News

ASH highlights five recommendations from other organizations.

The FDA has approved the expanded indication for single-agent pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to include the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable metastatic melanoma regardless of BRAF status.

This annual program seeks to develop sustainable participation of the medical and research communities in the field of cholangiocarcinoma

CancerCare has achieved its goal of enrolling more than 3,000 adults who have been diagnosed with cancer into its landmark Patient Access and Engagement study.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-Supported Research Highlighted at American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting

Now FDA-approved for treatment of overdoses of fluorouracil or capecitabine.

The FDA has approved bendamustine hydrochloride (Bendeka) injection for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

After immigrating from El Salvador at age 19, 22-year-old Marvin Arrivillaga had completed his requirements for joining the U.S. Navy and was preparing to leave for basic training.

For women with heavily treated HER2-positive breast cancer, T-DM1 (ado-trastuzumab emtansine, Kadcyla) was found to improve overall survival (OS) by 7 months according to updated data from a phase III trial.

The immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) demonstrated on overall response rate (ORR) of 12% in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer in the phase 1b KEYNOTE-028 trial, marking the second early-stage trial to show antitumor activity with this agent in breast cancer.

The ALK-inhibitor alectinib (Alecensa) was granted accelerated approval by the FDA for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease progressed on crizotinib (Xalkori).

A new study has shown that overall quality of life is similar among patients taking tamoxifen or anastrozole, but patient reports on their hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and joint pain can help illuminate which therapy may be right for a particular woman. And, the analysis shows, age matters.

The FDA has approved uridine triacetate (Vistogard) for the emergency treatment of adult and pediatric patients who had severe or life-threatening toxicities within 4 days of treatment following an overdose of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or capecitabine.

The immunotherapy agent avelumab yielded encouraging overall response rates (ORR) for patients with PD-L1–positive metastatic breast cancer and had an acceptable safety profile, according to findings reported at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

I will never forget the emotions – mostly disbelief and fear – that arose when I arrived at the cancer center.

Denosumab not only promotes bone health, it confers a survival advantage, according to data from a follow-up analysis of the ABCSG-18 trial reported at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

Roger Lo, MD, PhD, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the evolution of metastatic melanoma during therapy.

The FDA has cleared for marketing the nation’s first cooling cap—the Dignitana DigniCap Cooling System—to reduce the severity and frequency of hair loss in patients receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Entering through the giant, inflatable colon, dozens of patients, caregivers, family members and providers gathered at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, DC, December 5 for the symposium, “Fighting a Smarter War Against Cancer.”

The CD38 monoclonal antibody daratumumab in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone proved to be safe and showed an 81% response rate in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, according to research presented at the 2015 ASH Annual Meeting.

AARP study finds that caregivers provide much more than basic care.

Although patients with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders (PCDs) are routinely vaccinated against influenza, studies show that a one-time flu shot does not confer an adequate immune response in these high-risk patients.

The kinase inhibitor Ibrutinib (Imbruvica) is a more effective frontline therapy than the traditional chemotherapy chlorambucil in treating older treatment-naïve patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), reducing the risk of death by 84%.

African American women can reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer by following healthy dietary guidelines, a recent study has found.

Disparities in colorectal cancer deaths have had a significant impact on the national economy, with areas of low socioeconomic status experiencing the greatest losses, according to a study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Patients with breast cancer who have received anthracycline-based (ANTHR) chemotherapy may be more likely to experience "chemobrain"-a cancer-related cognitive impairment that can affect memory, attention, and physical function-than those treated with nonanthracycline-based regimens.

If you're facing a lung cancer diagnosis, it's not uncommon to feel afraid, confused, overwhelmed or just plain alone.

With the survival rate of childhood cancer improving and advancements in treatments allowing more of the care to take place in the home, the responsibility of caregiving is increasingly being placed on family members.

Linked to expansion of health insurance coverage.

The FDA has approved Empliciti (elotuzumab) in combination with Revlimid (lenalidomide) and dexamethasone for patients with multiple myeloma who have received one to three prior therapies.