The ASCO document focused on the development of policies for allocating health care resources that also specifically address oncology.
The guideline includes strategies to identify patients with nonmetastatic cancer who may be at a higher risk for osteoporotic fractures
The primary end point of the study is the percentage of patients achieving a major pathological response.
Carfilzomib administered once weekly demonstrated benefit in progress-free survival independent of patient frailty.
New joint guideline from ASTRO, ASCO, and AUA offers an alternative to conventional radiation regimens for those patients who opt for treatment instead of active surveillance or surgery.
An expert panel comprising physicians, pharmacists, researchers, and nurses compiles a set of standards for the safe handling of anticancer drugs.
Survey also shows that Americans may be misinformed about alternative treatments for cancer.
As immunotherapies gain a stronger foothold as a treatment option for cancer, ASCO and SITC convened a panel to develop recommendations to ensure consistent and efficient clinical trial reporting in immuno-oncology.
Guideline recommends therapies for reducing anxiety/stress, depression/mood disorders, nausea
Seventy percent of Americans surveyed in this year’s National Cancer Opinion Survey were unaware that alcohol is a well-established and modifiable risk factor for cancer, the authors noted.
