Cancer

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TGen distinguished professor to receive award for advances in treating pancreatic cancer

October 24, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Oct. 22, 2018 -- Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff, Distinguished Professor and Physician-In-Chief of the Translational Genomics...

Racial differences in colorectal cancer incidence not due to biology

INDIANAPOLIS - A systematic review and meta-analysis from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine has found that,...

Biomarker blood test confirms remission in patients with HPV+ oral cancer

SAN ANTONIO, October 23, 2018 -- A highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been...

HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment

CHAPEL HILL - A new blood test developed by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows promise...

Does gut microbiota hold the key to improved diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer?

(Vienna, October 23, 2018) Oesophageal microbiota may help to improve the diagnosis and management of oesophageal cancer, according to the...

Radiation/cisplatin combination established as standard of care for HPV+ oral cancer

SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure HPV-related head and...

Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- The first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who...

Radiation therapy outcomes better for African-American than Caucasian prostate cancer patients

SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk...

Men with low-/intermediate-risk prostate cancer benefit from fewer, higher-dose radiation treatments

SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe and effective treatment for men with...

High-dose, high-precision radiation therapy safe, effective for solitary kidney cancer patients with only one kidney

SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- Treatment of renal cell carcinoma with stereotactic radiation therapy is as safe and effective...

RNA thought to spread cancer shows ability to suppress breast cancer metastasis

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a form...

Treatment of aggressive breast cancer improved by immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Oct 20, 2018 - Patients with an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer can benefit from immunotherapy...

Drugs for treating breast cancer in women are effective and well tolerated in men

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 21 October 2018 - There is growing evidence that drugs approved...

Major trial shows targeted drug extends breast cancer survival

Combining a targeted drug with hormone therapy substantially extends survival for women with advanced breast cancer, a major clinical trial...

New option for women with advanced breast cancer resistant to hormone therapy

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Treatment with the cyclin dependent kinase (CDK)...

Some patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer live longer with immunotherapy

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Immunotherapy improves survival in some patients with...

Erlotinib improves progression-free survival in early mutated non-small cell lung cancer

Munich, Germany, 21 October 2018 - Neoadjuvant erlotinib benefits selected epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated patients who undergo complete resection...

PROs indicate brachytherapy alone is the superior treatment

Oncology trial RTOG 0232 comparing a combined treatment of external beam therapy and brachytherapy (EBT+B) to transperineal interstitial permanent brachytherapy...

Interaction of pretreatment immune inflammatory state of patient outcomes following RT

Data from a validation study of NRG-RTOG 0521 suggests that, while there is no association between an elevated level of...

Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence in half for patients with good risk breast cancer