Systematic review finds serum biomarkers show variable diagnostic accuracy for oral cancer detection
Blood Tests Could Spot Oral Cancer Sooner
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 3,309 subjects (2,069 with oral squamous cell carcinoma, 1,240 controls) examined multiple serum bi…
New blood tests using specific proteins could detect oral cancer before a visible lump forms, potentially saving lives through earlier diagn…
Serum triglyceride levels show no relationship with prostate cancer risk in a meta-analysis of Chinese men
High Triglycerides Do Not Raise Prostate Cancer Risk in Chinese Men
This meta-analysis evaluated the association between serum triglyceride levels and prostate cancer risk among 4,732 Chinese men.
High triglycerides do not increase prostate cancer risk in Chinese men, challenging earlier Western-based assumptions.
Interstitial lung disease reduces achievement of rheumatoid arthritis treatment goals over 24 months
Why Interstitial Lung Disease Blocks Rheumatoid Arthritis Goals
This retrospective cohort study examined 254 patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis who underwent chest CT within one year of on…
Rheumatoid arthritis treatments often fail to reach pain-free goals when the disease also attacks the lungs, making standard care harder for…
Predictive nomogram with spectral CT radiomics and deep learning features improves preoperative STAS prediction in surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma
A Simple Scan May Now Predict a Hidden Lung Cancer Danger Before Surgery
This cohort study evaluated a predictive nomogram combining spectral dual-layer detector CT radiomics, deep learning features, and pleural i…
Doctors may soon use artificial intelligence to find a hidden sign of aggressive lung cancer before a patient ever goes into the operating r…
NSI-driven quality program linked to faster ambulation after liver resection for HCC
A Simple Hospital Checklist Is Helping Liver Cancer Patients Heal Faster
A cohort study of 172 patients undergoing curative liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma compared a structured Nursing-Sensitive Indi…
Better teamwork and simple checklists after surgery are leading to safer, faster recoveries for liver cancer patients.
Dasatinib Added to Intensive Chemotherapy Fails to Improve Survival in CBF-AML
Adding Dasatinib to Chemo Does Not Help CBF-AML Patients
A phase 3 randomized trial in 202 adults with core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia (CBF-AML) found adding dasatinib to intensive chemo…
Adding dasatinib to standard chemotherapy did not improve survival for adults with core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia and increased …
Olaparib plus durvalumab showed activity in mCRPC patients previously treated with abiraterone or enzalutamide
Two Cancer Drugs Teamed Up — Who Actually Benefits Most?
This single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial evaluated olaparib plus durvalumab in 60 men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer …
A new prostate cancer drug combo helped men with specific DNA repair gene variants live more than twice as long without their cancer progres…
Meta-analysis finds immunotherapy efficacy in HCC varies by aetiology, strongest in HBV-related disease
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of 26 studies in hepatocellular carcinoma found immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy varies by aetiolo…
For the first time, a major analysis confirms that *why* you have liver cancer is a powerful clue to *if* a leading treatment will help you …
6-MP mini-tablets show bioequivalence to reference tablets in fasted children with ALL
A Tiny New Pill Could Transform Cancer Care for Children
Two open-label, randomized, crossover trials in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia compared a novel 6-MP mini-tablet to a reference …
A tiny new pill for childhood leukemia works just as well as the standard version, but eating food before taking it dramatically reduces its…
TIS categorization stratifies pericardial effusion malignancy risk from 10.8% to 78.6% across categories
New Tool Cuts Cancer Risk Guesswork in Heart Fluid
This meta-analysis evaluated 2,976 pericardial fluid samples using the International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology (TIS).
Imagine waking up with chest pain and a doctor ordering a fluid test from your heart.
DOC1021 vaccine with SOC showed favorable 12-month OS in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma patients
A New Brain Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise Where Other Treatments Fail
This Phase I clinical study evaluated DOC1021 (dubodencel) integrated with standard of care (SOC) in newly-diagnosed and recurrent glioblast…
A new type of personalized vaccine, added to standard treatment, was safe and linked to significantly longer survival for patients with a no…
AI-based PD-L1 scoring shows concordance with expert assessment in 333 NSCLC cases
AI Now Reads Cancer Biopsies. Is It Better Than a Human Eye?
This cohort study evaluated concordance between AI-based PD-L1 scoring (uPath VENTANA PD-L1 Assay Algorithm) and expert pathologist assessme…
A new AI tool matches expert doctors in reading lung cancer biopsies, helping patients get faster, more consistent treatment decisions witho…