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breast cancer
survivorship

Breast Cancer: New Study Finds Survivors May Face Lower Risk of Alzheimer Dementia

Breast cancer survivors may have a slightly lower risk of developing Alzheimer dementia compared with cancer-free individuals, according to the results of a study published by Jeong et al in JAMA Network Open. “The risk of Alzheimer dementia is a crucial aspect of overall well-being among breast...

gastroesophageal cancer

In Second-Line Setting, T-DXd Improves Survival Outcomes in HER2-Positive Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

In the phase III DESTINY-Gastric04 trial, use of the antibody-drug conjugate fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) was compared head to head with the monoclonal antibody ramucirumab and paclitaxel in patients with previously treated, HER2-positive metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction...

gastrointestinal cancer
cardio-oncology

Do the Benefits of Fluoropyrimidine for GI Cancers Outweigh Cardiovascular Risk?

Patients with gastrointestinal cancer treated with fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy benefit from an almost eightfold reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality, despite a slight increase in the risk for cardiovascular toxicity, according to recent findings published by Abiodun et al in JACC:...

issues in oncology

Cutting Cancer Research Funding Is A Costly Gamble With Millions of Lives

“The [National Cancer Institute (NCI)] is a national treasure. If funding is diminished, it will be catastrophic to millions of patients and families who will experience the devastation of cancer in the coming years,” Richard J. Boxer, MD, wrote in an editorial Viewpoint published in JAMA Oncology ...

breast cancer

Study Shows Potential Benefits of AI-Assisted Classification in HER2-Low and HER2-Ultralow Breast Cancer

With the approval of HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate options for treating patients with breast cancer across different HER2 expression levels, accurate assessment of HER2 expression has become more important than ever. And a recent study may provide a solution to the challenge of accurate...

breast cancer
cardio-oncology

Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Leads to Moderate Cardiac Function Decline Over Years

Patients with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy demonstrated moderate changes in their cardiac function over a period of several years, and patients who received a maximum left anterior descending artery dose had a modest worsening in both systolic and diastolic function, according to the...

multiple myeloma

Strategy for Managing Immunotherapy-Induced Parkinsonism in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

The JAK (Janus kinase) inhibitor ruxolitinib may prove to be an effective treatment of parkinsonism arising from immunotherapy for patients with multiple myeloma, according to the results of two case reports by Baldeep Wirk, MD, and Jin Lim, MD, PhD, both of Virginia Commonwealth University,...

multiple myeloma
symptom management

Use of Ruxolitinib to Resolve Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel–Induced Parkinsonism in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Ruxolitinib may prove to be an effective treatment of parkinsonism arising from ciltacabtagene autoleucel treatment for patients with multiple myeloma, according to the results of a case report published in the Journal of Hematology. The report featured two cases of patients with multiple myeloma...

gastroesophageal cancer

Neoantigen-Selected TILs Boost Response to Immunotherapy in Heavily Pretreated GI Cancers

Neoantigen-specific tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in combination with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab led to responses among patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers, according to the results of a study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health published in Nature...

lung cancer
issues in oncology

AI Integration in Global Programs of CT Screening for Lung Cancer and Other Tobacco-Related Illnesses

A new consortium, the Alliance for Global Implementation of Lung and Cardiac Early Disease Detection and Treatment (AGILE), has proposed a public health program of longitudinal chest computed tomography (CT) screenings among a global high-risk population of tobacco-exposed individuals utilizing...

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