Combinatorial Therapy Shows Early Promise in Patients With Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer
PHILADELPHIA – The PARP inhibitor olaparib (Lynparza) in combination with the chemotherapeutic agent temozolomide (Temodar) showed clinical efficacy in...
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Microsatellite Instability Detection Via Liquid Biopsy Test Shows High Concordance With Results From Tissue Samples
PHILADELPHIA – Incorporation of pan-cancer microsatellite instability (MSI) detection into the 74-gene panel Guardant360 liquid biopsy assay showed high...
AACR Announces New Journal, Blood Cancer Discovery
Now accepting submissions for publication PHILADELPHIA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is launching a new journal,...
Stress in Cervical Cancer Patients is Associated With Higher Risk of Cancer-specific Mortality
PHILADELPHIA – Psychological stress was associated with a higher risk of cancer-specific mortality in women diagnosed with cervical cancer,...
Risk Prediction Model May Help Determine if a Lung Nodule Will Progress to Cancer
PHILADELPHIA – A risk prediction model developed using clinical and radiological features could stratify individuals presenting with a lung...
Inflammatory Mechanisms May Underlie Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer Among World Trade Center Responders
PHILADELPHIA – Inflammatory and immune-regulatory mechanisms were found to be altered in animal models and in archived prostate cancer...
Elderly Survivors of Three Common Cancers Face Persistent Risk of Brain Metastasis
PHILADELPHIA – Elderly survivors of breast cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma face risk of brain metastasis later in life,...
Quitting Smoking is Associated With Reduced Risk of Bladder Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
PHILADELPHIA – A large study of postmenopausal women indicated that quitting cigarette smoking was associated with significantly reduced risk...
An EGLN Inhibitor Protects Normal Tissues and Enables High-dose Radiation Therapy in a Mouse Model of Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
PHILADELPHIA: – Administration of the EGLN inhibitor FG-4592 prior to ablative radiotherapy provided protection against fatal gastrointestinal bleeding and...
Rates of Physician-Patient Discussions About Lung Cancer Screening Very Low and Declining
PHILADELPHIA: – Low rates of physician-patient discussions about lung cancer screening have declined further since 2012 and were not...