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Iatrogenic tumour seeding not a risk factor for metachronous CRC
In patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), biopsy of nontumour sites after biopsy of the primary cancer is unlikely to cause metachronous cancers, a study reports.
Iatrogenic tumour seeding not a risk factor for metachronous CRC
06 Jun 2022Elacestrant ups PFS vs SoC ET in ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer
Elacestrant, a novel oral selective oestrogen receptor (ER) degrader, significantly improves progression-free survival (PFS) vs standard-of-care (SoC) endocrine therapy (ET) in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer whose disease progressed after 1–2 prior lines of ET and a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor, results of the phase III EMERALD trial have shown.
Elacestrant ups PFS vs SoC ET in ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer
06 Jun 2022HRT use tied to reduced COVID-19 death risk
The use of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) among postmenopausal women may be associated with a reduced risk of mortality after a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a retrospective study from Sweden.
HRT use tied to reduced COVID-19 death risk
02 Jun 2022Novel biomarkers predict immunotherapy response, side effects in HCC
A team of Singapore-based researchers has identified two blood biomarkers that not only predict clinical response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients but also the incidence of side effects from the same treatment.
Novel biomarkers predict immunotherapy response, side effects in HCC
02 Jun 2022Multivitamins help improve colorectal cancer survival
Patients who take multivitamin supplements at a moderate dose following their diagnosis of nonmetastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) appear to have a lower mortality, reports a recent study.
Multivitamins help improve colorectal cancer survival
02 Jun 2022Whole pelvic radiation therapy improves survival in high-risk prostate cancer
Prostate cancer (PCa) patients with higher lymph node (LN) risk scores and Gleason grade who are treated with whole pelvis radiotherapy (WPRT) have better overall survival (OS), reports a study.