Patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial who received sotorasib and panitumumab lived longer, suggesting the combination therapy could become the new standard of care, according to a new City of Hope study. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A novel combination therapy offers better outcomes for patients with KRAS G12C metastatic...
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Eliminating animal milk alone from the diet of adults with eosinophilic esophagitis, or EoE, is as effective at treating the disease as eliminating animal milk plus five other common foods, a clinical trial has found. For people with EoE whose disease remains active after they forgo animal milk, a more restrictive diet may help them achieve remission, according to the researchers.
Philadelphia, PA – FORTE (NRG-CC005) is a highly anticipated colorectal cancer prevention trial led by NRG Oncology examining surveillance colonoscopy intervals in participants who have non-advanced polyps. Expected to enroll 9,500 participants (about 4,750 people in each study group), we are excited to announce that FORTE accrued its 1000th participant...
Eureka! Vancouver scientists from the Ovarian Cancer Research (OvCaRe) Program at BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered that there appears to be a single spelling mistake in the genetic code of granulosa cell tumours, a rare and often untreatable form of ovarian cancer. This means...
CHICAGO, Ill. — The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) is honored to host its inaugural in-person training of FSR-GSCA Volunteer Patient Leaders from around the United States at Cleveland Clinic, the FSR Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance (FSR-GSCA) Founding Member. This inaugural in-person training of FSR-GSCA Volunteer Patient Leaders has been...
SEATTLE, WA — A blood test intended for screening for colorectal cancer in people who are of average risk and not experiencing symptoms correctly detected colorectal cancer in 83% of people confirmed to have the disease, according to a study published March 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine....
Seattle, Washington – Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have found that a specific subtype of a microbe commonly found in the mouth is able to travel to the gut and grow within colorectal cancer tumors. This microbe is also a culprit for driving cancer progression and leads to poorer...
The 10th annual Rare Disease Genomics Symposium, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), will showcase the latest research into rare genetic diseases and focus on next-generation genetic testing and patient empowerment, the university announced. The free in-person and virtual symposium, set for Friday, brings together researchers, doctors, and...
Shenzhen, China – This study is led by Dr. Weiren Huang (Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University). In clinical practice, drug resistance poses a significant challenge in cancer treatment. The process of developing resistance is regulated by complex decision-making pathways and genetic signal networks....
SECAUCUS, N.J. — A blood test that analyzes levels of amyloid proteins by highly sensitive mass spectrometry could help physicians establish that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is likely not the cause of patients’ mild cognitive impairment, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Neurology by researchers from Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:...