3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (443+ words) U.S. adults with disabilities are considerably less likely than those without them to undergo routine cancer screening, according to an analysis of national survey data.Researchers observed the largest screening gaps among individuals with self-care disabilities, such as difficulty dressing or…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (55+ words) The FDA has granted accelerated approval to sevabertinib as first-line treatment for adults with locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.The approval of sevabertinib (Hyrnuo, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals), which expands upon the agent’s existing indication…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (521+ words) Approximately 40% of men with prostate cancer treated with concurrent androgen deprivation therapy and androgen receptor pathway inhibitors may develop metabolic syndrome within a year.A retrospective analysis of nearly 17,000 patients showed the first metabolic condition, usually hypertension, occurs within the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (281+ words) In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with ASH president, Belinda Avalos, MD, about the importance of DEI practices in medicine, leading molecular medicine developments and more. Belinda R. Diversity and Development in Hematology with Belinda Avalos, MD In this…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (291+ words) The FDA has granted accelerated approval to camizestrant in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor for adults with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The approval for camizestrant (Etcamah, AstraZeneca) is dependent on the detection of an ESR1 mutation during…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (666+ words) Through a clinic in Mexico, Ricardo A. Mosquera, MD, is helping an underrepresented population in the realm of primary ciliary dyskinesia get diagnosed, treated and involved in rare lung disease research.Originally from Colombia, Mosquera told Healio this outreach program in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (605+ words) An oral drug widely expected to transform pancreatic cancer treatment has demonstrated encouraging clinical activity in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Daraxonrasib (Rasonque, Revolution Medicines) induced durable responses in patients with previously treated, RAS-mutant NSCLC, according to results of a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (76+ words) Novartis has halted eight trials of its cellular therapy rapcabtagene autoleucel in patients with rheumatic and neurological autoimmune disorders, due to three fatalities, according to reports.The company implemented the pause on Aug. 24. The impacted trials included patients with lupus,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (624+ words) Tumor DNA profiling could be used to identify which men with metastatic prostate cancer need aggressive treatment and those who may benefit from de-escalation.A model, trained and tested on nearly 2,500 veterans with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, found those with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (143+ words) NCI-supported obesity and cancer research has steadily increased over the past decade.A portfolio analysis revealed NCI funded nearly 350 new grants between 2015 and 2022, most of which focused on mechanisms and/or behaviors....