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Meta-analysis: Clinical Utility of MRI in the Decision-making Process Before Radical Prostatectomy

16 Jan, 2019 | 00:33h | UTC

Clinical utility of MRI in the decision-making process before radical prostatectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)

 


SEOM Clinical Guidelines on Cardiovascular Toxicity

15 Jan, 2019 | 00:27h | UTC

SEOM clinical guidelines on cardiovascular toxicity (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)

Related Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)

 


Study: Suicide Among Cancer Patients

15 Jan, 2019 | 00:13h | UTC

Suicide among cancer patients – Nature Communications (free)

Commentary: Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer – Penn State (free)

Related Research: Suicidal death within a year of a cancer diagnosis (free study and commentary) AND Risk of Suicide After Cancer Diagnosis in England (free study and commentary)

 


Survey: Association of Patient Comorbid Conditions with Cancer Clinical Trial Participation

13 Jan, 2019 | 21:16h | UTC

Association of Patient Comorbid Conditions With Cancer Clinical Trial Participation – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Drivers of Clinical Trial Participation—Demographics, Disparities, and Eligibility Criteria (free for a limited period)

Audio Interview: Association of Patient Comorbid Conditions With Cancer Clinical Trial Participation (free)

 


Cohort Study: Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Receiving Systemic Treatment for Cancer

13 Jan, 2019 | 21:08h | UTC

Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Receiving Systemic Treatment for Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (free)

Commentaries: Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Receiving Systemic Therapy for Cancer – The ASCO Post (free) AND AKI Risk High in Cancer Patients Receiving Systemic Therapy – Renal & Urology News (free) AND Serious kidney injury common during cancer chemotherapy – Reuters (free)

 


Review: Neurological Complications of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

13 Jan, 2019 | 19:49h | UTC

Neurological complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors: what happens when you ‘take the brakes off’ the immune system – Therapeutic Advances in Neurologic Disorders (free)

 


Meta-analysis: Effect of Adjuvant Hormone Therapy in Patients with Prostate Cancer

13 Jan, 2019 | 17:30h | UTC

Effect of adjuvant hormone therapy in patients with prostate cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Medicine (free)

 


Review and Current State of Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

13 Jan, 2019 | 17:08h | UTC

Review and current state of radiation therapy for locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma – Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (free)

 


Randomized Trial: Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer

10 Jan, 2019 | 21:49h | UTC

Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Fewer complications found with hybrid surgery for esophageal cancer – MedicalXpress (free) AND Should Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Now Be Standard? – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Cancer Statistics, 2019

10 Jan, 2019 | 18:57h | UTC

Cancer statistics, 2019 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)

Commentary: US cancer death rate hits 25 years of decline, study says – CNN (free) AND 27% Drop in Overall U.S. Cancer Mortality Rate From 1991 to 2016 – The ASCO Post (free)

 


Association Between Surrogate End-points and Overall Survival in Oncology

9 Jan, 2019 | 22:45h | UTC

A systematic review of trial-level meta-analyses measuring the strength of association between surrogate end-points and overall survival in oncology – European Journal of Cancer (free for a limited period)

“we found most surrogates in oncology had low or modest correlation with OS, which suggests that caution should be used when making conclusions based on surrogate markers.”

 


NCCN Guideline: Thyroid Carcinoma

9 Jan, 2019 | 09:56h | UTC

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Thyroid Carcinoma, Version 2.2018 – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (free)

 


Systematic Review: Association Between Reimbursement Incentives and Physician Practice in Oncology

8 Jan, 2019 | 22:12h | UTC

Association Between Reimbursement Incentives and Physician Practice in Oncology: A Systematic Review (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 


SEOM Clinical Guidelines to Primary Prevention of Cancer

8 Jan, 2019 | 20:56h | UTC

SEOM clinical guidelines to primary prevention of cancer (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)

 


Randomized Trial: Treatment for Advanced and Refractory Desmoid Tumors Evaluated

8 Jan, 2019 | 17:29h | UTC

Sorafenib for Advanced and Refractory Desmoid Tumors – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Sorafenib in Progressive, Symptomatic, or Recurrent Desmoid Tumors – The ASCO Post (free)

 


Study: Surgical Treatment and Survival from Colorectal Cancer

8 Jan, 2019 | 08:40h | UTC

Surgical treatment and survival from colorectal cancer in Denmark, England, Norway, and Sweden: a population-based study – The Lancet Oncology (free)

Invited Commentary: The importance of surgery in colorectal cancer treatment (free)

 


Retrospective Cohort Study: Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Deaths After a Colonoscopy With Normal Findings

7 Jan, 2019 | 21:08h | UTC

Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Deaths After a Colonoscopy With Normal Findings – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: 10 years after negative colonoscopy, study shows lower risk of colorectal cancer and death – Kaiser Permanente (free) AND Study: Risk of cancer, death less likely 10 years after cancer-free colonoscopy – UPI (free) AND Negative colonoscopy: data support 10-year rescreening interval – Univadis (free registration required) AND Million-Strong Study Supports CRC Screening Every 10 Years – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Randomized Trial: Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer Compared

7 Jan, 2019 | 20:44h | UTC

FOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Modified FOLFIRINOX results in longer disease-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients compared to gemcitabine – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Pancreatic Cancer: mFOLFIRINOX After Surgery Improves Survival – MedicalResearch.com (free)

 

Related Visual Abstract on Twitter

 


Position Statement: Bronchoscopic Lung Cryobiopsy

7 Jan, 2019 | 19:22h | UTC

Bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy: An Indian association for bronchology position statement – Lung India (free)

 


Study: Suicidal Death Within a Year of a Cancer Diagnosis

7 Jan, 2019 | 16:48h | UTC

Suicidal death within a year of a cancer diagnosis: A population‐based study – Cancer (free)

Commentary: Suicide risk increases significantly following a cancer diagnosis – Wiley (free)

Related Research: Risk of Suicide After Cancer Diagnosis in England (free study and commentary)

 


Grading of Prostate Cancer: A Work in Progress

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:55h | UTC

Grading of prostate cancer: a work in progress – Histopathology (free)

 


Review: Recent Updates in Cancer Immunotherapy

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:53h | UTC

Recent updates in cancer immunotherapy: a comprehensive review and perspective of the 2018 China Cancer Immunotherapy Workshop in Beijing – Journal of Hematology & Oncology (free)

 


Guidelines for Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma – Part 1: Epidemiology, Genetics and Diagnosis

4 Jan, 2019 | 20:49h | UTC

S2k Guidelines for Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma – Part 1: Epidemiology, Genetics and Diagnosis – Journal of the German Society of Dermatology (free)

 


Review: Radiosurgical Techniques for the Treatment of Brain Neoplasms

4 Jan, 2019 | 20:47h | UTC

Radiosurgical techniques for the treatment of brain neoplasms: A short review – World Journal of Methodology (free)

 


Systematic Review: Incidence, Risk Factors, Survival and Treatment of Bone Metastases from Colorectal Cancer

4 Jan, 2019 | 20:48h | UTC

Systematic review: Incidence, risk factors, survival and treatment of bone metastases from colorectal cancer – Journal of Bone Oncology (free)

 


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