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RT plus immunotherapy holds potential for sarcoma treatment

Natalia Reoutova, 20191119000000

Advances in radiotherapy (RT) and immuno-oncology are poised to benefit sarcoma patients, many of whom do not respond to chemotherapy.

Denosumab of benefit in selected patients with giant cell tumour of bone

Christina Lau, 20191014043654

Denosumab can be of benefit to patients with unresectable giant cell tumour of bone (GCTB) and those who are likely to experience significant morbidity after surgical resection of GCTB.

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Switching to ixazomib-based induction feasible, effective in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Stephen Padilla, 3 days ago

Transitioning from bortezomib- to ixazomib-based induction is feasible, tolerable and effective in the treatment of community patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), according to a study presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH 2019).

GnRHa safe, improves fertility in breast cancer patients

Natalia Reoutova, 21 Nov 2019

Final analysis of the POEMS (Prevention of Early Menopause) study finds that breast cancer (BC) patients treated with the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) goserelin, in addition to chemotherapy, are more likely to avoid premature menopause and to become pregnant without negatively impacting disease-related outcomes.

Ultrasound-guided core biopsy foretells treatment outcome in breast cancer

Jairia Dela Cruz, 04 Dec 2019

In breast cancer, especially hormone-negative tumours, an ultrasound-guided core biopsy (CNB) is useful for predicting pathologic complete response (pCR) to chemotherapy and may thus help to avoid surgery for some patients, a study has found.

Circulating miR-155 shows promise as therapeutic monitoring marker in breast cancer

Stephen Padilla, 05 Dec 2019

Circulating miR-155 may be potentially used as a diagnostic and therapeutic monitoring marker in breast cancer, suggests an Indonesian study presented at the 2019 Asia Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO Asia 2019).