Bhavesh Mohan Lal, MD, UAMS College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas, reviews a study designed to investigate the effects of prior exposure to BCMA-targeting agents on outcomes with…
Praneeth Reddy Sudalagunta, PhD, applied research scientist, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, discusses the differential effects of bridging therapy on the immune microenvironment as well as outcomes with…
Miguel Materin, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Ocular Oncology Section Yale University School of Medicine, describes uveal melanoma, a rare cancer but the most common cause…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib is more effective than standard therapy with carboplatin-paclitaxel for lung adenocarcinomas with mutations in the epidermal growth factor…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Roughly 56% of melanomas detected in general dermatology practice are found through full-body skin examinations (FBSE), not as the result of patient complaint,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of 18F-FDG PET imaging can reduce the rate of futile laparotomies in patients with colorectal liver metastases from 45% to 28%, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A meta-analysis of trial data suggests that erythropoietin can be safely used to treat anemia in patients with chronic heart failure and may…
Michael Benninger, MD, Chairman, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses myths surrounding sinus disease. Headaches are not caused by sinus infection, and postnasal drip is often mistaken…
Michael Benninger, MD, Chairman, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses Wegener’s granulomatosis, the subglottic stenosis that often accompanies this disease, and the treatment challenges. Summary: 1. Wegener’s…
Michael Benninger, MD, Chairman, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the effects of herd immunization with pneumococcal vaccination. Summary: Community vaccination against pneumococcal disease has showed a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even with its toxic effects, adjuvant chemotherapy improves quality-adjusted survival in patients with non-small-cell-lung cancer, according to a report in the Journal of…
Gary Falk, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Esophageal and Swallowing Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, discusses Barrett’s esophagus and its treatment in patients with dysplasia. Summary: 1.…
