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Does surgery improve survival in metastatic breast cancer?
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
“The analysis revealed no overall survival benefit for patients who underwent surgical excision of their primary breast tumor.”
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CT simulation not needed in palliative radiotherapy planning
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
“Diagnostic CT-based radiation planning substantially reduces time in the [treatment] center without a detriment in plan deliverability or quality...
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Cost concerns lead to cancer treatment delays, nonadherence
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
Hospital-based financial navigators may help cancer patients negotiate the intricacies of insurance coverage, experts suggest.
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FDA approves bosutinib for children with CML
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
Bosutinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of child patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia.
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Older women who get mammograms risk overdiagnosis
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
The proportion of older women who continue to receive screening mammograms and may experience breast cancer overdiagnosis is “considerable” and “...
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FDA approves JAK inhibitor momelotinib for myelofibrosis with anemia
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
Momelotinib is the fourth JAK inhibitor approved by the FDA to treat the anemia that often accompanies myelofibrosis, a rare form of blood cancer...
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FDA approves motixafortide for stem cell mobilization in myeloma
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
Motixafortide has been approved by the FDA to help mobilize hematopoietic stem cells in autologous transplants for patients with multiple myeloma...
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Delaying palliative chemo may improve QoL without affecting survival for asymptomatic patients
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
For asymptomatic patients, delaying the start of systemic therapy should be discussed with the patient.
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Liver transplant in CRC: Who might benefit?
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
“It seems likely that there is a small group of patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases who should be considered for transplant,...
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Scalp cooling for chemo hair loss strikes out with patients
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
“The efficacy and tolerability of [scalp cooling] applied in a clinical routine setting ... appeared to be limited.”
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Cancer diagnoses, care access rise after Medicaid expansion
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
In Ohio, researchers found a substantial increase in diagnoses for all three cancers among Medicaid patients after expansion.
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FDA OKs dostarlimab plus chemo for endometrial cancer
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
The trial results “and today’s approval underscore our belief in the potential for Jemperli to transform cancer treatment as a backbone immuno-...
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MRI-guided SBRT cuts radiation toxicity in prostate cancer
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
“These findings suggest that the technical advantages in precision of radiotherapy delivery afforded by MRI-guided SBRT translate to measurable...
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Routine thromboprophylaxis for advanced ovarian cancer?
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
“Two-thirds [of VTEs] may have been preventable” because they occurred between epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosis and interval cytoreductive...
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Palliative radiation therapy improves QoL in high-grade glioma
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- M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS
“Short-course palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients with poor-prognosis [high-grade glioma] does not impair QoL in the short term...