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OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

2017

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

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Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 07, July 2017, Joe Munch, Bryan Tutt Jul 2017

Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 07, July 2017, Joe Munch, Bryan Tutt

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • RAS Mutations and Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: Gene mutations may have implications for local therapy for liver metastases from colorectal cancer.
  • Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: Clinical trial may clarify which patients with prostate cancer will benefit from active surveillance rather than immediate treatment.
  • Gut Microbiome May Affect Immunotherapy Response in Melanoma: Metastatic melanoma patients who experience responses to checkpoint inhibitors have a distinct gut bacterial genetic signature.
  • HOUSE CALL: Cancer-Related fatigue-Tips for fighting fatigue


Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 04, April 2017, Bryan Tutt, Sarah Bronson Apr 2017

Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 04, April 2017, Bryan Tutt, Sarah Bronson

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Advances in Surgical Management of Lymphedema: New options reduce edema in limbs, improve quality of life for cancer patients with lymphedema.
  • Noncytotoxic First-Line Therapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma: First-line therapy with targeted and immunotherapy agents produces high response rates in mantle cell lymphoma.
  • Reports from the Survivorship Research Symposium: Research on BK virus, heart failure, and aspiration in cancer survivors.
  • HOUSE CALL: Types of Immunotherapy for Cancer: Understanding different approaches to immunotherapy


Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 03, March 2017, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, Brandon C. Strubberg Mar 2017

Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 03, March 2017, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, Brandon C. Strubberg

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma: Clinical trials test innovative immunotherapy approaches against brain tumors.
  • Virus-Specific T Cells Treat Posttransplant Infections: Banked T cells offer "off-the-shelf" therapy for patients with BK virus, JC virus, Cytomegalovirus infections after stem cell transplant.
  • Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: Clinical trial compares outcomes of intensity-modulated proton therapy, standard radiation therapy.
  • HOUSE CALL: Lung Cancer Screening-Low-dose computed tomography can detect lung cancer early