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Better assessment of energy requirements needed in CRC patients

Better assessment of energy requirements needed in CRC patients

07 Sep 2023

Using 30 kcal/kg to predict energy requirements overestimates total energy expenditure (TEE) by 1.44 times in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) in a controlled sedentary environment, as shown in a study. In addition, TEE is outside of the predicted requirement range for most.

07 Sep 2023
Anti-HER-2/neu vaccine may benefit gastric cancer patients

Anti-HER-2/neu vaccine may benefit gastric cancer patients

06 Sep 2023 byAudrey Abella

In patients with HER-2-overexpressing metastatic or advanced gastric/gastroesophageal (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma, a regimen comprising standard-of-care chemotherapy and a HER2-targeting peptide vaccine induced antibody responses that corresponded with tumour size reduction, according to an analysis of the HERIZON study which looked into the correlation between antibody responses and clinical outcomes.

06 Sep 2023