In a small study, 1 in 3 prostate cancer patients who underwent salvage robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy following partial ablation with high-intensity focused ultrasound required adjuvant radiation or androgen deprivation therapy within 12 months.
The administration of cedazuridine with decitabine prevents the degradation of decitabine by CDA in the gastrointestinal tract and liver increasing its systemic exposure.
In a study of men on active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging by itself missed about one-fifth of men who had pathologic upgrading on subsequent biopsies.
Continuously-modified 4R care sequencing templates incorporating patient navigator learning was described as a means of facilitating breast cancer care delivery.
Among patients with renal cell carcinoma, those on hemodialysis have a 5 times higher risk of dying from the cancer than those not on dialysis, a study found.
Hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol, present a danger to individuals as the substance can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or life-threatening if ingested.
Matched cohort study showed risk greatest for those with primary myelofibrosis, but still high for those with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia.
Use of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist is associated with lower risks for death than GnRH agonists, a systematic review and meta-analysis found.
Flow cytometry may provide an efficient, sensitive, and specific tool for the differential diagnosis of breast implant–associated ALCL, but a cell block may be able to answer additional questions about the disease.
Although most centers reported having psychologists on staff, their roles varied in hours worked, faculty vs staff appointment, and patient interaction time.
Helsinn and MEI Pharma have discontinued a phase 3 study evaluating pracinostat, in combination with azacitidine, for frontline treatment of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
An analysis of more than 300 patients with hematologic cancer found that cognitive impairment had a negative effect on outcomes, whereas age and IADLs did not.
Patients with cancer and COVID-19 had high rates of hospitalization and/or respiratory illness, particularly among those taking immunotherapy or those older than 65 years.
Confirmatory biopsy with MRI guidance provides a more accurate risk assessment than a conventional transrectal ultrasound confirmatory biopsy, according to researchers.
