Tony Berberabe, MPH
Articles
Patients With Low Grade NMIBC Experience Maintained Quality-of-Life With Mitomycin Gel
May 28, 2022
Article
Investigators reported that mitomycin gel was not associated with decrements in urinary symptoms, bloating and flatulence, or malaise, and that sexual function only mildly worsened.
Sotigalimab/Pembrolizumab Jumpstarts Immune Activity, Ignites Clinical Responses in Metastatic Melanoma
April 23, 2022
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The CD40 agonist sotigalimab in combination with pembrolizumab yielded promising outcomes in patients with unresectable stage III or IV metastatic melanoma.
Targeted Therapies Continue to Improve OS in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
September 10, 2021
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While survival rates in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia remain around 90%, researchers are optimistic that the use of targeted therapies and immunotherapies will continue to improve treatment options.
Talquetamab at RP2D Effective in Treating Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
July 05, 2021
Article
Treating patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma with Talquetamab at RP2D elicits high clinical response rate.
International Pediatric Cancer Registry Can Improve Outcomes
May 31, 2020
Article
Pediatric precision oncology in a real-world, multinational setting is feasible. For the subgroup of children with very high priority level targets, the INFORM registry provided therapeutic opportunities and new diagnostic information.
For Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Active Surveillance Does Not Cause More Stress
September 27, 2016
Article
For men with positive needle biopsy for prostate cancer, active surveillance (AS) did not negatively impact their quality-of-life compared with men who had a negative prostate needle biopsy.
Measuring Quality of Life After Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
May 19, 2015
Article
Although use of robotic surgery for prostate cancer has surpassed open surgical procedures, the impact of this approach on patient quality of life has not been well-studied.
PSA Screening Declines, Especially Among Men Most Likely to Benefit
May 18, 2015
Article
When the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine PSA screening for early detection of prostate cancer in May 2012, it caused a sea change in practice patterns among primary care physicians.
Study Finds Advanced Bladder Cancer Increases Suicide Risk
April 02, 2015
Article
A new study has found that older, single white males with advanced bladder cancer have the highest suicide risk among those with other cancers of the male genitals and urinary system.
Prostate Cancer Screening: "Yes, No, or Maybe?"
March 18, 2015
Article
The continuing contentious debate about screening for prostate cancer remains top of mind among the public and lay press, but, Leonard G. Gomella, MD, told attendees at the 8th International Prostate Cancer Congress, the decision to screen or not to screen boiled down to "using common sense, shared decision making, and choosing the right patients to screen."