NSAIDs in Head and Neck Cancer Bring New Meaning to Precision Medicine
Patients with PIK3CA-altered head and neck cancers lived longer if they took NSAIDs, suggesting old drugs may have new clinical uses.
Head and Neck Cancer
Active Surveillance: Is it an Appropriate Approach for Thyroid Cancer?
In patients with thyroid cancer, active surveillance has been controversial because surgery is the standard of care.
Predicting PD-1/PD-L1 Immunotherapy Responses
Finding biomarkers that can broadly and reliably predict immunotherapy outcomes for patients with cancer remains an elusive “holy grail,” said Dr Ott.
Treatment Guidelines in Cancer: Assessing Industry Influence on Recommendations
Concerns about conflict of interest as it relates to prescribing may never go away, some say, as long as drug companies offer doctors money for consulting and personal services.
Opinion: Understanding the FDA’s Take on Cannabidiol
In a statement announcing a newly created partnership, the Botanical Safety Consortium, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb made no mention of cannabidiol.
Q&A With Mark B. Gerstein, PhD, on Diagnostic Genomic vs Exomic Sequencing
“People have shown that the variant-identification quality of WGS is superior to WES,” said Dr Gerstein.
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology Expected to Make Regulatory Waves
Patient-reported outcomes, or PROs, are going to play a larger role in FDA cancer drug approvals, according to an expert in the field.
Reducing the Reliance on Opioids for Cancer Pain: Is the Switch to Cannabis a Viable Option?
Articles discussing the use of cannabis as a substitute for opioids highlight the limitations of the existing scientific evidence in the field.
Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline, but Socioeconomic Gaps Widen
The continuous decline in cancer deaths over the past 25 years was attributed to improvements in screening, treatment.
Should Widespread Early Detection Cancer Screening End?
Experts examined the role of population-based early detection cancer screening.
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