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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that anemia, regardless of comorbid disease, is a risk factor for death in very elderly individuals. In the study, incident…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinoblastoma and the importance of germline vs somatic mutations in predicting prognosis. Summary: Retinoblastoma can be…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to common opinion, routine cervical screening can identify early-stage adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma of the cervix, according to a large case-control study…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses metastatic eye cancer that can be caused by any cancer, but most commonly carcinomas. Summary: Breast…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinoblastoma and treatment options, which include enucleation and radiation, chemotherapy, cryotherapy and TTT (transpulillary thermotherapy protocol).…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses chromosomal analysis within a tumor, the most important guide to clinical survival. Summary: Chromosal analysis of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The outcome of treatment for early prostate cancer depends on the patient’s sexual, bowel and urinary function at baseline. These factors also influence…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A phase III clinical trial comparing treatments for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma indicates that temsirolimus (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia) significantly improves progression-free…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A network of altered genes appears to play a key role in the pathogenesis of gliomas, according to a report in the Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although capsule endoscopy (PillCam COLON Capsule; Given Imaging) provides visualization of the colonic mucosa, it is not as sensitive as standard colonoscopy for…
