In this presentation, Anand A. Patel, MD, reviewed the contemporary standard-of-care treatment roadmap for AML in 2025, covering key phases like induction chemotherapy (eg, the “7+3” regimen), consolidation…
Eunice S. Wang, MD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, discusses the treatment strategies for patients who develop secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) following hypomethylating agent…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a phase 2 study of maintenance therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer, adding enzastaurin to bevacizumab plus bolus and infusional 5-fluorouracil-leucovorin (LV5FU2) did…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 (CIN 1) found on biopsy provides no information on the risk of progression to CIN 3 beyond that…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A pooled analysis of two trials indicates that HIV patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) fare better with a regimen of rituximab…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cirrhosis and hepatitis are associated with the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with diabetes, and hepatitis C is of particular importance,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) The first report of 10-year outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma treated by percutaneous radio frequency ablation (RFA) indicates that about 1 in 4 patients survive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For women with breast cancer metastatic to bone, treatment with zoledronic acid to reduce skeletal complications does not prolong progression-free survival or overall…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A large multicenter study confirms that placement of self-expanding metal stents in the colon in cases of malignant colorectal obstruction restores bowel transit…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In recurrent ovarian cancer, combination docetaxel and carboplatin may provide an advantage in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) over sequential docetaxel-carboplatin, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer, treatment with gemcitabine and cisplatin before radical surgery is associated with better survival than is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acupuncture given simultaneously with radiotherapy to the head and neck reduces the development and severity of xerostomia (dry mouth) and improves quality of…
