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Boost dose reduces recurrence in high-risk DCIS
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- Neil Osterweil
Adding a tumor bed boost to whole breast irradiation cut the risk of local recurrence in half, regardless of fractionation.
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Von Willebrand disease guidelines address women’s bleeding concerns
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
In the absence of robust evidence, the joint guidelines outline key suggestions for clinical situations covering...
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Bemarituzumab FIGHTs gastric/GEJ cancers, improving survival
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Bemarituzumab improved progression-free and overall survival.
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Four-item prognostic index predicts survival in adult Burkitt lymphoma
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Patients with zero of four risk factors on the Burkitt Lymphoma International Prognostic Index had excellent 3-...
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Study found dual-targeted CAR T highly active against relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Fifteen of 16 patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma had strong responses to therapy with BCMA- and...
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Adding atezolizumab to chemo doesn’t worsen QOL in early TNBC
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
After an initial decline, quality of life measures rebounded for patients treated with atezolizumab or placebo plus chemotherapy.
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Pediatric regimens better for adolescents/young adults with aggressive B-cell NHL
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
The risk of relapse was more than fourfold higher for patients with DLBCL or Burkitt’s lymphoma treated at adult...
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Diabetes prevention diet may lower mortality risk in breast cancer
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Among participants in two iterations of the Nurses’ Health Study, healthier diets were linked to lower breast...
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Emotions, worse attention linked to pain-related health care use in SCD
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Poorly controlled emotions and poor cognitive test scores were predictors for sickle cell disease pain-related...
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Childhood Hodgkin survivors have neurocognitive impairment
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
An analysis of survivors showed higher levels of impairment across four domains, but the difference may be...
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Durable responses with anti-BCMA CAR T-cell for multiple myeloma
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Seventy-two percent of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma had ongoing responses at the time of data cutoff in the CARTITUDE-1...
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AASLD 2020: A clinical news roundup
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
A panel of reviewers highlighted abstracts from the digital edition of the 2020 Liver Meeting in the annual Clinical News Debrief.
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Pronounced racial differences in HBsAg loss after stopping nucleos(t)ide
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Patients of White background had a nearly sixfold higher chance for functional cure of hepatitis B infection.
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HCC rates slow in cities, continue to climb in rural areas
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma incidence rates between urban and rural areas vary by race/ethnicity.
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Liver-related deaths decline after Medicaid expansion under ACA
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Investment in Medicaid expansions paid off in fewer liver-related deaths and a decrease in racial/ethnic disparities.