ASCO Decision Aid Helps Physician-Investigators Attribute SAEs to a Drug
The ASCO Decision Aid appears to help physician-investigators and research staff accurately determine whether an SAE was related to an investigational drug.
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Vaping Injuries Raise New Concerns About Medical Marijuana
Many recent vaping injuries have been linked to e-cigarette use of THC oils or other cannabis oil products, raising new concerns about patients with cancer who use the devices for medical marijuana.
Test of Vascular Function May Predict Solid-Tumor Cancer Risk
Reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry index ≤2.0 predicted incidence of solid-tumor cancer.
CA125 Can Detect Ovarian Cancer in General Practice
And elevated CA125 indicates higher risk for other cancers, especially in women aged ≥50 years.
Novel Therapies on the Horizon for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
New treatments are in clinical development for Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a disease for which there is unmet clinical need.
ASCO Opinion Poll: Americans’ Knowledge About Cancer
The results of a recent ASCO poll suggest that many adults are unsure how to reduce their cancer risk and do not know what sources of information to trust.
Biosimilar Truxima Now Available for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Truxima (rituximab-abbs; Teva and Celltrion), a biosimilar to Rituxan (rituximab; Genentech) will be available in the US the week of November 11, 2019 for the treatment of adults with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Tools for Assessing, Managing Elderly With Cancer for Malnutrition
This review discusses nutritional interventions and management of nutritional status in elderly patients with cancer.
Hematologic Scoring System Predicts Survival in Multiple Myeloma
A hematologic score based on specific blood parameters was evaluated for its potential to predict survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Exercise Intolerance, Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Exercise tolerance was found to be associated with verbal fluency, dominant motor speed, and math academics, among other neurocognitive metrics.
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