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Heated Chemo During Resection Shows No Benefit in Advanced CRC
July 13th 2018The addition of heated chemotherapy delivered to the abdomen during surgery delivered no survival benefit to patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis, according to phase III study results presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Trial Induces 'Best Ever' Survival Data Among Young Patients with Certain T-Cell Cancers
July 10th 2018Adding nelarabine to escalating-dose methotrexate increased the 4-year disease-free survival rate to 91% in pediatric and young adult patients with newly diagnosed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, according to results from the phase III AALL0434 trial.
Four-Drug Chemo Combo Significantly Improves Pancreatic Cancer Survival
July 9th 2018In a major advance that set a new standard of care for the treatment of patients with resected pancreatic cancer, a modified FOLFIRINOX regimen (mFOLFIRINOX) dramatically improved survival compared with standard gemcitabine as postoperative therapy.
Kidney Removal May Be Unnecessary with Sunitinib Therapy in Metastatic Kidney Cancer
July 6th 2018Sunitinib (monotherapy appeared noninferior to cytoreductive nephrectomy and adjuvant sunitinib, the current standard of care for patients with synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to results from a phase III study presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Choosing an Iron Chelation Therapy for a Patient with MDS
June 11th 2018Phyllis McKiernan, MSN, APN, OCN, Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, John Theurer Cancer Center explains factors that go into choosing an iron chelation therapy for a patient with myelodisplastic syndrome (MDS) experiencing transfusion-related iron overload.
Liso-Cel Shows Promise in High-Risk Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
June 7th 2018A promising CD19-directed chimeric antigen (CAR) T-cell therapy, Lisocabtagene maraleucel (JCAR017; liso-cel), may result in durable remissions among patients with high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Mobile Monitoring Technology Helps to Reduce Symptom Severity in HNC
June 4th 2018Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) who tracked their symptoms using the CYCORE (CYberinfrastructure for COmparative Effectiveness REsearch) system’s mobile and sensor technology experienced reduced symptom severity compared with those who received standard care, according to results of a large randomized trial.
Simple, Evidence-Based Decision Aid Can Help Previvors and Their Nurses Weigh Prevention Options
May 20th 2018When a woman learns she carries a BRCA gene mutation—and thus, in her lifetime, faces an 87% risk of developing breast cancer and a 63% risk of getting ovarian cancer—she has a difficult decision-making process ahead of her. One nurse created an easy-to-understand guide that explains all options and their pros and cons, for use by oncology nurses working with BRCA mutation carriers who do not have cancer—previvors.
Distance Caregivers Often Experience More Distress and Anxiety Than Patients
May 19th 2018“While there is substantial research documenting the psychosocial characteristics in cancer patients and local caregivers to date, none have focused solely on the comparison of patients with their distance caregivers,” the researchers stated in an abstract presented by AnnMarie Papik, B.S.
Changes in Olaparib Indications Demonstrate Need for Best Practices for Nurses
May 19th 2018As the Food and Drug Administration continues to approve additional indications for olaparib (Lynparza), health care providers and caregivers should be aware of the potential adverse effects (AEs) associated with treatment.
Nurses Should Explore the Value of Cardiac Monitoring Among Younger Breast Cancer Survivors
May 19th 2018Researchers recommended that survivors of younger-adult breast cancer learn and watch for the signs and symptoms of heart problems or failure, such as shortness of breath and fatigue, and always go to their follow-up appointments, where health care practitioners may keep tabs on their heart health.
Oncology Nurse Practitioners Can Streamline the Cancer Treatment Process
May 18th 2018How are patients with cancer triaged at key points throughout their journeys? Who helps them understand their diagnoses or treatments and prioritizes what to do next? Who pulls in the resources needed to make sure patients get what they need as expeditiously as possible?