Leukemia, Myelodysplasia, Transplantation
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FDA’s Project Optimus aims to transform early cancer research
Q & A with an expert on how the FDA’s Project Optimus targets toxicity and how it could spell the end of traditional dose-escalation trials....
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Advances in Management of Relapsed/Refractory Hairy Cell Leukemia
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Multiprong strategy makes clinical trials less White
Only a small percentage of eligible patients participate in clinical trials in the first place, and very few come from racial and ethnic minority...
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CBSM phone app eases anxiety, depression in cancer patients
Few patients with cancer have access to psycho-oncologic support.
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Huge underuse of germline testing for cancer patients
Information from germline genetic testing could affect a patient’s cancer care.
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DEI training gives oncology fellows more confidence
Only 2%-3% of practicing oncologists are Black or Hispanic/Latino, says Yale Cancer Center doctor.
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
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ACS officer provides ASCO highlights: Targeting hidden cancer, AI in oncology
A pair of new studies show that drugs can reduce cancer risk when cells are elusive.
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Widespread carboplatin, cisplatin shortages: NCCN survey
Only 64% of centers said they are still able to continue treating all current patients receiving carboplatin.
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Cross-border U.S.-Mexican collaboration drives up ALL survival
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Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.