ASCO Highlights
June 2018 saw the launch of our first edition of LungCancer.Med, a new congress news e-journal containing interviews with speakers and delegates as well as articles on the latest hot… read more.
June 2018 saw the launch of our first edition of LungCancer.Med, a new congress news e-journal containing interviews with speakers and delegates as well as articles on the latest hot… read more.
Professor Paul Richardson (Boston, USA) presented the results of the OPTIMISMM study which compared the efficacy of pomalidomide, bortezomib and dexamethasone (PVd) with bortezombib and dexamethasone alone (Vd)… read more.
The pathophysiology of MM is characterised by a state of profound immunosuppression through multiple mechanisms which provides a strong rationale for immunotherapeutic approaches including antibodies, immunomodulators, vaccines and… read more.
When treating patients with MM frail patients are less able to tolerate aggressive treatment and therefore have poorer OS. In the era of novel agents there is a… read more.
The growing number of novel treatments for multiple myeloma (MM) means that more patients can achieve the therapeutic goal of a deep and prolonged first remission – in… read more.
Managing Hodgkin lymphoma in elderly patients can be challenging, given that trial data do not reflect the picture in elderly patients and performance status can vary widely. The… read more.
Gene expression profiling has shown that that the activated B-cell and germinal centre B-cell subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma are driven by different oncogenic pathways and this may… read more.
In the video, Dr Cathy Burton (Leeds), Dr Stella Bowcock (London) and Dr Stephen Robinson (Bristol) give their highlights from this year’s BSH meeting, including the Lymphoma Specialist Interest Group (SIG) which held a… read more.
BEACOPP treatment offers considerable advantages in terms of overall survival and low dose regimens offer short, safe and effective treatment for newly-diagnosed advanced-stage HL patients ……
Is CAR-T cell therapy a realistic treatment option for patients with large B cell lymphoma who otherwise have no curative options or an expensive new treatment that is… read more.
Cancer drugs receive special funding in the NHS but it is not automatic and input from expert clinicians is essential to ensure that effective treatments are funded appropriately…. read more.
Dendritic cells (DC) are known to play an important role in the initiation of primary immune responses. In cancer, deficient DCs contribute to tumour-associated immune tolerance. Functionally active… read more.