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Novel SERD reduces risk of death by 30% in HR+ breast cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
First oral SERD demonstrates statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in survival in patients with ER-positive/HER2-...
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‘Highest survival’ with combo immunotherapy in advanced melanoma
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
The results represent the longest median overall survival seen in a phase 3 trial of advanced melanoma.
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Many breast cancer patients use cannabis for symptom relief
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Survey finds that physicians were not highly regarded as a source of information about cannabis use.
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Success in closing racial survival gap in lung and breast cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Adopting internal changes to system processes can eliminate racial disparities in cancer survival while improving survival for for all patients....
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SBRT on oligoprogressive lesions: Benefit in lung cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Stereotactic body radiation therapy proves to be beneficial for non–small cell lung cancer, but there was no benefit for breast cancer patients....
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Now Takeda offers rebate if lung cancer drug fails to work
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Brigatinib’s list price is $17,000 for a month’s treatment.
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Pfizer offers refund if drug ‘doesn’t work’
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Although Pfizer claims that its pilot program is a first in the industry, there have been others that are similar.
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Tramadol linked to higher risk of mortality, compared with codeine
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Tramadol is widely used for noncancer pain but, as compared with codeine, it was associated with a higher risk for adverse outcomes, including...
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No advantages to using ADM in implant-based breast reconstruction
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
“We feel that women considering implant-based reconstructions for breast cancer should be informed about the lack of evidence supporting its...
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Case report: Lung cancer shrinks in patient using CBD oil
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
“We are unable to conclusively confirm that the tumour regression is due to the patient taking ‘CBD oil,’ ” the authors of the case report wrote...
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Failure to communicate ‘doc-to-doc’ blamed for patient’s death
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
The surgical oncologist apparently did not clearly communicate the situation to the rest of the clinicians involved in the patient’s care.
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‘Regionalized’ care tied to better survival in tough cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Gastric cancer patients treated within an integrated health care system had better outcomes, fewer complications, and increased overall survival,...
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FDA approval for tisotumab vedotin in advanced cervical cancer
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
The mainstay of therapy in this setting is monotherapy with chemotherapy, but the benefit-risk profiles are poor, and overall response rates are...
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Severe skin reactions with enfortumab vedotin
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Enfortumab vedotin is a first-in-class agent directed against cell adhesion molecule nectin-4 and is highly expressed in bladder cancer.
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CMS’s proposed 22% cut to radiation oncology is ‘tone deaf’
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN
Proposals for a new mandatory payment model for radiation oncology have been met with strong pushback from the...