BSH 2017: Management of Asymptomatic Follicular Lymphoma
The old mantra is that advanced follicular lymphoma (FL) cannot be cured and treatment does not influence survival but this is no longer the case – follicular lymphoma… read more.
The old mantra is that advanced follicular lymphoma (FL) cannot be cured and treatment does not influence survival but this is no longer the case – follicular lymphoma… read more.
Double-hit lymphoma has a poor prognosis and the best option for patients could be positive identification and treatment with novel agents, but there are arguments for and against… read more.
Chronic, cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is associated with a sudden- onset, profound lack of energy that is not relieved by rest. It is different from the fatigue experienced by… read more.
Even in the era of novel therapies for newly-diagnosed and relapsed/refractory MM, there is a group of patients for whom the myeloma biology significantly shortens life expectancy. Allogeneic… read more.
Maintenance therapy with lenalidomide can improve PFS in patients with newly-diagnosed MM by almost two years compared with observation alone, in patients of all ages and all risk… read more.
High-risk multiple myeloma (MM) continues to pose a challenge to haematologists both in terms of diagnostics and therapy. Opening the UK Myeloma Forum at the 2017 BSH annual… read more.
Studies show that MM patients who achieve minimal residual disease on treatment have longer PFS and OS than those who do not…
Article written by Tom Collins. Interview by Esther Drain. With technology that allows clinicians to determine minimal residual disease negativity down to the 10-6 level, the word “cure” hangs… read more.
by Gary Finnegan A nationwide study of head and neck cancers in France has revealed that the true burden of the disease is underestimated by at least one-third,… read more.
By Bruce Sylvester Duloxetine (Cymbalta ®), a widely-used treatment for depression and anxiety, appears to reduce joint pain in postmenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer,… read more.
by Christine Clark ISHL 2016 Professor Joseph Connors (Vancouver) speaks about the session at ISHL10 where a world view of the management of Hodgkin lymphoma was discussed. There… read more.
Survival was more than 2 years shorter in breast, prostate cancers. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had a 40% to 50% increased mortality risk if they developed breast… read more.
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