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Connective tissue diseases reported in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors
For the first time, new-onset connective tissue disease has been reported in patients who were treated with anti-PD1/PDL-1 agents, according to...
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Chemo gives no boost to ADT for patients with localized prostate cancer
Mitoxantrone plus prednisone added to androgen deprivation therapy does not improve outcomes in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer...
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Genomic differences seen in mRCC during first- and second-line therapy
ORLANDO – Genomic differences in mRCC patients underscore potential mechanisms of resistance.
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Active surveillance an option for patients with mRCC
mRCC patients may benefit from active surveillance before starting targeted therapy.
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Chemoradiation standard of care in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
ORLANDO – Can chemoradiation improve standards of car in MIBC treatment?
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New significantly mutated genes detected in prostate cancer
New findings on prostate cancer genetics may help inform patient stratification and translational research
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Prostate cancer susceptibility loci identified
“By the end of this year we will have a genetic test with 170 variants, and men at the top of 1% of risk group would have a 5.72% risk over the...
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Palliative care improves quality of life after HCT
Inpatient palliative care can help maintain quality of life in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Decitabine elicits favorable response in high-risk AML/MDS
Single-agent therapy with decitabine elicited favorable responses in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS...
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Worse outcomes for double-hit lymphomas after ASCT
Patients with double-hit lymphomas and double-expressor lymphomas have inferior outcomes after undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation,...
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HCT survivors experience high rates of late respiratory and infectious complications
Cancer survivors who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) face a greater risk for hospitalizations and mortality, compared with...
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ADT not associated with increased risk of dementia in larger study
Treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was not associated with an increased risk of dementia in a large, population-based study,...
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DNA methylation markers prognostic for metastatic breast cancer
A novel panel of DNA methylation markers may aid in predicting survival outcomes in metastatic breast cancer.
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Androgen improved survival in elderly AML patients
Elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) generally have a poor prognosis, but maintenance therapy with an androgen, norethandrolone,...
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Oral bacterium linked to poor esophageal cancer survival
Fusobacterium nucleatum