Chemotherapy more effective in relapsed ovarian cancer when coupled with cytoreductive surgery: NEJM MD Editorial Team6 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: A new study conducted by Philipp Harter and the team shows that cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy resulted in longer overall...
Increased PSMA PET/CT may predict chemotherapy response in metastatic prostate cancer: Study Medha Baranwal25 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTBelgium: 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT can help predict if patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) will respond to taxane-based chemotherapy, suggests...
ASCO guideline on prevention and management of chemotherapy-induced PN in cancer survivors Medha Baranwal23 Nov 2021 7:00 PM ISTUSA: The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released an updated guideline on the prevention and management of chemotherapy-induced...
Merck Keytruda in combination with chemotherapy gets European nod as treatment for breast cancer Ruchika Sharma24 Oct 2021 9:30 AM ISTKenilworth: Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, has recently announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved KEYTRUDA,...
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia- A treatable cancer Dr Meet Kumar21 Oct 2021 2:26 PM ISTChronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancerof the blood and bone marrow in which the bone marrow makes more lymphocytes than required....
Cancer patients on chemotherapy likely not fully protected by COVID-19 vaccine, study finds Hina Zahid11 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe COVID-19 pandemic has been an especially stressful time for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, which attacks not only the cancer, but also...
Chemotherapy in colorectal cancer does not affect depth of anesthesia with propofol: Study Medha Baranwal2 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTKorea: Preoperative chemotherapy treatment does not affect the effect-site concentration (Ce) of propofol for loss of consciousness (LOC) and loss of...
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...
Sun Pharma gets CDSCO panel nod to additional pack size of Gemcitabine Medical Dialogues Team16 Aug 2021 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pharmaceutical major, Sun Pharma has got a go-ahead from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control...
Heated chemotherapy helpful for treatment of cancer in children Hina Zahid14 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTHIPEC used for many years at Michigan Medicine for adults might become an option for children as well.USA: A procedure called hyperthermic...
Sun Pharma cancer drug Pemetrexed Solution for Infusion gets CDSCO panel okay Medical Dialogues Team23 July 2021 6:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pharmaceutical major, Sun Pharma, has got a go-ahead from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control...
Procalcitonin better marker than MASCC score in patients with febrile neutropenia: Study Dr. Shravani Dali12 July 2021 9:15 AM ISTProcalcitonin (PCT) is a helpful marker with better prognostic ability than MASCC score in patients with febrile neutropenia, suggests a study...
