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Mashup Score: 1Combination Therapy Improves Quality of Life in Advanced Stomach Cancer, Esophageal Cancer - 7 month(s) ago
Combining an immune checkpoint inhibitor with standard chemotherapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced stomach cancer or esophageal cancer compared to chemotherapy alone, according to recent findings published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Mashup Score: 0Esophageal Cancer | Did You Know? - 7 month(s) ago
Did you know that more than 49,000 people are living with esophageal cancer in the United States? Learn about the two main subtypes for this cancer and their…
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Mashup Score: 0Development and validation of a nomogram to predict cardiac death after radiotherapy for esophageal cancer - 7 month(s) ago
Radiotherapy for esophageal cancer (EC) increased cardiovascular toxicity and mortality in patient d. We developed and validated a nomogram that accurately predicted cardiac mortality variables in EC…
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Mashup Score: 4Addition of First-Line Regorafenib to Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Metastatic Esophageal Cancer - The ASCO Post - 7 month(s) ago
In a single-institution phase II study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Cytryn et al found that the combination of regorafenib, nivolumab, and FOLFOX (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) showed activity as a first-line treatment regimen for patients with HER2-negative metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma. In the investigator-initiated trial, 39 patients enrolled between February 2021 and May 2022 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center received FOLFOX (fluorouracil at 400 mg/m² bolus
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RT @ASCOPost: Novel Triplet for Metastatic Esophageal Cancer: Study Results https://t.co/LaK7kC3Ip0 #esocsm #esophagealcancer #oncology
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Mashup Score: 0Quality of Life With Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma - The ASCO Post - 7 month(s) ago
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Markus Moehler, MD, and colleagues found that in the phase III CheckMate 649 trial, the addition of nivolumab to chemotherapy was associated with generally better patient-reported health-related quality of life outcomes in patients with advanced non–HER2-positive (HER2-negative or unknown HER2 status) gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer or esophageal adenocarcinoma. The trial supported the April 2021 approval of nivolumab in combination with fluoropyrim
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Six-month weight loss up to the time of diagnosis and symptom distress were evaluated to determine their effects on quality of life for patients with esophageal cancer treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
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Mashup Score: 0Addition of First-Line Regorafenib to Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Metastatic Esophageal Cancer - The ASCO Post - 7 month(s) ago
In a single-institution phase II study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Cytryn et al found that the combination of regorafenib, nivolumab, and FOLFOX (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) showed activity as a first-line treatment regimen for patients with HER2-negative metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma. In the investigator-initiated trial, 39 patients enrolled between February 2021 and May 2022 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center received FOLFOX (fluorouracil at 400 mg/m² bolus
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Mashup Score: 0Incidence of Esophageal Cancer on the Decline in the US - 8 month(s) ago
The incidence of esophageal cancer in the United States declined from 1975 to 2018, according to researchers.
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An AI tool can accurately forecast esophageal and stomach cancer risk well in advance, reshaping the landscape of cancer prevention.
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Mashup Score: 0Esophageal Cancer Rates Have Declined Since 2004 - 8 month(s) ago
An analysis of the incidence of esophageal cancer in the United States between 1975 and 2018 found that rates increased from 1975 before decreasing overall since 2004. This study was published in JAMA Network Open. The study utilized data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries from January 1975 through December 2019 for patients with a diagnosis of esophageal cancer, including its 2 primary histologic subtypes: squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCE) and adenocarcinom
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An analysis found that esophageal cancer rates have declined in the United States since 2004. #gioncology #esophagealcancer https://t.co/OFGqLPC42j
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“We have a win-win for patients.” Combining a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor w/ chemotherapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced #stomachcancer or #esophagealcancer, according to findings from @LurieCancer’s David Cella, PhD, in @JCO_ASCO https://t.co/ZO5LmKQgyl #QoL