Renal Mass Biopsy Accurate for Small Renal Masses
Between renal mass biopsy, surgical pathology, rate of accuracy in identifying malignancies 97.1 percent
New Immune Tx Achieves Remission in B-Cell Malignancies
Patient's T cells are engineered with chimeric antigen receptors
Most HPV+ OPSCC Recurrence, Toxicity Events Occur Early
Two-thirds of disease recurrence and late toxicity events occur within six months
Rate of Missed Adenomas >5 mm Similarly Low for BBPS 2, 3
Significantly higher rate of missed adenomas in colon segments with Boston Bowel Prep Scale score of 1
CDC: Number of Uninsured Persons in U.S. Down Since 2013
Increase in percentage of adults, children with private health insurance coverage from 2013 to 2015
Robotic Sx Feasible for Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy
Case series shows robotic nephrectomy is feasible and performed safely in selected patients
Factor VII-Antithrombin Complex Predicts Mortality in CAD
Patients with FVIIa-AT levels above median at baseline have two-fold increased mortality
Few Want to Receive Skin Cancer Biopsy Results Face-to-Face
Only 11% of participants wanted to receive results face-to-face; almost all happy with chosen method
ASCO Updates Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Tx Guidance
Five assays show sufficient clinical utility, but don't guide specific regimens
Physicians Concerned By Increasing Cost of Generics
Pennsylvania docs call for state- and national-level medical associations to address issue
