NEWS
When Combined with Chemo, Bevacizumab Is Associated with Increased Risk of Death
Cancer patients who receive the targeted therapy bevacizumab (Avastin) in combination with chemotherapy are at increased risk of serious side effects that may lead to death, according to a meta-analysis of 16 clinical trials that was conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University School of Medicine in New York. The risk of fatal adverse events varied by the type of chemotherapy agents used with bevacizumab, lead author Dr. Vishal Ranpura and his colleagues reported. Read more > >
Starting Hormone Therapy at Menopause Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Findings from Million Women Study add to concerns about using hormonesVaccine Reduces HPV Infections in Young Men
Longer follow-up needed to see if cancer incidence falls in the vaccinated populationAdoptive Cell Transfer Targets New Cancer Antigen for Immunotherapy
T cells that are trained to attack NY-ESO-1may be useful in synovial cell sarcoma, melanoma, and other epithelial cancersMouse Studies Point to Prognostic Test for Prostate Cancer
Experimental test could help identify potentially lethal tumors in patientsProtein May Help Predict Cancer Recurrence and Metastasis
CPE-delta N shows predictive power in both epithelial and neuroendocrine cancers
SCIENCE SNAPSHOTS
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IN DEPTH
Coming Home to Roost: The Self-Seeding Hypothesis of Tumor Growth
Metastatic cancer cells may help drive primary tumor growth in addition to distant disease
Featured Clinical Trial: Study of a Statin to Prevent Polyps after Colon Cancer Resection
Will rosuvastatin prevent the return of polyps or cancer?
Translating Clinical Care for Callers to NCI’s Cancer Information Service
Nurse educators bring bedside experience to the call center
UPDATES
FDA Updates
- Another Radioactive Tracer Approved for Bone Scans
- Rituximab Approved as Maintenance Therapy for Follicular Lymphoma
- FDA Investigates Breast Implants and a Rare Lymphoma
Notes
- DCTD Appoints New Chief to Monitor Clinical Trials
- NCAB Holds First Meeting of 2011
- Experts Discuss National Cancer Communications Plan
- Funding Encourages Research Collaborations in China and U.S.
- Directory of Surveillance Data for Obesity Research Available
- What You Need to Know About Booklets Updated
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