Vitamin D Intake May Be Protective Against Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
September 4th 2021The data showed that a daily intake of around 300 IU of vitamin D — roughly the same as three 8-oz. glasses of milk — was linked to a nearly 50% decreased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer among women between the ages of 25 and 42 years.
Multifaceted Future of Ovarian Cancer Treatment to Reduce Recurrence or Relapse
September 2nd 2021Multidisciplinary approaches are still needed to proactively address the high relapse rates in patients with ovarian cancer treated with platinum-based chemotherapies, says Sanaz Memarzadeh, MD, PhD.
New Toxicity Grading Criteria Help Standardize Management of CAR T-Cell Therapy-Related AEs
August 31st 2021Newly standardized grading criteria will help to regulate the management of CAR T-cell therapy¬–related toxicities, like cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS).
FDA OKs Adjuvant Nivolumab to Treat High-Risk Urothelial Carcinoma
August 20th 2021The Food and Drug Administration approved adjuvant nivolumab to treat urothelial carcinoma in patients who are at high risk of recurrence after undergoing radical resection, irrespective of prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy, nodal involvement or PD-L1 status.
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Dostarlimab-gxly for dMMR Recurrent/Advanced Solid Tumors
August 17th 2021The regulatory decision is based on findings from collective data from the dMMR endometrial cancer cohort A1 and the dMMR solid-tumor, non-endometrial cancer, cohort F of the ongoing phase 1 GARNET trial (NCT02715284).
More Broad Molecular Tests Are Needed to Accurately Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
August 17th 2021Patients with non-small cell lung cancer driver mutations respond better to targeted treatments compared to chemotherapy, yet less than half of these patients receive next generation sequencing.
Race, Socioeconomic Factors May Impact Survival Outcome in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
July 31st 2021African American, Asian, and Hispanic patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer displayed superior survival outcomes compared with White patients, indicating that race might be linked with survival in this disease.