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Showing 1 - 6Relatives of Patients With Carcinoma of Unknown Primary at Increased Risk for This and Other Cancers
Relatives of patients with carcinoma of unknown primary are at increased risk of developing it themselves as well as several other malignant neoplasms, including lung, pancreatic, and colon cancers; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; and myeloma, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology. “Some of...
Increased Cancer Mortality Rate Among Recipients of Solid-Organ Transplants
Solid-organ transplant recipients have a higher rate of cancer mortality than what is expected in the general population, according to a Canadian study by Acuna et al published in JAMA Oncology. Cancer mortality among transplant recipients was significantly elevated compared with data for the...
Increased Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease for Patients Treated for Hodgkin Lymphoma as Adolescents or Adults
Survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma treated as adolescents or adults are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease throughout their lives, according to results of a retrospective cohort study of 2,524 Dutch patients followed for a median of 20 years. “Treating physicians and patients should be...
Durable Remissions With Brentuximab Vedotin in Patients With CD30-Positive Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
A phase II, open-label study evaluating the efficacy of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris), an anti-CD30 antibody-drug conjugate, found that among 48 evaluable patients with CD30-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 21 (44%) had objective responses. This total included 8 patients (17%) with complete ...
Risk Assessment for Hodgkin Lymphoma Evolving, Promises Greater Precision and Specific Clinical Relevance
“Risk assessment in Hodgkin lymphoma is continuously evolving and promises even greater precision and specific clinical relevance in the future,” Joseph M. Connors, MD, stated in Blood. Dr. Connors is Clinical Professor, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and the...
Bendamustine/Rituximab May Be Important Alternative Treatment Option for Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Results from the BRIGHT study combined with long-term safety data from other studies suggest that bendamustine (Treanda) plus rituximab (Rituxan) “may be an important alternative treatment option” for the initial therapy of patients with low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and mantle...
