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Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 09, September 2017, Joe Munch, Bryan Tutt
Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 09, September 2017, Joe Munch, Bryan Tutt
OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Spinal Metastases: Laser technique may be alternative to open surgery prior to stereotactic radiation therapy for metastases adjacent to the spinal cord.
- Immunotherapy Plus Targeted Therapy for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: Trial combines atezolizumab with targeted or cytotoxic agents for patients with anaplastic or poorly differentiated thyroid cancer.
- A New era in Follicular Lymphoma: Newly approved drugs, clinical trials represent shift from cytotoxic to targeted and immunotherapeutic agents.
- HOUSE CALL: Understanding Clinical Trials- Trials provide access to new cancer treatments
- INBRIEF: Repeat Surgery for Close Margins May Be Unnecessary for DCIS Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 08, August 2017, Bryan Tutt, Sarah Bronson
Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 08, August 2017, Bryan Tutt, Sarah Bronson
OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)
- Immunotherapy for Smoldering Myeloma: Clinical trials test PD-1, DC38 inhibitors to delay progression from premalignant disease to multiple myeloma.
- Malignant Pheochromocytoma and Sympathetic Paraganglioma Research: Studies may expand treatment options for patients with rare neuroendocrine tumors.
- Hypofractionated Partial-Breast Irradiation: Clinical trial tests 10-day external-beam radiation therapy regimen after lumpectomy for patients with early-stage breast cancer.
- HOUSE CALL: Support for Cancer Patients: Patients, caregivers find many types of support from various organizations
Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 01, January 2017, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, Z Ahmed
Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 01, January 2017, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, Z Ahmed
OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)
- Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Melanoma: Trial investigates immune checkpoint blockade in patients with respectable stage III or oligometastatic stage IV disease.
- Radiation May Enhance Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors: Clinical Trials combine immune checkpoint inhibitors with radiation therapy against lung cancers, other solid tumors.
- INBRIEF: Nivolumab Plus Azacitidine Shows Promise in Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia/ Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome Study Questions Standard Exclusion Criteria for Conventional Trials
- HOUSE CALL: Social Media Groups for Cancer Patients-Twitter chats, online groups for patients, caregivers
- USEFUL RESOURCES: Resources to Aid Referring Physicians