Research suggests that gender-related differences in lung cancer survival are largely determined by known prognostic factors, suggesting an opportunity to explore gender differences in treatment preference, choice and accessibility.
The US FDA approved a new treatment for non-small cell lung cancer - Tremelimumab + Durvalumab + platinum-based chemotherapy. The triple combination therapy significantly improves efficacy and patient survival and has a good safety profile.
The trial is testing the effectiveness of two chemotherapy drugs, oxaliplatin and gemcitabine, in combination with radiotherapy, an approach that has been used to treat other aggressive tumours
Pfizer's new treatment, Elranatamab, has received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Data from the trial showed a patient efficacy rate of 61.0% and that once the therapy is effective, efficacy is maintained for more than six months in over 90% of patients!
Every disease has a cause, and we are all sick because of various factors. Understanding the causes of diseases can help us to prevent them, which will help our health a lot.
Prostate cancer, which has been increasing in incidence worldwide in recent years, is now a more common cancer among Japanese men. Often, patients with prostate cancer have a poor prognosis and poor survival once they have developed multiple recurrent metastases after treatment with hormones and are difficult to treat with conventional radiotherapy.
Data from a trial show that adding the new drug Eganelisib to standard treatment significantly improves the length of survival for patients with triple-negative breast cancer whose disease remains unexacerbated. Patients benefited regardless of their PD-L1 status.
Almost everyone hopes to have a young and healthy heart. However, 62% of people over 40 years old have cardiovascular disease or risk factors to varying degrees, and 80% of them have not yet fully understood how to maintain a healthy heart. Medical research shows that among all internal organs, the heart is most likely to suffer from "obesity", especially in patients with hypertension, which can also lead to gradual thickening of the heart muscle.
A dendritic cell vaccine has shown excellent results in the treatment of glioblastoma, significantly extending the survival of patients with a good safety profile, according to new data from a global clinical trial. To date, patients who have benefited for the longest time have survived for more than eight years.
Stomach cancer can cause abnormal symptoms in the digestive system, even vomiting blood and black stools, so it should be treated promptly after having stomach cancer
