Endocrine Cancer
Conference Coverage
Temozolomide may help half of patients with aggressive pituitary tumors
Temozolomide, an alkylating agent approved for glioblastoma, improved long-term survival in about half of patients who took it for aggressive...
Conference Coverage
Thyroid cancer incidence: It’s not all good news
Despite a general upward trend over the past 3 decades, the incidence of thyroid cancer has dropped since 2010 in certain populations.
Conference Coverage
Peptide vaccine shows early promise in ovarian, endometrial cancers
E39+GM-CSF was well tolerated and exhibited a statistically significant, dose-dependent effect on recurrence and disease-free survival.
From the Journals
Standardize opioid prescribing after endocrine neck surgery, researchers say
Twenty oral morphine equivalents is the ideal amount of pain relief medication with which to discharge outpatients after thyroidectomy or...
Conference Coverage
Cabozantinib shows promise for carcinoid tumors, pNET
Cabozantinib treatment was associated with objective tumor responses and encouraging progression-free survival in advanced carcinoid and...
News from the FDA/CDC
Increase brings flu activity back to seasonal high
The level of influenza-like illness activity was highest in five states for the week ending Jan. 21, compared with three states the week before,...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Open, robotic, laparoscopic approaches equally effective in pancreatectomy
WASHINGTON – Minimally invasive surgery – whether robotic or laparoscopic – is just as effective as open surgery in pancreatectomy.
Conference Coverage
ATA’s risk assessment guidelines for thyroid nodules using sonography patterns validated
Findings from a prospective study have validated guidelines from the ATA on using ultrasound findings to determine which thyroid nodules are most...
Conference Coverage
Endoscopic, laparoscopic pseudocyst drainage comparable if necrotic debris minimal
San Diego – Endoscopic and laparoscopic drainage worked about equally well for pancreatic pseudocysts and walled off necrosis in a small...
News
VIDEO: Asymptomatic pancreatic cysts rarely became malignant
Only 1% of adults with asymptomatic neoplastic pancreatic cysts developed invasive pancreatic adenocarcinoma after more than 5 years of follow-up...