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Half of Physician Directors of NCI Cancer Centers Receive Industry Payments drugs
August 16, 2019
In 2017, about half of physician directors of National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers received industry payments, according to a research letter published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
New drug shows encouraging survival in pancreatic cancer worldpharmanews
August 16, 2019
A clinical trial testing a new drug in pancreatic cancer had promising initial results, report researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.
Lynparza Phase III PAOLA-1 trial met primary endpoint as 1st-line maintenance treatment with bevacizumab for advanced ovarian cancer worldpharmanews
August 16, 2019
AstraZeneca and MSD Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (MSD: known as Merck & Co., Inc. inside the US and Canada) announced positive results from the Phase III PAOLA-1 trial in women with advanced ovarian cancer.
Comorbid CVD May Up Mortality With ADT for Prostate Cancer drugs
August 14, 2019
Elderly prostate cancer patients with preexisting cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) using abiraterone acetate (AA) or enzalutamide (ENZ) have higher short-term mortality compared with their counterparts without CVDs...
Boehringer Ingelheim and MD Anderson form unique Virtual Research and Development Center to rapidly advance new cancer therapies worldpharmanews
August 14, 2019
Boehringer Ingelheim and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a new multi-year partnership to conduct collaborative research to rapidly advance therapies for various types of cancers,
Red Meat Consumption May Up Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer drugs
August 13, 2019
Red meat consumption may increase the risk of invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online in the International Journal of Cancer.
Adjuvant RT May Cut Recurrence in Some With Prostate Cancer drugs
August 13, 2019
Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy compared with surgery alone may prolong biochemical recurrence-free survival in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer...
AI Tool Discerns Lung Cancer Outcomes From Imaging Reports drugs
August 13, 2019
Deep natural language processing may be able to estimate the presence of active cancer, cancer worsening or progression, and cancer improvement or response from radiologic reports...
Delayed/Foregone Care More Likely for Cancer Survivors With HDHPs drugs
August 12, 2019
Cancer survivors with high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) are more likely to experience delayed or foregone care, according to a study published online in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
Are You Still Putting Off Colon Cancer Screening? drugs
August 12, 2019
No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, but it can save your life. So you might be wondering whether a home test is a good alternative.