Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, and Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, was recently promoted to Professor of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). “Grateful to those who paved the way,” said Dr. Winkfield on Twitter,…
On April 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln (Anktiva) with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for adults with BCG-unresponsive non–muscle invasive…
Investigators have examined whether following certain healthy diets may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in female breast cancer survivors.
Deeper sedation with the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of serrated polyps in patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer.
In the single-center phase II Natalie trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, investigators assessed the activity of cabozantinib in patients with unresectable and progressive metastatic…
The phase I/II CheckMate 358 trial assessed nivolumab monotherapy and nivolumab/ipilimumab regimens in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical squamous cell carcinoma. The study findings…
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cao et al found that U.S. adult cancer survivors had higher levels of mobility disability…
A novel single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) acquisition method may provide convenient detection of radiopharmaceutical biodistribution and could lead to improved …
A novel MDM2 inhibitor has demonstrated antitumor activity in progressive salivary cancer, particularly adenoid cystic carcinoma, according to data presented at the 2024 Multidisciplinary Head…
Several professional societies have developed evidence-based guidelines on the use of certain biomarkers to help determine which patients with non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) may…
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, investigators identified the risk of a second primary breast cancer among survivors of breast cancer diagnosed at age…
