Blincyto (blinatumomab) was granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat both children and adults with relapsed/refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), regardless of Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) status, according to the developer of the anti-CD19 immunotherapy, Amgen.
A patient's diet may have a great impact on their brain cancer outcomes, according to a recent review.
Abemaciclib was granted a priority review to a new drug application (NDA) to treat patients with advanced hormone receptor (HR)­­–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, according to Eli Lilly and Company, the manufacturer of the CDK4/6 inhibitor.
Cancer can feel like a ticking time bomb. Here's how one cancer survivor diffused it.
Cancer not only affects the body, it affects the mind as well.
When I returned home from my first visit to my surgeon after my diagnosis of breast cancer, I could see the look of worry on my mother's face.
Children with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CP Ph+ CML) may soon have a new treatment
Patients with MPNs face unique challenges with depression and sexual intimacy. Sandra Allen-Bard, BSN, MSN, AOCNP, ANCC, discusses a recent study conducted to better understand these issues.
Adequate protein is essential to meet the increased demands of the body, especially during anti-cancer treatment.
The oncologist has a job unlike any other doctor. Why would anyone want to be an oncologist and what makes them so special? Here is the view of one patient.
After a cancer diagnosis, you need to put your feelings first before anyone else's.
There are many ways to celebrate the absence of cancer.
Pierre Massion, M.D., sat down with CURE to discuss lung cancer screening and prevention.
A study pairs an IDO inhibitor with PD-1 checkpoint blockade.
My wife and I are always amazed at the fond memories and warm feelings that rise up when we return to Nashville.
Three years ago, breast cancer interrupted this survivor's life. Read more to learn how she accepted and embraced that life altering challenge.
Fear of recurrence can motivate good living, but it can also stop you from living.
For women with platinum-sensitive, high-grade ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer, an improved progression-free survival (PFS) was seen for those who took Rubraca (rucaparib) as a maintenance therapy, compared to placebo, according to the phase 3 ARIEL3 trial.
Increasingly, immunotherapy drugs for advanced melanoma are being studied in combination.
An intensive preparatory stem cell transplant (SCT) regimen should be used for younger patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial.
For many who have been through the experience, whether you call it a return, recurrence or anything else, it’s something they lay awake at night thinking about, and worrying about.
Summer presents unique challenges for those with lymphedema. Here are some tips to help.
Breast cancer is no holiday.
Blood-based biomarkers are moving into the realm of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and while tissue biopsies are still the standard, if plasma assays are positive, they can be helpful in deciding the first-line treatment that patients should receive.
A recent study could be practice-changing for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Looking back on a cancer diagnosis years later
Some 80 percent of cancer patients use complementary therapies. Should they?
We'll do anything for our best friend...
Every fall, Visible Ink has a call for submissions, and from hundreds, a selection committee chooses no more than 15 to be performed “by amazing people, mostly from Broadway, who come in and do this pro bono,” explains writer Judith Kelman, who leads Visible Ink. The performers are actors, singers and dancers, including Tony Award winners.
During and after surgery for skin cancer, a number of strategies can help minimize scarring.
