Oncology (all articles)
ASCO Guideline: Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
24 May, 2018 | 23:18h | UTCMetastatic Pancreatic Cancer: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Related Guideline: Pancreatic cancer in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Systematic Review: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Report: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer
24 May, 2018 | 23:15h | UTCDiet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective – World Cancer Research Fund (free)
Commentaries: A blueprint to beat cancer – World Cancer Research Fund (free) AND 10-year study shows obesity increases risk for 12 cancers – UPI (free)
Perspective: p53 and Me
24 May, 2018 | 22:58h | UTCp53 and Me – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
ASCO Guideline: Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Early Breast Cancer
24 May, 2018 | 22:47h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Smoking and Death from Prostate Cancer
24 May, 2018 | 22:35h | UTCAssociation of Smoking Status With Recurrence, Metastasis, and Mortality Among Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Undergoing Prostatectomy or Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Smoking and Death From Prostate Cancer JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period) AND Current Smokers at Risk for Worse Prostate Cancer Outcomes – Renal & Urology News (free)
Studies: More vs Less Frequent Follow-up Testing and Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
23 May, 2018 | 12:31h | UTCEffect of More vs Less Frequent Follow-up Testing on Overall and Colorectal Cancer–Specific Mortality in Patients With Stage II or III Colorectal Cancer: The COLOFOL Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Association Between Intensity of Posttreatment Surveillance Testing and Detection of Recurrence in Patients With Colorectal Cancer (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Surveillance intensity not associated with earlier detection of recurrence or improved survival in colorectal cancer – MedicalXpress (free) AND CRC: No Increase in Survival with Stepped-Up Surveillance – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND CRC recurrence surveillance studies: No benefit to high-intensity strategy – Oncology Practice (free)
Retrospective Cohort: More Patients Choosing Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
23 May, 2018 | 12:17h | UTCUse of Conservative Management for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer in the Veterans Affairs Integrated Health Care System From 2005-2015 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: VA health care successfully reduces ‘rush to treatment’ rates for low-risk prostate cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Watching but not treating cancer can be hard. Sometimes it’s the right approach – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)
Opinion: Implications of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing for BRCA Mutation
21 May, 2018 | 13:05h | UTCDirect-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: The Implications of the US FDA’s First Marketing Authorization for BRCA Mutation Testing – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Practice Guideline: Management of Ovarian Cancer
21 May, 2018 | 13:01h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Shortening Adjuvant Trastuzumab to 6 Months in Selected Patients with Breast Cancer
18 May, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCASCO 2018: Shortening Adjuvant Trastuzumab to 6 Months in Patients With HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer Is Effective and Reduces Cardiac Toxicities – The ASCO Post (free)
Commentaries: Test of Herceptin Finds Briefer Treatment Can Work, With Fewer Side Effects – NPR (free) AND Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patients – Associated Press (free) AND For Women With Early Breast Cancer, Herceptin Treatment Can Be Much Shorter – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
““For women with early-stage breast cancer who needed the drug Herceptin, 6 months of treatment were as good as 12, a major study found. Less risk of side effects, less cost, less time “being a patient.”” (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Guideline: Management of Mantle Cell Lymphoma
18 May, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCGuideline for the management of mantle cell lymphoma – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Guideline Summary: Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice
18 May, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (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 Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Cohort Study: Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
18 May, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCChemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Clinical, Neurophysiological, Functional, and Patient-Reported Outcomes – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Peripheral Neuropathy Common in Childhood Cancer Survivors – MPR (free) AND Chemo-Induced Neuropathy Common after Childhood Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Cancer Immunotherapy Efficacy Influenced by Patient’s Sex
18 May, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCCancer immunotherapy efficacy and patients’ sex: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Patient’s sex might affect immunotherapy outcomes – OnMedica (free) AND Men Do Better than Women on Cancer Immunotherapies – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Patients’ sex may impact efficacy of immunotherapy in cancer treatment – eCancer News (free)
Randomized Trial: Intravesical Gemcitabine Following Resection of Suspected Low-Grade Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
16 May, 2018 | 01:16h | UTCEffect of Intravesical Instillation of Gemcitabine vs Saline Immediately Following Resection of Suspected Low-Grade Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer on Tumor Recurrence: SWOG S0337 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intravesical Gemcitabine Therapy Cuts Bladder Cancer Recurrence – MPR (free) AND Simple post-surgery step reduces bladder cancer recurrence – SWOG, via EurekAlert (free)
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: April 2018
16 May, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: April 2018 – eCancer News (free)
NCCN Guideline: Head and Neck Cancers
16 May, 2018 | 00:46h | UTCNCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2018 (free)
NCCN Guideline: Soft Tissue Sarcoma
16 May, 2018 | 00:47h | UTCSoft Tissue Sarcoma, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Vaccination Against HPV to Prevent Cervical Cancer
10 May, 2018 | 17:56h | UTCProphylactic vaccination against human papillomaviruses to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors – Cochrane Library (link to abstract and summary – $ for full-text)
News Release: Does HPV vaccination prevent the development of cervical cancer? Are there harms associated with being vaccinated? – Cochrane Library (free)
Scientific Expert Reaction: Cochrane Review on HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention in girls and women – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentary: Major review backs cervical cancer shots, especially for teens – Reuters (free)
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer
10 May, 2018 | 17:46h | UTCScreening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)
Editorials: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for Prostate Cancer: Revisiting the Evidence (free) AND USPTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations—A Step in the Right Direction (free) AND Implications of the New USPSTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation—Attaining Equipoise (free) AND Prostate Cancer Screening—A New Recommendation for Meaningful Physician-Patient Conversations (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free)
Video Summary: PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer: The 2018 USPSTF Recommendation Statement (free)
Infographic with key Facts: Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? Understanding the Potential Benefits vs. Harms for Men 55-69 (free)
Commentary: Prostate cancer screening: the decision is up to you – Reuters (free)
Position Statement: Exercise in Cancer Care
10 May, 2018 | 17:38h | UTCCommentaries: Every cancer patient should be prescribed exercise medicine – The Conversation (free) AND Cancer: ‘If exercise was a pill it would be prescribed to every patient’ – The Guardian (free)
Consensus Statement: Cancer Patients Requiring Intensive Care Support
10 May, 2018 | 17:33h | UTCConsensus statement for cancer patients requiring intensive care support – Annals of Hematology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Case Series: Uveal Effusion After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
9 May, 2018 | 16:24h | UTCUveal Effusion After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy – JAMA Ophthalmology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Ophthalmologists link immunotherapy with a serious eye condition – eCancer News (free)
Meta-Analysis: Direct Oral Anticoagulant vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Cancer Associated Thrombosis
4 May, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Summary: CHEST Guideline on Screening for Lung Cancer
4 May, 2018 | 01:54h | UTCScreening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free)