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Treatment responses to Xalkori were not affected by PD-L1 expression in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and ROS1 rearrangements. Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have ROS1 rearrangements benefited from receiving Xalkori (crizotinib; a tyrosine kinase inhibitor) as first-line treatment, regardless of PD-L1 expression at baseline, according to a study published in Lung Cancer.

Lung Cancer PD-L1 Expression Does Not Affect Efficacy of Xalkori

A second dendritic cell vaccine has received fast track designation from the Food and Drug Administration. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a fast track designation to a dendritic cell vaccine for the treatment of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Immuno-oncology company Diakonos Oncology Corporation announced the designation...

FDA Fast Tracks Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine

“Patients did great” with a four-drug regimen for multiple myeloma, an expert told CURE®. Patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated with the four-drug combination of Sarclisa (isatuximab), Kyprolis (carfilzomib), Revlimid (lenalidomide) and dexamethasone (a regimen known as Isa-KRd) experienced what researchers described as “deep and durable” responses, according to study findings.

Isa-KRd Elicits Responses in Some With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Patients with advanced gynecologic cancer given IMNN-001 with presurgical chemotherapy tended to live nearly a year longer. Patients with advanced gynecologic cancer tended to live nearly one year longer when they added the novel drug, IMNN-001, to standard neoadjuvant (presurgical) chemotherapy, compared to those who received presurgical chemotherapy alone according to results from the phase 2 OVATION 2 clinical trial.

IMNN-001 May Extend Survival in Advanced Gynecologic Cancers

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BTK Inhibitor Jaypirca is Now FDA-Approved & May Help Difficult-to-Treat Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Doctors typically divide small cell lung cancer (SCLC) into limited or extensive stages, depending on whether the cancer is in one lung, both lungs, or has spread to distant areas. Staging for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) can help identify how advanced the cancer is and its best treatment. In...

How does small cell lung cancer staging work?

A healthy 38-year-old who began struggling to finish a half-marathon and experienced night sweats, body aches, and COVID-like symptoms learned he was facing stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite the shocking diagnosis, he plans to remain positive while he fights the cancer.

Fit, Healthy Man, 38, With Swollen Knee Felt Covid-Like Symptoms for a Month Before Learning He Had Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Does herpes virus human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) cause glioblastoma (GBM)? This is the aggressive, incurable brain cancer that Senator John McCain died from in 2018 and Senator Ted Kennedy almost a decade earlier in 2009. There is reportedly a link, but not yet confirmed as an official cause, however a study out of France, published in March, has made a mark in further analyzing the potential cancer-causing virus.

Herpes Virus Can Cause The Brain Cancer That Took Senators Ted Kennedy and John McCain, New Findings From Respected Medical Researchers

I watched two relatives go through cancer treatment. When I received my own diagnosis, I was thankful that my chemotherapy was more tolerable. Before receiving my own diagnosis, I never imagined what chemotherapy treatment would be like. I recalled as a young child witnessing what some of my relatives went...

Undergoing Chemo Was Not What I Imagined It Would Be

Some research suggests people with cancer may have an increased risk of folic acid deficiency, which may be due to cancer-related complications and treatments. Folic acid, also called folate or vitamin B9, is an essential nutrient that supports various functions in the body. Folic acid deficiency may lead to symptoms,...

Can cancer cause folic acid deficiency?

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Hard palate cancer is a rare oral cancer that forms on the roof of your mouth. While the exact cause may be unclear, some of the most common risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use. This form of cancer often appears as a bump or sore in your mouth that...

What to Know About Hard Palate Cancer

In the last 6 months prior to PDAC diagnosis, visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue decreased by 12.9% and 14.7%, respectively. LDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides also decreased before diagnosis. In the 36 months prior to diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, researchers observed “predominant changes” in patients’ body composition and biochemical...

Body fat, metabolic changes before pancreatic cancer diagnosis may aid in early detection

Jonathan Bryant-Genevier, PhD1; Christine M. Kava, PhD, MA1,2; Stephanie C. Melkonian, PhD1; David A. Siegel, MD, MPH1 (View author affiliations) Suggested citation for this article: Bryant-Genevier J, Kava CM, Melkonian SC, Siegel DA. State and Regional Trends in Incidence and Early Detection of Lung Cancer Among US Adults, 2010–2020. Prev Chronic Dis 2024;21:240016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd21.240016.

State and Regional Trends in Incidence and Early Detection of Lung Cancer Among US Adults, 2010–2020

Results suggest cholesterol absorption inhibitors are linked to a lower risk of liver cancer, but no association was observed for other nonstatins like fibrates, omega-3 fatty acids, and niacin. Findings from a recent study are providing clinicians with an overview of the association between nonstatin cholesterol-lowering medications and the risk...

Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors Linked to Reduced Liver Cancer Risk

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Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DOMedically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DOCancer becomes metastatic when it grows and spreads from where it originally started to another part of the body. Metastatic lung cancer develops primarily in the lungs and later spreads to distant organs and tissues. It can also be referred to as advanced lung cancer or end-stage lung cancer due to the severity of symptoms and higher risk of serious complications.Lung cancer metastasis (spread) usually doesn’t occur in the early stage of the disease. However, depending on the type of lung cancer you have, cancer cells may grow and spread...

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Non smoker diagnosed Wirth lung cancer and EGFR medications used

Dismissed By Doctors, Distance Runner Mom, 43, Diagnosed With Lung Cancer– She Never Smoked

Pigmented tumors had a propensity to occur anterior to the equator whereas non-pigmented tumors tended to occur in the macula to equator region. Photo: Amy Bade, OD, Carolyn Majcher, OD, and David Simpson, OD. Click image to enlarge. The role of melanogenesis in the development of melanoma as well as...

Pigmented Tumors in Uveal Melanoma Linked to Risk for Related Metastasis and Death

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Combining IMNN-001 with chemotherapy also elicited a progression-free survival improvement compared with chemotherapy alone in the OVATION 2 trial. Administering the DNA-mediated immunotherapy IMNN-001 in combination with neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) improved overall survival (OS) compared with NACT alone among patients with advanced ovarian cancer, according to data from the phase 2 OVATION 2 study (NCT03393884).1.

IMNN-001/Chemo Improves Survival in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate to Be Tested in Lung, Gynecologic Cancers

A novel antibody-drug conjugate received an investigational new drug application for patients with gynecologic and lung cancers. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an...

Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate to Be Tested in Lung, Gynecologic Cancers

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