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Nutrition & Cancer
By Mu Lin
Based on current and evolving scientific evidence, the cancer prevention guidelines have been shifting from a nutrient-centric approach to a more holistic approach of diet that is characterized as dietary patterns.
World Cancer Day
Cancer affects all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, genders, and nationalities.
Cervical Cancer
By Mu Lin
Cervical cancer during pregnancy can be successfully managed with a multidisciplinary treatment team and an individualized treatment strategy that optimizes maternal treatment while considering fetal safety.
FDA Approvals, News & Updates
On November 22, 2021, the FDA approved Fyarro (sirolimus protein-bound particles for injectable suspension (albumin-bound); from Aadi Bioscience) for adults with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic malignant perivascular epithelioid-cell tumor (PEComa), a rare type of mesenchymal tumors that can occur in any part of the body.
FDA Approvals, News & UpdatesImmunotherapy
On August 17, 2021, the FDA accelerated the
approval of Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly; from
GlaxoSmithKline) injection, an immunotherapy and
a PD-1 inhibitor, for the treatment of all adults with
recurrent (coming back) or advanced mismatch
repair-deficient (dMMR) solid tumors, including
lung cancer, that progressed during or after systemic
therapy and for whom there are no satisfactory alternative treatment options.
COVID-19 & Cancer
Although we are entering another winter with the ongoing prevalence of the coronavirus, we have come a long way since the initial outbreak. Here are some reasons for patients to be optimistic for the season.
CLL Monthly MinutesLeukemia
The combination of acalabrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab has been shown to be an active regimen in previously untreated patients with CLL.
CLL Monthly MinutesLeukemia
During the first 13 months of the pandemic, COVID-19 continued to result in high hospitalization rates among patients with CLL.
CLL Monthly MinutesLeukemia
Identifying the risk factors for infection may allow preventive measures to be taken to protect patients.