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Liquid biopsy may aid in diagnosis, surveillance of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller

Tumor tissue-modified viral-HPV DNA demonstrated 91.5% sensitivity among patients in the diagnostic cohort and 88.4% in the surveillance cohort.

Tislelizumab Plus Bevacizumab/Chemo Demonstrates Early Efficacy in Cervical Cancer

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller

The addition of the PD-L1 inhibitor tislelizumab to standard bevacizumab and platinum-doublet chemotherapy in the first-line setting prolonged progression-free survival, produced encouraging responses, and was well tolerated in patients with cervical cancer.

Women treated for breast cancer may age faster than cancer-free women

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller

NIH study finds radiation shows strongest association, less for surgery and endocrine treatments.

Predicting bone metastases type in prostate cancer using MRI

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller

The findings suggest that MRI-based nT2SI measurement may be a valuable tool in predicting the type of BMs in prostate cancer, specifically distinguishing between osteoblastic and non-osteoblastic metastases.

New Alzheimer's drugs offer hope for bleak diagnosis but remain out of reach in UK

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller

Estimates by Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society suggest 720,000 people in the UK would meet the treatment criteria used in the clinical trials of lecanemab and donanemab. But they need a diagnosis the NHS just can't deliver.