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FLT3 Inhibitor Improves AML Survival With or Without Stem-Cell Transplant

Best outcomes with transplantation, but non-transplant patients also benefited from quizartinib

Sep 11, 2023
SOHO over a photo of George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
Early Major Response to Ponatinib in Pretreated CML Portends Better Outcomes

Molecular or cytogenetic response at 3 months correlated with better survival

Sep 08, 2023
SOHO over a photo of George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
Intensive Pretransplant Consolidation in Older AML Fails to Improve Results

Newer therapies and strategies might show more promise for boosting survival

Sep 07, 2023
SOHO over a photo of George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
Microdevices for Glioma; Cervical Adenocarcinoma Test; Language Gaps and Cancer Care

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Sep 07, 2023
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
More Intense ALL Therapy Improves Outcomes in Adolescents, Young Adults

Treatment with "pediatric-inspired protocols" improved event-free, relapse-free survival

Sep 07, 2023
SOHO over a photo of George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
CMS Blinks in 'Flap' Flap; Biomarker Testing; 'What If' Moment in Cancer Screening

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Aug 25, 2023
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Chemo Shortage Fuels Price Gouging; MDS Misdiagnoses; Risky Accelerated Approvals?

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Aug 18, 2023
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Gut Microbiota Diversity Linked to Better Survival After Pediatric HSCT

Patients with higher diversity also had lower rates of acute graft-versus-host disease

Aug 10, 2023
A computer rendering of microbiota in the intestine.
Wildfires and Lung Cancer Survival; Poverty and ALL; Cancer Link to Overseas Service

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Jul 28, 2023
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
New Targeted Drug OK'd for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Quizartinib lands approval for newly diagnosed patients with FLT3-ITD-positive disease

Jul 21, 2023
FDA APPROVED quizartinib (Vanflyta) over a computer rendering of leukemia cells in the blood.
Obesity Associated With Worse Outcomes in Adolescent/Young Adults Treated for ALL

Overweight, obese AYAs have lower event-free and overall survival, higher non-relapse mortality

Jul 12, 2023
A photo of a little girl receiving chemotherapy.
Strategies for Chemo Shortages; HPV Testing for Older Women; Drug-Pricing Battles

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Jul 07, 2023
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Non-Covalent BTK Inhibitor Yields High Response Rate in Pretreated CLL

73% of patients with prior exposure to covalent BTK inhibitors responded

Jul 05, 2023
A photo of bottles of Jaypirca 100 mg and 50 mg.
WHO Links Sweetener to Cancer; Younger-Age CRC Risk; PCOS and Ovarian Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Jun 29, 2023
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
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