Survivorship

Kidney Cancer

Obesity Paradox in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Why Do Patients Who Are Obese Have Improved Survival?

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

A review of retrospective data sought to better understand the relationship between obesity and survival in renal cell carcinoma.

Leukemia

Venetoclax Combinations Do Not Improve Survival, SCT Eligibility in Post-MPN-AML

By

Jennifer Larson

Researchers sought to determine the effectiveness of venetoclax combinations to improve survival to SCT eligibility in patients with AML as a complication of myeloproliferative neoplasm.

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Survival Rates Vary by Gleason Grade Group 5 Pattern

By

Natasha Persaud

Biopsy Gleason patterns 4+5, 5+4, and 5+5 should be given separate consideration in pretreatment risk stratification, according to investigators.

Melanoma

Early TMTV Changes on FDG-PET/CT Predict Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Treated With Pembrolizumab for Advanced Melanoma

By

Colby Stong

Changes 2 to 4 months after the start of therapy with pembrolizumab may predict long-term response and survival.

Melanoma

Emerging Biomarkers in Stage III Melanoma May Improve Patient Management

By

Colby Stong

Gene expression analysis and the identification of a single gene or a signature correlated with patients’ outcomes could lead to improved patient stratification.

Skin Cancer

Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Is Not Associated With Reduced Quality of Life in Resected Stage III Melanoma

By

Colby Stong

Researchers findings support the use of pembrolizumab in patients with resected stage III melanoma.

General Oncology

Consistent, Standardized Frailty Assessments Could Improve Patient Outcomes

By

Jennifer Larson

Researchers sought to identify frailty assessment tools and determine which are effective in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

General Oncology

Pandemic Caused Cancer Screening Deficits in 2020

By

Jennifer Larson

Results of a retrospective cohort study shows the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on screening rates for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.

General Oncology

Nurse-Led Penicillin Allergy Testing in Patients With Cancer

By

Jennifer Larson

A 3-step program for testing for penicillin allergy in outpatients at a cancer center demonstrated the effectiveness of nurse-led initiatives.

Breast Cancer

Endocrine Therapy for Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer in Men

By

Vicki Moore, PhD

Results of the phase 2 MALE clinical trial comparing 3 treatment regimens in men with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer are reported.