All Oncology News

Andrew Seidman, MD, focuses on his view of the increasing role of nurse practitioners in the outpatient setting and hospitalists in the inpatient setting.

Timothy J. Daskivich, MD, discusses the use of High-intensity focused ultrasound and other treatment strategies in the prostate cancer armamentarium.

Whenever 3 agents joining the therapeutic armamentarium do so for similar indications with essentially identical mechanisms of action, it is reasonable to ask whether these agents have specific differences that might help decide which to use.

The FDA has granted a priority review to pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of advanced cervical cancer with disease progression on or after chemotherapy.

Neoadjuvant therapy can eliminate both invasive and in situ carcinoma in up to 50% of patients, particularly when their subtypes are triple-negative disease or HER2-positive cancers.

Holger L. Gieschen, MD, discusses the latest developments with radiation therapy in non-small cell lung cancer.

The NCCN now lists apalutamide (Erleada) as a category 1 recommendation for the treatment of patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

James Wysock, MD, discusses the evolution of cytoreductive nephrectomy in renal cell carcinoma.

Edwin M. Posadas, MD, discusses the evolution of prostate cancer therapy, including the earlier use of advanced-stage agents and the potential for immunotherapy in the field.

MDAdvantage Insurance Company, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance, today announced the 2018 EJI Excellence in Medicine award recipients. Honoring New Jersey healthcare providers, the Excellence in Medicine Awards are among the highest honors presented to New Jersey's medical community.

2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Review - February 23

Breakthrough gene therapy for B-cell lymphoma now available at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Chief innovations officer at Hackensack Meridian Health Recognized for Vision, Innovation and Leadership.

David C. Portnoy, MD, discusses emerging developments with targeted agents in lung cancer.

Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center is proud to announce that April Camiling, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, oncology nurse specialist in Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) at John Theurer Cancer Center - Hackensack University Medical Center, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as a Rising Star recipient in the 2018 Excellence in Nursing Award program.

Cancer specialists will collaborate on treatment plans and expanding patient access.

Lenvatinib mesylate (Lenvima) will be developed and commercialized in a collaboration between its creator, Japan’s Eisai Co. Ltd, and Merck.

Fostamatinib resulted in clinically meaningful, ongoing platelet responses and a low rate of bleeding events in 43% of patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura with long-disease duration.

Robert A. Figlin, MD, discusses the expanding RCC armamentarium and balancing the benefits and risks of standard and emerging treatments to achieve optimal outcomes.

Nichon L. Grupka, MD, discusses advances in hematopathology, specifically mutations as prognostic indicators, disease-associated versus disease-causing mutations, and advice for physicians who are working to navigate the field.

Blinatumomab (Blincyto) received an 8 to 4 vote from the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of an indication for the treatment of MRD-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Alan H. Bryce, MD, discusses emerging agents and next steps in the treatment of patients with in nonmetastatic prostate cancer.

Mark Tyson, MD, discusses the management of localized advanced bladder cancer, the promise of immunotherapy, and his advice for urologists treating patients with bladder cancer.

Investigators found no statistically significant difference in survival between radical prostatectomy alone and external beam radiotherapy plus brachytherapy with or without ADT after adjusting for imbalances in prostate cancer prognostic factors.

IKZF1 deletions that co-occurred with deletions in CDKN2A, CDKN2B, PAX5, or PAR1 in the absence of ERG deletion (IKZF1plus) were associated with a dramatically reduced prognosis in pediatric patients with B-cell precursor ALL.

Erik P. Castle, MD, discusses the importance of risk stratifying low- and intermediate-risk localized prostate cancers.

Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD, discusses the impact of CAR T-cell therapy on the field of lymphoma and highlighted emerging options for the treatment of patients with MCL.

Lee Schwartzberg, MD, discusses the importance of next-generation sequencing and the state of biomarker development in the management of patients with NSCLC.

The FDA has approved a supplemental biologics license application adding a 4-week dosing schedule for nivolumab across several of the PD-1 inhibitor’s indications.

Thai H. Ho, MD, PhD, discusses treatment advances in first-line RCC and how biomarker development and optimal sequencing are critical next steps to building on recent breakthroughs.