New biomarker can reliably predict aggressiveness of biliary tract cancer Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 15 2020 The cancer called biliary tract cancer (BTC) is not the most widespread form of cancer. In western countries, about 1.6 in 100.000 gets the diagnose every year. It is, however, a very aggressive form of cancer. The majority […]
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Multiple Myeloma: More Real-World Data Needed To Confirm Effectiveness of New Treatments While real-world data suggest that newer treatments may be improving outcomes among patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), more data are needed to confirm patterns in treatment outcomes, according to research published in Expert Review of Hematology. MM accounts for about 2% of […]
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Original article The efficacy of bortezomib in human multiple myeloma cells is enhanced by … Available online 15 September 2020 Summary Background & Aims Although bortezomib as one of the first line medicines that has greatly improved the overall survival of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), undesired drug resistance is frequently observed. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) […]
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As Myeloma Options Increase, So Do Challenges Recent expansion of treatment options for multiple myeloma has created a good news/bad practice environment for clinicians and patients. Most patients achieve a partial response or better with currently available front-line therapies. Truly refractory disease is increasingly uncommon but “not quite rare,” said Robert Z. Orlowski, MD, PhD, […]
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Signs and Symptoms of Multiple Myeloma Professor of Oncology and Internal Medicine, Jens Hillengass, MD, discusses the signs and symptoms of multiple myeloma. Learn more: www.roswellpark.org/cancer/multiple-myeloma
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Symptoms and treatment options for blood cancer – animation There are approximately 140 different types of blood cancer. Watch this animation to learn more about blood cancer and gain an insight into what it is like to live with the disease as well as the potential treatment options available. Janssen Oncology understands that every blood […]
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”; Competition research starts with analyzing your web pages to determine how competitive your site is both in general and for specific keywords. This is sometimes referred to as page strength. I should note that there are really two aspects to page strength, the general strength of a site and the specific strength of a […]
Read More A woman with stage 4 cancer had to road-trip across the US at the height of lockdown. Here’s how … When most people with compromised immune systems were sheltering in place, Emily Veach, a 38-year-old woman with advanced cancer, embarked on a 2,400-mile cross-country road trip to move closer to family. In some ways, her […]
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How to Prevent Breast Cancer Pharmacologically Women with a family history of breast cancer, who are statistically at higher risk for breast cancer, may want to consider taking one of several preventive medications, according to an article published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. Breast cancer, the most common non–skin cancer diagnosed […]
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Seattle Genetics Lands $1.72B From Merck in Pair of Cancer Drug Deals September 14th, 2020 Xconomy Seattle — Seattle Genetics is in line to receive $1.72 billion from Merck via a pair of deals, one for a cancer drug that’s still in development and the other for partial rights to a therapy that won FDA […]
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