Current Age-based Genetic Testing in Patients With Cancer May Miss Majority of Inherited Gene Variants
The detection of certain inherited gene variants can guide treatment and help uncover hereditary cancer risks in patients’ families ...
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Blood Could Serve as a Main Source for Finding Cancer-specific Proteins Needed to Develop Personalized Treatment
A blood-based approach could enable personalized immunotherapy without the need for a tumor biopsy PHILADELPHIA – Cancer neoantigens and...
Response to Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy May Allow for Surgical De-escalation in Head and Neck Cancers
Surgery often results in organ dysfunction and facial disfigurement PHILADELPHIA – Patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous...
A Vaccine to Prevent Pancreatic Cancer in High-risk Individuals Was Safe and Elicited Durable Immune Responses
A Vaccine to Prevent Pancreatic Cancer in High-risk Individuals Was Safe and Elicited Durable Immune Responses PHILADELPHIA – A...
Men May Be More Likely Than Women to Receive Later-stage Diagnoses for Many Cancer Types in the United States
PHILADELPHIA – Between 2015 and 2022, men were more likely than women to be diagnosed with regional and/or distant...
AACR Names Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, FAACR, as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Cancer Discovery
PHILADELPHIA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today announced the appointment of Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, Fellow...
Adding a Lower Cutoff Value for CA19-9 May Identify Additional High-risk Cases of Pancreatic Cancer
CA19-9 is a biomarker whose levels often correlate with pancreatic cancer stage and prognosis PHILADELPHIA – A dual-threshold model...
Targeted, High-dose Radiation May Improve Treatment for ‘Supermassive’ Bile Duct Tumors
Patients with very large intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma experienced improved outcomes when targeted, high-dose radiation was added to chemotherapy PHILADELPHIA –...
A Machine Learning Model May Enable Liver Cancer Risk Prediction With Routine Clinical Information
PHILADELPHIA – A machine learning model that analyzes patient demographics, electronic health record data, and routine blood test results...
High Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods May Be Linked to Cancer Survivors’ Risk of Death
PHILADELPHIA – Cancer survivors who consumed higher amounts of ultraprocessed foods as part of their diet had a significantly...