Exercise during curative chemotherapy for breast cancer has proven benefits. It helps reduce fatigue, preserve muscle strength, improve fitness, and enhance overall quality of life. Staying physically active…
With a wave of FDA approvals and promising clinical trials, treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are expanding fast. Amy Tiersten, MD, highlights the power of immunotherapies—especially checkpoint…
Andrew Krivoshik, MD, PhD, Oncology Therapeutic Area Head at Astellas Pharma, discusses acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevalence of healthcare disparities…
Hana Niebur, MD, assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, discusses non-infectious complications of primary immune deficiency. Lung disease is the most common…
Andrew Krivoshik, MD, PhD, Oncology Therapeutic Area Head at Astellas Pharma, reviews treatment options for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Dr. Krivoshik states that, while patients traditionally receive…
Arkadiusz Z. Dudek, MD, medical oncologist at Regions Hospital Care Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, discusses a phase 2 trial of nivolumab plus ramucirumab in previously treated mesothelioma…
Researchers from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center discuss results from their recent study on long term complications adolescents and young adults face after treatment for acute myeloid leukemia…
Jorge Cortes, MD, director of the Georgia Cancer Center in Augusta, GA, provides a comprehensive look at the current challenges specialists face in providing optimal treatment for patients…
Donald B. Kohn, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for primary immune deficiencies. Up to 89% of patients receiving hematopoietic…
Rahul Seth, DO, assistant professor of medicine at Upstate University Hospital, provides recommendations for the treatment of melanoma. For patients with unresectable melanoma, Dr. Seth recommends a combination…
Eric Jonasch, MD, professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses side effects associated with the novel…
A recent study published in Cell Communication and Signaling presents evidence that cancer treatments that utilize adenoviruses for targeted treatment delivery may trigger additional glioma stem cell formation…