Oncology (all articles)
Research: pharmaceutical industry payments and oncologists’ selection of treatments
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCPharmaceutical Industry Payments and Oncologists’ Selection of Targeted Cancer Therapies in Medicare Beneficiaries – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Payments to Doctors Linked to Prescription Practices for Two Cancer Types – University of North Carolina (free) AND Pharma Dollars Appear to Sway Oncologist Rx Habits – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized trial: talc administration by indwelling pleural catheter for malignant effusion
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCOutpatient Talc Administration by Indwelling Pleural Catheter for Malignant Effusion – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (see Visual Abstract)
Commentary: Outpatient talc administration improves malignant effusion outcomes – Chest Physician (free)
ACR guideline: breast cancer screening in women at higher-than-average risk
11 Apr, 2018 | 02:05h | UTCCommentaries: ACR Recommends More Aggressive Breast Cancer Screening for Higher-Than-Average-Risk Women – Imaging Technology News (free) AND New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Call for Significant Changes to Screening Process – American College of Radiology, via NewsWise (free)
See related guideline with a more conservative approach: Breast Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
ECCO essential requirements for quality cancer care: Melanoma
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:39h | UTC
ECCO essential requirements for quality cancer care: Oesophageal and gastric cancer
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:38h | UTC
Randomized trial: nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus sunitinib in advanced renal-cell carcinoma
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:34h | UTCNivolumab plus Ipilimumab versus Sunitinib in Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma – NEJM (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Sunitinib or Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab for Renal-Cell Carcinoma (free)
“Overall survival and objective response rates were significantly higher with nivolumab plus ipilimumab”.
Guideline: palliative thoracic radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:10h | UTCCommentaries: Updated ASTRO guideline for palliative lung radiation now recommends concurrent chemotherapy for some stage III patients – eCancer News (free) AND ASTRO updates lung radiation guideline for non-small cell lung cancer patients – Health Imaging (free)
ASCO guideline: anticancer therapy in metastatic non-castrate prostate cancer
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC
Cohort study: dietary patterns and risk of cancers of the colon and rectum
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:40h | UTCCommentaries: Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in women – eCancer News (free) AND Study: Red meat linked to colon cancer in women – UPI (free)
Randomized trial: chemoradiotherapy vs postoperative radiotherapy alone in cutaneous SCCHN
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:47h | UTCPostoperative Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Versus Postoperative Radiotherapy in High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: The Randomized Phase III TROG 05.01 Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: No Chemo Benefit for Head and Neck Skin Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND No benefit of adding chemotherapy to postop radiation in cutaneous SCCHN – medwireNews (free)
Duration of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:41h | UTCDuration of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Duration of Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer (free)
Commentaries: Colon cancer chemo could be halved after surgery – Cancer Research UK, via MedicalXpress (free) AND Global cancer trial sets new standard for post-surgery chemotherapy – National Cancer Institute, via MedicalXpress (free)
Guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasms
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:42h | UTCEuropean evidence-based guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasms – Gut (free)
Myocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:37h | UTCMyocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Myocarditis a Risk with Checkpoint Inhibitors – CRTOnline.org (free) AND Myocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related Guidelines and Reviews: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free) AND New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)
Special Report: The IARC Perspective on Colorectal Cancer Screening
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:40h | UTCSpecial Report: The IARC Perspective on Colorectal Cancer Screening – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: The IARC perspective on colorectal cancer screening – eCancer News (free) AND WHO Group Says Evidence Favors Most Forms of Colorectal Cancer Screening – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: February 2018
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:26h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: February 2018 – eCancer News (free)
Pain Management in Cancer Center Inpatients: The Edinburgh Pain Assessment and Management Tool
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:12h | UTCCommentaries: Cancer patients’ pain eased by simple bedside chart – University of Edinburgh, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Bedside Assessment Tool Improves Worst Pain in Patients With Cancer – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free) AND Effect of Integrated Assessment and Management Tool on Pain Management in Cancer Center Inpatients – The ASCO Post (free)
Clinical Updates: Palliative radiotherapy
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:49h | UTCClinical Updates: Palliative radiotherapy – The BMJ (free)
Clinical Update for non-specialists on the benefits, practicalities, and side effects of palliative radiotherapy
The fraction of cancer attributable to modifiable risk factors
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:45h | UTCCommentaries: New calculations confirm lifestyle changes could prevent 4 in 10 cancer cases – Cancer Research UK (free) AND More than 2,500 cancer cases a week could be avoided – Cancer Research UK (free) AND Four in 10 cancer cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes – The Guardian (free)
Effect of Standard vs Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy for Patients With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:37h | UTCEffect of Standard vs Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy for Patients With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: The NRG Oncology RTOG 0126 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Higher-dose RT lowers risk of recurrence but does not improve survival for men with prostate cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Higher doses of radiation don’t improve overall survival for prostate cancer patients – OnMedica (free) AND Dose-Escalated RT Does Not Improve Survival in Intermediate-Risk PCa – Renal & Urology News (free) AND Higher Doses of Radiation Don’t Improve Survival in Prostate Cancer – Washington University in St. Louis, via NewsWise (free)
Systematic Review: Opioid Rotation in Cancer Pain Treatment
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:04h | UTCOpioid Rotation in Cancer Pain Treatment: A systematic review – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Systematic Review: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCChemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Endorses CAP/IASLC/AMP Guideline Update on Molecular Testing for Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment in Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCFDA In Brief: FDA updates public information about known risk of lymphoma from breast implants (free) AND Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma – FDA Update (free)
Commentaries: More Cases Are Reported of Unusual Cancer Linked to Breast Implants – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Implant-Related Lymphoma Cases Rise – More than 400 cases reported to FDA – MedPage Today (free)
“Some 400 to 500 women worldwide have an unusual type of lymphoma linked to breast implants with textured surfaces. Experts say women considering implants should be told”. (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Research: Helicobacter pylori Therapy for the Prevention of Metachronous Gastric Cancer
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCHelicobacter pylori Therapy for the Prevention of Metachronous Gastric Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: H. pylori Treatment for Gastric Cancer Prevention (free)
Commentary: H pylori Eradication Benefits Patients With Early Gastric Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Screening for Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:58h | UTCScreening for Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)
Related Recommendation Statement: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force (free)
JAMA Editorials: Sun Protection and Skin Self-examination and the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Behavioral Counseling for Skin Cancer Prevention (free) AND Should Pediatricians Be More Proactive in Counseling Children About Skin Cancer Risk? Implications of the USPSTF Recommendation Statement (free) AND The Potential of Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer (free) AND USPSTF Recommendations for Behavioral Counseling for Skin Cancer Prevention: Throwing Shade on UV Radiation (free) AND The Value of Behavioral Counseling for Skin Cancer Prevention: Actions We Can Take Now and Guidance for the Future (free)
Author Interviews: Screening for Skin Cancer (free audio) AND USPSTF Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer (free)
Commentaries: Doctors endorse counseling of some kids, young adults to prevent skin cancer – Reuters (free) AND Evidence insufficient to make recommendation regarding visual skin examination by a clinician – The JAMA Network, via EurekAlert (free)