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2023 Rare Diseases Report: Cancers
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Multiprong strategy makes clinical trials less White
Only a small percentage of eligible patients participate in clinical trials in the first place, and very few come from racial and ethnic minority...
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CBSM phone app eases anxiety, depression in cancer patients
Few patients with cancer have access to psycho-oncologic support.
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Huge underuse of germline testing for cancer patients
Information from germline genetic testing could affect a patient’s cancer care.
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DEI training gives oncology fellows more confidence
Only 2%-3% of practicing oncologists are Black or Hispanic/Latino, says Yale Cancer Center doctor.
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
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Gilteritinib maintenance reduces relapse in MRD+ AML
Despite not meeting its primary endpoint, a trial in mutated acute myeloid leukemia showed the benefit of gilteritinib maintenance in certain...
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CMML: GM-CSF inhibitor lenzilumab shows early promise
The PREACH-M trial has yielded encouraging preliminary results in treating CMML, a rare, “insidious” leukemia that can transform into AML.
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‘Best’ for most APL patients: Chemo-free regimen
A chemo-free treatment regimen significantly improves survival over chemotherapy in patients with a rare, virulent leukemia, but those 50 and...
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Widespread carboplatin, cisplatin shortages: NCCN survey
Only 64% of centers said they are still able to continue treating all current patients receiving carboplatin.