The circulating tumor cell count can identify patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer who are likely to have poor survival outcomes despite treatment, report researchers who have identified 15 cells per 7.5 mL as the optimal cutoff.
Dr Alison Birtle (Rosemere Cancer Centre, Royal Preston Hospital, UK) discusses the rationale for adjuvant chemotherapy for upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC), the POUT trial and its practice-changing implications for treatment of UTUC.
These two case studies are intended for global medical, surgical and radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists, and other healthcare providers involved in the management of patients with pancreatic cancer, and any other clinicians involved in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with PDAC.
Developed with an independent educational grant from Shire and supported by Servier.
Extended follow-up of patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma in the CheckMate 032 trial shows sustained antitumor activity of nivolumab alone and in combination with ipilimumab.
Adding nintedanib to pemetrexed plus cisplatin does not improve progression-free survival for patients with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma, say researchers who conducted a phase III trial on the basis of earlier positive findings.
In men with prostate cancer and diabetes, higher glycated hemoglobin levels are associated with an increased risk for developing metastases and castration-resistant disease, findings indicate.
The circulating tumor cell count can identify patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer who are likely to have poor survival outcomes despite treatment, report researchers who have identified 15 cells per 7.5 mL as the optimal cutoff.
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