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High rate of subsequent cancers in MCC
Patients with cutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma face a higher risk of developing other primary cancers
From the Journals
Antibody shows promise in preventing GVHD
In translational research that shows potential for humans, an antibody blockade of the Notch signaling pathway prevents graft-versus-host-disease...
From the Journals
ESMO helps hematologists assess new cancer drugs
The group’s new study evaluation tool, the ESMO-MCBS:H, is aimed at helping doctors and others determine the benefit of new blood cancer therapies...
Conference Coverage
Multiprong strategy makes clinical trials less White
Only a small percentage of eligible patients participate in clinical trials in the first place, and very few come from racial and ethnic minority...
Conference Coverage
CBSM phone app eases anxiety, depression in cancer patients
Few patients with cancer have access to psycho-oncologic support.
Conference Coverage
Huge underuse of germline testing for cancer patients
Information from germline genetic testing could affect a patient’s cancer care.
Conference Coverage
DEI training gives oncology fellows more confidence
Only 2%-3% of practicing oncologists are Black or Hispanic/Latino, says Yale Cancer Center doctor.
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
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Widespread carboplatin, cisplatin shortages: NCCN survey
Only 64% of centers said they are still able to continue treating all current patients receiving carboplatin.
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`Remarkable’: CAR T therapy for CLL/SLL
Primary analysis of the TRANSCEND CLL 004 trial showed that a single dose of CAR T therapy achieved durable responses in CLL and SLL, with a...
Conference Coverage
PMBCL: Postremission, patients may safely skip radiation
Among patients who had achieved complete remission of primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma with chemotherapy, the largest study of its kind found...