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Novel blood test detects precancerous colorectal adenomas
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
A novel multiomics blood test was shown to detect advanced colorectal adenomas at comparable or better rates...
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No benefit seen with radiotherapy in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX was associated with favorable overall survival compared to historical data, but the...
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Better survival with S-1 plus docetaxel in stage III gastric cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Postoperative adjuvant S-1 plus docetaxel significantly improved survival over S-1 alone.
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Gut microbiome may predict nivolumab efficacy in gastric cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
The diversity of the gut microbiome could potentially predict nivolumab response.
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Risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer linked to number of oral sex partners
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Engaging in oral sex at a younger age and having more partners in a shorter period were associated with higher...
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CRC risk in young adults: Not as high as previously reported
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Previous studies of colorectal cancer included carcinoid tumors as well as colorectal adenocarcinoma, which has inflated estimates of risk,...
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CRC risk in young adults: Not as high as previously reported
- Author:
- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Previous studies of colorectal cancer included carcinoid tumors as well as colorectal adenocarcinoma, which has inflated estimates of risk,...
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COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
- Author:
- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
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Patients with cancer a ‘high priority’ for COVID-19 vaccine, says AACR task force
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
“We conclude that patients with an active cancer should be considered for priority access to COVID-19 vaccination.”
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Margetuximab approved for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
The monoclonal antibody margetuximab-cmkb demonstrated superiority over trastuzumab.
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COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
- Author:
- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
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Black race linked to poorer survival in AML
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
The risk for death was 27% higher for Black patients compared with White patients.
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No benefit from tranexamic acid prophylaxis in blood cancers
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
The rate of occlusions in the central venous line was significantly higher for patients in the tranexamic acid...
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Pembrolizumab ‘preferred choice’ in MSI-H/dMMR metastatic CRC
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Compared with chemotherapy, pembrolizumab doubled progression-free survival and improved the overall response rate in this patient population.
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Practice-changing data at this year’s ASH meeting
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Like many other conferences this year, the ASH meeting will be virtual because of the continuing COVID-19...