANTA - Combination therapies including venetoclax and another therapy have displayed promising results against subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia...
Does Aspirin affect overall survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer? MD Editorial Team20 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTStudies have shown that those who take aspirin have a lower risk of cancer and that aspirin has a chemopreventive effect in colorectal cancer....
Drug combination may keep young patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in remission for several years Hina Zahid18 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTYoung patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) can enjoy long remissions on the drug ibrutinib, but must stay on it indefinitely to keep the...
Nivolumab and Ipilimumab combo bests monotherapy in improving clinical outcomes in Advanced Melanoma MD Editorial Team17 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTIn a new study CheckMate 067, the results demonstrated durable, improved clinical outcomes with nivolumab plus ipilimumab or nivolumab versus...
Gastrojejunostomy and endoscopic stenting effective for Gastric outlet obstruction: Study Dr. Shravani Dali17 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTBoth Gastrojejunostomy (GJ) and endoscopic stenting (ES) are safe and effective intervention modalities for malignant Gastric outlet obstruction...
Preop chemosensitivity improves survival in patients with resected gastric adenocarcinoma: JAMA MD Editorial Team16 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A new study conducted by Lei Deng and the team showed that in patients with resectable gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent postoperative...
Preparation-free colon-scan capsule safe, has high patient satisfaction for detecting colorectal cancer: Study Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A new colon-scan capsule system in a recent study in the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences showed safety and high patient satisfaction for...
Ga-68 radiotracer better than FDG for diagnosing liver cancer: Study Medha Baranwal14 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTBangalore: In a recent study, Indian researchers found an experimental gallium-68-based (Ga-68) radiotracer for PET/CT imaging to be more accurate...
Investigational therapy pyrotinib with chemotherapy may improve outcomes in patients with pretreated HER2-positive breast cancer Hina Zahid14 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTSAN ANTONIO - Among patients with previously treated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, those who received pyrotinib plus capecitabine had longer...
Early closure of ileostomy after rectal resection for cancer fails to provide better QoL Medha Baranwal13 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTSwitzerland: A recent study in the journal Diseases of the Colon & Rectum showed that early closure of ileostomy (at 2 weeks) does not provide a...
Covid-19 vaccination associated with low Covid infection in cancer patients MD Editorial Team13 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTCancer patients are at a greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection, although it is uncertain if SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is useful for them. According to a...
Orchidectomy more Cardiotoxic compared to Medical Castration in Prostate Cancer patients MD Editorial Team13 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe role of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in the treatment of prostate cancer is debatable. ADT has a rapid and dramatic clinical effect in men...
