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What America owes long covid patients

Plus: How to reduce women’s risk of lung cancer a debate over a federal bill that has played a key role in medical innovation.

Different outcomes for positive, negative pancreatic cancer patients receiving chemoradiation and systemic therapy

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NRG Oncology recently reported the results from the radiotherapy randomization, which was the second step of their NRG-RTOG 0848 clinical study comparing adjuvant chemotherapy with or without chemoradiation for patients with resected…

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Nuclear medicine injections are often used in cancer screenings: What happens when it goes wrong?

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The Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2023 aims to protect patients from unintended exposure to radiation during nuclear medicine procedures.

Extended PSMA therapy safe and effective for prostate cancer patients, research finds

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Extended prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy (177Lu-PSMA) beyond six cycles is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients, according to…

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Novel combination treatment outperforms standard therapy in patients with EGFR NSCLC

The combination of the antibody amivantamab and lazertinib, a drug targeting EGFR, shows better clinical benefits compared to standard treatment in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR gene mutations…

Sanofi Highlights Data From Blood Cancer Drug Sarclisa In New Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients

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Monday, Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) shared data from the IMROZ phase 3 study of Sarclisa, which enrolled 446 patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma.

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Combining biomedical data from breast cancer patients could lead to 'groundbreaking discoveries'

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Studying combined data from the UK Biobank, a unique record of patient information from more than half a million Britons, could help make "groundbreaking discoveries" in the understanding and treatment of breast cancer, say researchers.

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Scientists develop novel antibody treatment for kidney cancer

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Advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a deadly form of kidney cancer with few treatment options; even with new immunotherapies, only around one in 10 patients ultimately survive.

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Bristol Myers Squibb Announces Phase 3 Results Of Opdivo/Yervoy Combo In Liver Cancer Patients

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Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) announced on Tuesday the first presentation of results from the Phase 3 CheckMate -9DW trial evaluating the dual immunotherapy combination of Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) compared to…

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Proton therapy demonstrates advantages over traditional radiation therapy in Phase III head and neck cancer trial

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According to preliminary data from a multi-institution Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) achieved similar clinical outcomes and offered…

Dual Immunotherapy Improves Response Rates in Gynecologic Clear Cell Cancers

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Clinical activity and survival outcomes improved with the addition of ipilimumab (Yervoy) to nivolumab (Opdivo) in patients with ovarian or other gynecologic clear cell carcinomas, according to results from…

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The Christie hospital’s TYA unit marks a decade of dedication to young cancer patients

June 2024 marks a significant milestone for The Christie hospital’s TYA (Teenage and Young Adult) service as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Established in 2014 and funded by £10m from The Christie Charity, the bespoke TYA service…

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Norwalk Hospital begins breast, prostate cancer trials: 'All of these patients we expect to cure'

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The studies aim to determine how little radiation patients need to get rid of their cancer and prevent it from coming back, according to the two oncologists at Norwalk Hospital.

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Researchers complete first trial of Black patients with early-stage breast cancer

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Black patients with early-stage breast cancer who were treated with docetaxel chemotherapy every 3 weeks had less drug-induced peripheral neuropathy and significantly fewer dose reductions compared to those who received weekly paclitaxel,…

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Immunotherapy significantly increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer

An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer free after surgery, according to clinical trial results The findings, presented at the…

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Life-prolonging breast cancer drug offering hope to hundreds of Scottish women is blocked by England and Wales

A breast cancer drug with the power to slow the progression of the disease has been offering hope to hundreds of women across Scotland, yet patients in England and Wales have been denied the treatment

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New skin cancer vaccine being trialled by the NHS can halve the risk of dying or the deadly disease returning, study finds

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Melanoma patients given Tecemotide alongside immunotherapy drug Keytruda were 49 per cent more likely to be alive three years later compared to those taking Keytruda alone.