Tag: Survival
Study Offers Comprehensive Evaluation of Survival Parameters for Pediatric CNS Tumors
Highest estimated 10- and 15-year survival rates seen for low-grade gliomas; lowest rates seen for high-grade gliomas excluding gliomas not otherwise specified
Cancer Diagnosis Not Tied to Later Healthier Eating Habits
Eating behaviors similar between cancer survivors, those without cancer
Inflammation and Nutrition-Based Scores Tied to Prognosis of Low-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Low Prognostic Nutritional Index and high systemic oxidative stress score independently associated with poorer prognosis
Many Ineligible for Clinical Trial Could Benefit From Teclistamab for Multiple Myeloma
89 percent of 509 patients would have been ineligible for MajesTEC-1 trial; estimated median PFS was 5.8 months
Risk for Severe COVID-19 Elevated for Childhood Cancer Survivors
However, childhood cancer survivors have lower risk for registered COVID-19 infection relative to comparators
Presurgical Ablative Radiotherapy + Chemo Improves Pathologic Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer
Better posttreatment pathology and similar overall survival seen for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy group despite more advanced disease
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Affordability Tied to Widening Survival Disparity
Introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors linked to widening disparity for those with private insurance versus those without insurance
Living in Marginalized Neighborhoods Linked to Adverse Outcomes in Acute MI
Increasing neighborhood marginalization linked to higher rates of mortality beginning at 30 days after discharge
Adding Pembrolizumab to Standard Care Ups Event-Free Survival in Head, Neck Cancer
Addition of neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab to standard care significantly improves event-free survival
CRC as First of Multiple Primary Malignancies Tied to Better Outcomes Than CRC as...
In study, patients with CRC as the only malignancy had more frequent liver and lung metastases and received systemic adjuvant treatments more often
