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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
A subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation surgery but...
Avelumab plus axitinib significantly improve PFS in untreated renal cell carcinoma
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 21 October 2018 - A combination of the immune checkpoint blocker,...
Study shows childhood obesity the major risk factor for serious hip disease
New research suggests that rising childhood obesity rates are causing more adolescents to develop a debilitating hip disease requiring urgent...
Local radiotherapy improves survival in metastatic prostate cancer with low disease burden
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 21 October 2018 - Radiotherapy to the prostate improves overall survival...
3D bioprinting technique could create artificial blood vessels, organ tissue
University of Colorado Boulder engineers have developed a 3D printing technique that allows for localized control of an object's firmness,...
Olaparib maintenance extends PFS by estimated 3 years in advanced ovarian cancer
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 21 October 2018 - Two-year maintenance therapy with olaparib, a PARP...
Home-based biofeedback therapy is effective option for tough-to-treat constipation
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 22, 2018) - Biofeedback therapy used at home is about...
HIV-infected Hispanic adults face higher risks of HPV-related cancers
A new study reveals that Hispanic HIV-infected adults in the United States are at a higher risk of developing cancers...
Heredity matters: Ancestral protease functions as protein import motor in chloroplasts
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan -- Over 1 billion years ago, a relationship began between the ancestor of all living...
New treatment approach for advanced anal cancer
ESMO 2018 abstract LBA21 - "InterAACT: A multicentre open label randomised phase II advanced anal cancer trial of cisplatin (CDDP)...
Future fertility: Giving hope to men who received childhood cancer treatment
Credit: Dong-Ha Bhang, Penn Medicine: Nature Communications PHILADELPHIA - Researchers have discovered a way to grow human stem cells destined...
Oncologists demand more education on the use of biosimilars: ESMO takes action
Biological medicines are responsible for some of the most promising innovations in cancer treatment, including immunotherapy, targeted drugs and vaccines...
Multi-strain probiotic reduces chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea [ESMO 2018 Press Release]
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 21 October 2018 - A high concentration of multi-strain probiotic helps...
Zoledronic acid improves disease-free survival in premenopausal HR+ early breast cancer
Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Adjuvant treatment with the bone sparing drug zoledronic acid plus hormonal therapy with the...
Epigenetic therapy worth pursuing in hormone receptor positive advanced breast cancer
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Epigenetic therapy with histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors...
Targeting specific genomic mutation in breast cancer improves outcomes, first study shows
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Targeting a common mutation in patients with hormone receptor positive (HR+) HER2 negative (HER2-) advanced...
Bright lights, big CITI
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore, 22 October 2018 - Global efforts in immuno-oncology have received a major boost, with a...
Immunotherapy may become new first line treatment in some metastatic colorectal cancers
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 22 October 2018 - Immunotherapy with nivolumab and low-dose ipilimumab could...
