ICI-Chemo Combo Delivers More Benefit Than Harm, Even for High-Risk NSCLC Patients, Study Finds
May 16th 2025Immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as Opdivo (nivolumab) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab), have been a huge advance in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. But it is open question whether they should be combined with traditional chemotherapy.
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Time Well Spent: Lung Cancer Trials Offer Improved Survival Without Added Burden
May 7th 2025Researchers are exploring the topic of "time toxicity" — how much time patients spend receiving care. This study is the first to directly compare time spent in care between clinical trial participants and routine care patients receiving the same treatments.
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Depend on Biomakers, Not Symptoms, for Diagnosis, Early Treatment of GVHD, Experts Argue
May 7th 2025John Levine, M.D., a graft-versus-host-disease expert at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, makes a case for biomarkers in a review article published in the American Journal of Hematology.
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Medicaid Expansion Linked to Timelier Lung Cancer Surgery and Access to High-Volume Hospitals
April 17th 2025New research shows that Medicaid expansion was linked to a 2.1% increase in timely lung cancer surgeries and a 2.8% rise in procedures at high-volume hospitals, highlighting how policy changes can impact cancer care access.
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Chest X-Rays Linked to Earlier Lung Cancer Detection and Improved Outcomes
April 7th 2025A new study in England shows a strong link between higher rates of chest x-ray referrals in general practice patients with symptoms, such as persistent cough, and earlier lung cancer diagnoses, along with improved outcomes.
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Study Finds Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening Linked to Higher Detection Rates
March 18th 2025Researchers found that adherence to the first and second annual screenings was 61% and 51%, respectively, with higher lung cancer detection rates observed in those who followed through on these screenings.
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Distance to Lung Cancer Screenings Vary By Race, Ethnic Groups
February 5th 2025Native Americans face the longest travel times, even after accounting for distances in rural areas, according to results of a recently published cross-sectional study. Lowering transportation barriers could increase screening and early detection.
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Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of NSCLC Treatments: New Insights From a Recent Review
January 17th 2025But many existing models fall short of adhering to established best practices for economic evaluation, the review authors found. Another challenge: Existing models may not be well-suited for evaluating personalized treatments.
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Five-Year Data Reinforce Survival Benefit of Opdivo/Yervoy in Advanced Lung Cancer
November 13th 2024Patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, even those with brain metastases, experienced improved longer-term clinical outcomes while on the Opdivo/Yervoy combination compared with those patients receiving chemotherapy alone.
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CDC Approves New Recommendations for RSV Vaccine in Adults
July 12th 2024According to the new recommendations, ACIP recommends that adults ages 75 years and older receive a single dose of RSV vaccine. It is a single-dose-per lifetime recommendation, so those who have already received a dose of RSV vaccine in the past are not recommended to receive an additional dose.
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