CML
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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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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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Widespread carboplatin, cisplatin shortages: NCCN survey
Only 64% of centers said they are still able to continue treating all current patients receiving carboplatin.
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ASCO honors Hagop Kantarjian, MD, for leukemia research
Noted Lebanese-American oncologist who leads the leukemia department at MD Anderson Cancer Center is to receive a top award at ASCO 2023.
From the Journals
Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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CML: Preventing chemo-induced vascular toxicity
Cardiologists advise on how to ward off side effects linked to 2 TKI treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia.
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Off their pricey CML meds, many thrive
For CML patients in remission, specialists suggest trying drug omission – which often yields good outcomes and a reprieve from side effects.