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The FDA has approved fulvestrant (Faslodex) for use in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib (Verzenio) to treat patients with HR+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have progressed after endocrine therapy.

Current diagnostic measures for ovarian cancer are not extremely reliable. In an effort to diagnose the disease earlier, researchers are working on a blood test that can detect ovarian cancer

Neoadjuvant treatment with the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) demonstrated almost a tripling in objective response rate (ORR) compared with the PD-1 inhibitor alone but at the cost of significant added grade 3 adverse events (AEs) for patients with high-risk resectable melanoma, according to a small study presented at the 2017 SITC Annual Meeting.

Breast cancer, the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States, is the second leading cause of cancer death among women after lung cancer. To track trends in disease incidence, mortality, and survival the American Cancer Society (ACS) analyzes data every 2 years.

Aprepitant (Cinvanti), an injectable emulsion, is the second agent in just over two weeks to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting (CINV).

Dasatinib (Sprycel) has been approved by the FDA to treat pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase (CP).

The FDA has approved brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) as a treatment for patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) who have received prior systemic therapy, according to Seattle Genetics, which codevelops the antibody-drug conjugate with Takeda.

The FDA has approved letermovir (Prevymis) to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in adult CMV-seropositive patients treated with an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), based on a significant reduction in CMV infection rates in a phase III study.

Online courses address various topics including distress screening and management, survivorship, palliative care, pain management, communicating prognosis to patients, and hospice referral.

A recent study examined the incidence of liver cancer in many countries around the world and found that although it is among the leading causes of cancer deaths, in most cases, it can be prevented.

The FDA has approved the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib (Zelboraf) as a treatment for patients with BRAFV600-mutated Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), representing the first approved therapy for this rare blood disorder.

Cyclin D–dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors have proven to be effective treatment in patients with hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. But, much like many cancer therapies, there are challenges when it comes to toxicity.

Overall, 159 of the 427 tanning salons were out of compliance, and most of them were in rural locations and southern regions of the United States. Additionally, this was more common in independently owned salons, in states with younger age groups being regulated and in states with more than one tanning regulation.

What can be done to improve quality of life for people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), which tends to lag in comparison to the experience of those with earlier-stage disease?

Four companies drew the ire of the FDA this week for claiming that their products, derived from marijuana, can treat or even cure cancer.

Laura J. van’t Veer, PhD, discussed determining more accurate methods of treatment for patients with early- and late-state breast cancer based on advances in genetic testing, specifically the 70-gene prognostic signature.

Healthcare providers are quick to bring up side effects like nausea and neuropathy, but are far more apprehensive to talk about sexual issues.

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to acalabrutinib (Calquence) as a treatment for adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) following at least 1 prior therapy, based on objective response rates (ORR) in a single-arm trial.

CIPN can be long-lasting and debilitating for a patient and, therefore, disrupt quality of life. It can also potentially lead to dose reduction and, in some cases, discontinuation of the agent causing the CIPN.

The average cost of each hospital visit for CINV is over $15,000, according to a recent study.

Genes and gender may play a role in who is more likely to experience chemotherapy-related fatigue, according to a recent study.

The FDA granted Olaparib (Lynparza) a priority review for the treatment of certain patients with breast cancer.

The FDA has approved intravenous (IV) rolapitant (Varubi) for use in combination with other antiemetic agents to treat delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in adults, according to TESARO, the manufacturer of the agent.

A new study concludes that more education is needed for adults 60 and older who must make treatment decisions about their acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosis.

The PRISM intervention improved psychosocial wellbeing in younger patients with cancer.

The FDA has awarded the combination of dabrafenib (Tafinlar) and trametinib (Mekinist) a breakthrough therapy designation for the adjuvant treatment of patients with stage III melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation following complete resection.

On October 10, 2017, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) posted a draft recommendation statement on education about skin cancer prevention.