Giants of Cancer Care Heralded: Ceremony Honors 2nd Annual Giants Class
July 16th 2014The 2nd Annual Giants of Cancer Careâ„¢ Awards were presented at a ceremony held on May 30 in Chicago. The event recognized 16 oncology heroes whose groundbreaking contributions to the field have improved the lives of patients with cancer.
Novel Epigenetic Therapy Shows Clinical Activity in Hematologic Malignancies
July 2nd 2014Preliminary evidence supports the use of bromodomain inhibitors in hematologic malignancies, including acute leukemia (mainly acute myelogenous leukemia) and other hematological malignancies, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
MRI-Guided Ultrasound Relieves Pain of Bone Metastases
June 19th 2014An MRI-guided focused ultrasound approach using heat to alleviate the pain commonly associated with bone metastases has proven to be safe and effective in a multi-center phase III clinical trial, yielding a 64% response rate.