A Standardized Approach to Fertility Preservation Discussions
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An Analysis of Advanced Care Planning and End-of-Life Outcomes in Patients Who Received Allo-HCT
A retrospective study presented during the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting assessed how advanced care planning (ACP) affected end-of-life (EOL)...
Outcomes in Ph-Like ALL Versus Ph+ and Ph- ALL
A study presented during the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting compared outcomes in patients with Philadelphia-like acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph-like...
Prognostic Understanding Affects Hospitalization, Hospice Use
For older patients with advanced cancer, poor prognostic understanding of the curability of their disease may affect their hospitalizations...
Are Patients Satisfied with Telehealth?
Satisfaction with telehealth (TH) is high among patients with cancer, according to a study presented during the 2021 ASCO...
Electronic App to Monitor Symptoms Following HSCT
The lives of patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) change in several ways. A study presented during...
CD34 Stem Cell Boost Following Allo-HCT May Improve Outcomes
A systemic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the outcomes with stem cell boost (SCB) for poor graft function...
Nurse-Collected PRO Initiative May Increase Improve QoL in Older Patients Receiving Treatment
The use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical practice significantly improved quality of life (QoL) among older patients receiving...
Growth Rate and Site of Pulmonary Metastasis Lung Relapse, OS in B-STS
A study presented during the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting found that the growth rate and site of pulmonary metastasis...
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5. COVID-19 in Children with Cancer
This was a hard, but important piece to write. New work from a global team of researchers, led by @StJudeResearch has shown that children with cancer are at higher risk of severe outcomes from Covid-19.https://t.co/76TW7U2FoD#childhoodcancer #CCAM
— Dr Vicky Forster (@vickyyyf) September 15, 2021
4. Intermittent Fasting and Cancer
Can intermittent fasting prevent cancer and reduce chemo related side effects? @uc_health @UCHealthNews @SWOG
— Syed A. Ahmad (@SyedAAhmad5) September 15, 2021
Intermittent fasting in the prevention and treatment of cancer https://t.co/E9IjUkeGQJ
3. RET-Aberrant Cancers
🛎📌Just out an amazing manuscript @MCT_AACR discussing the hallmarks of #RET & Co-occuring Genomic Alterations in RET-aberrant #Cancers #LCSM
— Antonio Passaro, MD PhD (@APassaroMD) September 14, 2021
Simply, a must-read article by @jacobadashek @ADesaiMD @VivekSubbiah et al
Read it here 👇🔥https://t.co/QXzXb0JDKi pic.twitter.com/4Lt0pJnbw9
2. IO-Based Combination Strategies in Advanced GU Cancer
Great talk as always by @apolo_andrea #AIBCCR @OncoAlert on IO-based combination strategies in advanced UC! Nice context of Andrea’s own fantastic work & ICONIC trial in rare histologic types, @montypal @neerajaiims Cosmic021 trial, @PavlosMsaouel sitra/nivo trial @shilpaonc pic.twitter.com/bVgMIz27J3
— Petros Grivas (@PGrivasMDPhD) September 17, 2021
1. Novel Gene Therapy Approach
Interesting “GIFT” gene therapy approach for cancer presented by Dr. Alex Raufi #eldeirylab @BrownUCancer @RIHospital @MiriamHospital @BrownUResearch @BrownPathology strategy based on preferential NFkB upregulation in cancer triggering ferroptosis. Could use other death genes. pic.twitter.com/kA1DZoFYmx
— Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP (@weldeiry) September 17, 2021