DC Council signs life saving initiative into law
DC joins 37 states in passing Breast Density Screening and Notification Act to address little known risk factor for breast cancerCredit: Brem Foundation Silver Spring,...
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Gilteritinib improved survival for patients with acute myeloid leukemia
ATLANTA -- Treatment with the FLT3-targeted therapeutic gilteritinib (Xospata) improved survival for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) harboring a FLT3 mutation...
Cancer preventive vaccine showed promising results in preclinical model of Lynch syndrome
ATLANTA -- Vaccination with as few as four tumor antigens generated antigen-specific responses, reduced intestinal tumors, and improved survival in a mouse model of Lynch...
Umbralisib shows early promise for patients with marginal zone lymphoma
ATLANTA -- The investigational therapeutic umbralisib, which targets the molecule PI3K-delta, was well tolerated and highly active in patients with relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma, according...
Data from two KEYNOTE trials show pembrolizumab benefited patients with advanced SCLC
ATLANTA -- The anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab (Keytruda) showed promising antitumor activity with durable responses in patients with pretreated, advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC),...
Targeted drug for leukemia tested at Penn Medicine helps patients live longer
Data presented at AACR Annual Meeting on recently approved drug that targets common mutation in AML ATLANTA - An inhibitor drug that targets a specific...
Single agent umbralisib effective for relapsed slow-growing lymphoma
MD Anderson Phase II trial shows drug well tolerated with high response rates for marginal zone lymphomaCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study at The...
New evidence on the association of shortened sleep time and obstructive sleep apnea with sleepiness and cardiometabolic risk factors
Obstructive sleep apnea and short sleep duration have distinct clinical impacts; clinicians should avoid a 'one-size-fits-all' approach through proper diagnosis to prevent and treat sleep...
Compression-only CPR increases survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Circulation Journal Report DALLAS, April 1, 2019 -- A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows rates of bystander CPR nearly doubled; compression-only (or...
Biopsy alternative: ‘Wearable’ device captures cancer cells from blood
Credit: Tae Hyun Kim ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a...
Growth in telehealth from 2016 to 2017 outpaces other venues of care
FAIR Health market indices and trending reports once again bring valuable visibility into patient migratory patterns and healthcare costs NEW YORK, NY--April 1, 2019--From 2016...
Enhanced recovery after spine surgery: 15 new articles in the April Neurosurgical Focus
Credit: © 2019 AANS CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (APRIL 1, 2019). The April issue of Neurosurgical Focus (thejns.org/toc/foc/46/4) contains 15 new articles on the principles of enhanced...
Just an hour of weekly walking staves off disability
All brisk walking, even short walks, help prevent disability in older adults with osteoarthritis CHICAGO --- Just one hour a week of brisk walking --...
New evidence about why clear margins in breast cancer surgery are such good news
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2019) - When a breast cancer tumor is removed with no signs of cancer...
New glioblastoma vaccine shows promising results in phase Ib clinical trial
A brain-cancer vaccine more than 20 years in the making suspends cancer growth in patients enrolled in early-stage trial. (PHILADELPHIA) - Glioblastoma is the most...
