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Cervical Cancer Screenings Double With Mailed DIY Kits

WebMD Health News Mailing do-it-yourself sampling kits to test for cervical cancer doubled the rate of screening in a population of low-income and under-screened women, researchers say. The self-sampling kits, which detect human papilloma virus (HPV), are available only for use in clinical trials, but the researchers hope that eventually these kits will be approved for use by the general public. The researchers, from the University of North Carolina, explored use of these kits in the My Body, My Test-3 study, which was published online Thursday in the journal Lancet Public Health. Experts writing in a commentary published with the study said it “provides the required evidence that … self-collected samples can be an effective strategy for hard-to-reach populations.” The study involved 665 women (aged 25-64) in North Carolina who were either uninsured or enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare. The patients had low-income backgrounds and lived in urban areas. More ...
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- May 17, 2023
ImmunityBio gets manufacturing-related FDA snub on cancer drug, shares crash

ImmunityBio was hit with a complete response letter from the FDA for its bladder cancer prospect, sending the California-based company’s stock into a steep slide Thursday. The company’s stock fell more than 50% in overnight trading after it announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday that it received a CRL from the agency on its application for its drug Anktiva in combination with a vaccine mainly used against tuberculosis, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. The treatment is designed for patients with BCG-unresponsive, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Shares in the overnight session tumbled to $3.39 from Wednesday’s closing price of $6.22. “The deficiencies relate to the FDA’s pre-license inspection of the company’s third-party contract manufacturing organizations,” ImmunityBio said in the filing. “Satisfactory resolution of the observations noted at the pre-license inspection is required before the [application] may be approved.” ImmunityBio said it has requested a meeting with the FDA to address the agency’s concerns. The ...
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- May 14, 2023
Maximizing the Value of AI in Cancer Care

Real-time patient experiences is the missing element to most electronic health records, artificial intelligence, and machine learning models today. Anish Patankar, SVP, GM, Oncology Informatics Software, Elekta Cancer treatment has come a long way in recent years and is now evolving more rapidly through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as machine learning (ML). Currently, health data exists in many forms, including electronic health records (EHR), diagnostic images, genomic and molecular data, pharmacological data, and patient-reported data. The creation of state-of-the-art cancer treatments can be enhanced by the ways clinicians leverage data to optimize care, and there’s no better way to achieve this than through the use of AI. Completing the picture There is a missing element to most EHR, AI, and ML models today – real-time patient-reported outcomes. This type of data refers to information regarding patients’ experiences with their medical conditions, treatments, and healthcare providers, ...
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- May 14, 2023
Cancer drugs among top 5 most affected by shortages in the US

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN — As the US faces a near-record number of drug shortages, cancer treatments are among the hardest hit. There is an active shortage of about two dozen chemotherapy drugs, the fifth most of any drug category, according to data from the end of March from the University of Utah Drug Information Service. “The fact that we have this many chemo drugs in shortage is really concerning,” said Michael Ganio, senior director of pharmacy practice and quality at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Unlike some other drugs that also rank among the top five categories for shortages, such as antimicrobials, there aren’t often alternatives for chemotherapy drugs, he said. And the shortages are affecting treatment for a broad range of cancers. “One of the key predictors of how well a patient will respond to treatment is getting a full dose on the right schedule,” Ganio said. “So when ...
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- May 13, 2023
First Of Its Kind Urine Biomarker Methylation Test Predicts Bladder Cancer Recurrence

By LabMedica International staff writers Bladder EpiCheck is the first urine biomarker methylation test of its kind to be FDA cleared for NMIBC surveillance (Photo courtesy of Nucleix) Bladder cancer ranks as the sixth most common cancer in the U.S., with around 700,000 individuals living with the disease and over 80,000 new cases detected each year. The majority of these cases are classified as non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Although NMIBC can be treated surgically and therapeutically, it has a high recurrence rate (up to 70% over five years), necessitating frequent monitoring to detect high-grade recurrence and treat it promptly. The standard of care involves regular and invasive cystoscopies, which patients undergo up to four times annually for a minimum of five years or, in some cases, for their entire lives. Now, a simple, objective urine test for recurrent bladder cancer is set to become commercially available in the ...
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- May 11, 2023
AI model shows promise in detecting lung cancer earlier

