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Prostate Cancer

Polygenic Risk Score for Prostate Cancer Screening

In a U.K. study (BARCODE1) reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, McHugh et al found that screening for prostate cancer with a polygenic risk score was more accurate in diagnosis than screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

 

Colorectal Cancer

Benefits of Walnut Consumption: Curbing Inflammation, Colorectal Cancer Risk

Researchers have uncovered that eating walnuts may improve systemic inflammation and reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, according to a recent study published by Moussa et al in Cancer Prevention Research.

Breast Cancer

Patient Support Found for AI Use as Second Reader of Mammograms

A survey study has shown cautious patient support for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a second reader in screening mammograms, according to results published in Radiology: Imaging Center 


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Multiple Myeloma

Addition of Daratumumab to Treatment Regimen in Transplant-Ineligible, Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Mateos et al, the final results of the phase III ALCYONE trial showed persistent benefit with the addition of daratumumab to bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone (D-VMP) in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. The primary analysis of the trial showed that D-VMP significantly improved progression-free survival vs VMP in this setting.  

Kidney Cancer

Extended Follow-up of Belzutifan Treatment for von Hippel–Lindau Disease–Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma

In extended follow-up of the phase II LITESPARK-004 trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Srinivasan et al found that use of the hypoxia-inducible factor-2α inhibitor belzutifan was associated with maintained benefit in patients with von Hippel–Lindau disease–associated renal cell carcinoma.

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Polygenic Risk Score for Prostate Cancer Screening

In a U.K. study (BARCODE1) reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, McHugh et al found that screening for prostate cancer with a polygenic risk score was more accurate in diagnosis than screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Study Details In...

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