Increased Mortality Risk in Patients With Cancer Experiencing the Death of a Child
Population-based study evaluated survival outcomes for patients with cancer diagnosed over a 41-year period.
General Oncology
Helping Children Cope With Side Effects From Cancer Treatment
This fact sheet provides suggestions for parents to help their children with cancer cope with some common side effects of anticancer treatment.
Evolving Incidence Trends in AYA Cancers
Cancer incidence trends across 41 countries demonstrated sharp increases and decreases in certain cancer types over the last 15 years.
Grants Awarded to Help VA Centers Enroll Veterans Into Cancer Trials
Two VA medical centers were each awarded one-time $50,000 grant funding to help them enroll veterans with cancer into clinical trials.
As Rollout Nears, Small Practices and Rural Clinics Anticipate Challenges Storing and Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Storing and administering a COVID-19 vaccine presents logistical challenges for many small practices and rural clinics.
FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Test That Provides Rapid Results at Home
This is the first time the Agency has authorized a COVID-19 diagnostic test that provides rapid results at home.
Biomarkers Aren’t Consistently Used to Select Participants for Immunotherapy Trials
Only a minority of clinical trials evaluating immunotherapeutic agents in 2019 used a biomarker to select patients for enrollment, a study found.
Interim Data Show COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate mRNA-1273 Near 95% Effective
The placebo-controlled COVE study is investigating the efficacy and safety of mRNA-1273 at the 100mcg dose (given intramuscularly in a 2-dose series, approximately 28 days apart) in more than 30,000 adults aged 18 years and older.
Investigational Cancer Immunotherapy May Be Repurposed for COVID-19 Treatment
CPI-006, a B-cell activating antibody which is under development as an anticancer therapy, showed early efficacy as a potential treatment for COVID-19.
Antibiotics May Reduce ICI Efficacy
Antibiotic use prior to ICI treatment may reduce ICI efficacy and result in worse survival outcomes among patients with cancer, in a retrospective study.
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