WB: Chemoimmunotherapy Not Linked With Overall Benefit Vs. Immunotherapy Alone
Chemoimmunotherapy was linked with no survival advantage versus immunotherapy alone in advanced...
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Oncology
High body mass index associated with increased risk of gastrointestinal cancers
Bookmark1. Individuals with an overweight or obese body mass index (BMI) are at increased risk for...
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Tumour stroma ratio predicts prognosis and PD-L1 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma
Bookmark1. The tumour stroma ratio (TSR) is a prognostic biomarker for predicting recurrence-free...
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Temporary interruption of endocrine therapy in women with endocrine-responsive breast cancer did not affect cancer outcomes
Bookmark1. The 3-year incidence of breast cancer in the study group was 8.9% compared to 9.2% in...
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Trifluridine–Tipiracil and Bevacizumab Improves Survival in Metastatic Pretreated Colorectal Cancer
Bookmark1. The median overall survival was 10.8 months in the combination group (FTD–TPI +...
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Venetoclax in addition to ibrutinib effective as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Bookmark1. High genetic risk participants with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) taking...
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DVD and telephone-based interventions effective to increase rates of cancer screening in rural areas
Bookmark1. For female patients living in rural areas, an interactive DVD intervention and...
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Measuring the rate of change of breast density over time may help to refine breast cancer screening
Bookmark1. A significantly slower rate of breast density decline over time was observed in the...
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Adagrasib in Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring a KRASG12C Mutation
Bookmark1. The overall objective response rate was 35.1% in patients with initial measurable...
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Cesarean delivery may be associated with increase odds of developing early-onset colorectal cancer in women
Bookmark1. In a case-control study based in Sweden, females born by C-section had greater odds of...
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‘Inform and Empower’ Patients on PrEP to Start HPV Vaccine Series
Incorporating HPV vaccination into PrEP services may increase the number of patients who receive...
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Stereotactic radiosurgery did not outperform conventional external beam radiotherapy in patients with localized vertebral metastatic lesions
1. Pain response at 3 months post-treatment show no advantage of stereotactic radiosurgery vs....
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Long-Term Outcomes of Sotorasib in KRAS-G12C Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
1. Sotorasib showed prolonged efficacy with a median OS of 12.5 months (33% at 24 months) and an...
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Gastrointestinal cancer patients may have low spiritual well-being
1. In this cross-sectional study, the mean score for spiritual well-being among patients with...
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Tislelizumab for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
1. Median overall survival was 17.2 months in the tislelizumab group versus 10.6 months in the...
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Previously treated advanced endometrial cancer treated with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab results in greater survival than chemotherapy alone
1. Overall survival is longer for patients receiving a combination of lenvatinib plus...
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Spirituality may influence the aggressiveness of end-of-life treatments in cancer patients
1. In this scoping review, spiritual care offered by the medical team typically led to more...
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Prostate cancer overscreening persists despite guideline changes
1. This retrospective cohort study demonstrated that males over the age of 70 are overscreened for...
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Narrow margin excision of T1a melanoma not associated with recurrence or melanoma-specific mortality
1. Wide local excision of T1a melanoma near critical structures with narrow (5-mm) margins was not...
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Cardiac magnetic resonance tissue biomarkers unlikely to identify cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction in patients with breast cancer
1. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging demonstrated myocardial inflammation and edema in...
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