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Immune-boosting drug may help before lung cancer surgery

12/04/2021 cancer, chemotherapy, Diagnosis and treatment, Diseases and conditions, health, lung cancer, Lung Disease, Medical Research, Medication, science, Surgical procedures

A drug that helps the immune system fight cancer gave dramatic results when used with chemotherapy before surgery in patients

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Deadly Brain Tumor: Survival Extended by Oncolytic Virus Product

12/04/2021 adolescent medicine, Alabam, biologic therapy, brain, Brain Cancer, brain neoplasm, Brain Tumor, cancer, carcinoma, chemotherapy, Child, childhood, children, Genetic Engineering, genomic medicine, genomics, Glioma, immunotherapy, kids, malignant brain neoplasm, malignant head and neck neoplasm, malignant neoplasia, Massachusetts, medicine (genomic), Neoplasm, pediatrics, Precision Medicine, radiation oncology, tumor

An experimental immunotherapy that contains a genetically altered version of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was associated with a

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No Benefit Seen With Everolimus in Early Breast Cancer

08/03/2021 biologic therapy, breast, Breast cancer, cancer, carcinoma, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, HER2 negative breast cancer, HER2- breast cancer, Hormone Therapy, inhibitor (mammalian target of rapamycin), malignant breast neoplasm, malignant neoplasia, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor, mtor inhibitor, selective estrogen receptor modulator (serm), tamoxifen, target-of-rap, targeted therapy, tor inhibitor

Adding everolimus to adjuvant hormone therapy for early ER+, HER2- breast cancer does not offer any benefit over hormone therapy

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Chemo-Induced Neuropathy Linked With Low Hemoglobin, BMI, Age

25/02/2021 body mass index (bmi); bmi (body mass index), Breast cancer, breast carcinoma, cancer, carcinoma, chemotherapy, Colorectal Cancer, Hemoglobin, hemoglobin (Hb), hemoglobin (Hgb), malignant breast neoplasm, malignant neoplasia, malignant neoplasm, malignant ovarian neoplasm, Neuropathy, neurotoxicity, Ovarian Cancer, ovary (cancer)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older patients with low hemoglobin and higher body mass index – particularly women – were

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Bladder Cancer Indication Withdrawn for Durvalumab

23/02/2021 biologic therapy, bladder, Bladder Cancer, cancer, carcinoma, chemotherapy, clinical research, clinical studies, clinical trials, FDA, grant, immunotherapy, malignant bladder neoplasm, malignant neoplasia, neoadjuvant, u.s. food and drug administration, united states food and drug administration

After failing to improve overall survival in unresectable metastatic bladder cancer in a phase 3 trial, this indication will be

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Androgen Annihilation Strategy Prolongs rPFS in mCRPC

13/02/2021 activism, activist, aggression, Anxiety Disorder, chemotherapy, hypertension, Neoplasm, New York, pain, pain (pain management), Pain Management, Prognosis, social issues, tumor

An androgen annihilation strategy using apalutamide significantly slows progression in patients with chemotherapy-naive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to

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Brain Cancer Treatments

03/02/2021 Adverse Drug Reaction, brain, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, cancer, Chemoradiotherapy, chemotherapy, CT, headache, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nausea, neurology, oncology, Radiation Therapy, seizure, Steroid

Major treatment options for patients with brain cancer include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Sometimes a patient may need a combination

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Maxolon

03/02/2021 Adrenal Gland, Adrenaline, Alcohol, Allergy, antipsychotic, anxiety, bleeding, blood, Blood pressure, brain, breathing, cancer, chemotherapy, children, Contractions, DOCTOR:, Drowsiness, epilepsy, headache, High blood pressure, Hives, hospital, infectious diseases, kidney, Kidney Disease, medicine, Metoclopramide, migraine, Movement disorders, muscle, Nausea, overdose, Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Rash, skin, stomach, surgery, tiredness, tongue, Tremor, vomiting

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. MAXOLON® Metoclopramide hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What

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Immunotherapy: The Future of Lung Cancer Treatment?

03/02/2021 antibodies, cancer, cancer treatment, Cell, chemotherapy, immune system, immunotherapy, lung cancer, prostate, Prostate cancer, radiotherapy, surgery, tumor

Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide and accounts for around one fifth of cancer-related

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Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma Treatment

03/02/2021 antibody, cancer, Cell, chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Follicular Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Monoclonal Antibody, Prednisone, research, Rituximab, stem cells

The treatment of relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (RRFL) is distinct from patients who are receiving treatment for the first