Lung cancer accounts for more than 20% of cancer deaths in the UK A new UK study has revealed the potential of using artificial intelligence (AI) to help doctors diagnose lung cancer earlier. LIBRA, which was led by researchers from the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, the Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Imperial College London, used data from the CT scans of nearly 500 patients with large lung nodules – abnormal growths – to develop an AI model. The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, the National Institute for Health and Care Research, RM Partners and Cancer Research UK also supported the study. To assess how effective the new model was at predicting cancer, the team used a measure called the area under the curve (AUC). An AUC of one would indicate a perfect model, while 0.5 would be expected if the model was randomly guessing. The results, which have ...
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- May 9, 2023
Early smoking cessation associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis

Quitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Compared to those who never smoked and were being treated for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), current smokers had 68% higher mortality and former smokers had 26% higher mortality. Our participants’ smoking histories varied, with some having stopped smoking a few years before their diagnosis and others having stopped several decades before. This wide range gave us confidence in our results—that the benefit of pre-diagnosis smoking cessation persists even after lung cancer is diagnosed.” David Christiani, Senior Author, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics The study was published online in JAMA Network Open on May 5, 2023. While most similar research has compared mortality among current smokers and never smokers, the majority of the study’s participants were former smokers, ...
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- May 7, 2023
Kite’s CAR-T therapies recommended by NICE for certain blood cancers

The two treatments could benefit up to 600 patients each year in England via the Cancer Drugs Fund. Kite – a Gilead company – has announced that two of its CAR T-cell therapies have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as options to treat certain aggressive blood cancers. The treatments, both given as one-off infusions, have been specifically recommended for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), which pays for cancer treatments while further data is collected on their clinical effectiveness. Kite’s Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) has been recommended for adults with diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that returns within a year of, or is resistant to, first-line chemoimmunotherapy. It can also be used with a stem cell transplant in some cases. The treatment was previously available as standard care after two or more systemic therapies, with the updated guidance now making it available after ...
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- May 2, 2023
New Blood Test May Reduce Invasive Surgeries for Bladder Cancer

By LabMedica International staff writers One of the methods for treating bladder cancer involves the use of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, followed by a radical cystectomy only for patients who do not achieve a complete response. Those who do achieve a complete response are closely monitored following chemotherapy and/or radiation and undergo radical cystectomy if cancer reoccurs. However, radical cystectomy is a significant operation that necessitates urinary diversion, leading to life-altering consequences. Now, a new blood test may enable bladder cancer patients to avoid a precautionary cystectomy after immunotherapy treatment. Scientists at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI, Amsterdam, Netherlands) in collaboration with Inivata (Cambridge, UK) have demonstrated that a novel technique can improve the prediction of tumor recurrence. In the study, the scientists examined the blood of bladder cancer patients who had undergone immunotherapy. These patients were part of a high-risk group with an increased likelihood of disease recurrence, placing ...
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- May 2, 2023
Quest Expands in Cancer Testing With $300M Haystack Oncology Acquisition

Quest Diagnostics is boosting its capabilities in cancer, paying $300 million to acquire a Johns Hopkins University spinout whose technology identifies cancer cells in order to guide treatment decisions. The Secaucus, New Jersey-based diagnostics giant on Thursday announced the cash acquisition of Haystack Oncology. The Baltimore-based startup is part of a growing area in cancer testing called liquid biopsies, tests that detect cancer by finding circulating tumor DNA in a patient’s blood sample. Grail and Guardant Health are among the companies that market tests that detect early signs of cancer, enabling clinicians to intervene sooner. Haystack’s focus is minimal residual disease—detecting cancer cells that remain following initial treatment with surgery or a drug. Test results help clinicians assess how well the initial treatment worked and whether additional treatment, called an adjuvant, is necessary to kill any lingering cancer cells. That’s important because additional treatment, often a chemotherapy, introduces a wide ...
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- April 29, 2023

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