Pediatric Oncologists Willing to Consider Medical Marijuana
Those eligible to certify report less favorable attitudes to medical marijuana overall
Artificial Intelligence Promising for CA, Retinopathy Diagnoses
Two studies evaluate use; one for breast cancer, the other for diabetic retinopathy
ASH: New Approach to Gene Tx Restores Immune Cells in X-SCID
Efficient vector marking in bone marrow CD34+ cells, myeloid cells, B cells in newly diagnosed SCID
Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016
Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016
ASH: High-Dose Gene Transfer Beneficial in Severe Hemophilia A
Factor VIII gene transfer tied to sustained normalization of factor VIII activity levels
ASH: A+AVD Beats ABVD for Advanced Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Lower combined risk of progression, death, or noncomplete response with A+AVD
ASH: Anti-CD19 CAR T-Cell Tx Beneficial in B-Cell Lymphomas
Second study shows benefit in relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma
CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 5-9
The 40th Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium The annual meeting of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec....
VDT PACE Effective in Relapsed, Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Minimal response or more in 68.4 percent of patients, partial response or more in 54.4 percent
Breast CA Risk Up With Recent Hormonal Contraceptive Use
Findings from nationwide study in Denmark show small absolute increase in breast cancer risk