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High rate of arm morbidity in young breast cancer survivors
SAN ANTONIO – A significant rate of arm swelling and decreased range of motion was seen in young breast cancer patients 1 year after surgery.
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Zika virus testing shows low incidence in donor blood outside of high-infection areas
Several studies show incidence of Zika in donor blood correlated to local incidence of disease.
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Denmark reinstates ID NAT screening for blood donations
SAN DIEGO – “The Danish government decided not to discontinue NAT because there were almost no savings.”
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CDK4/6 inhibitors have similar efficacy in older breast cancer patients
SAN ANTONIO – Treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors appears to have the same efficacy in older breast cancer patients, as compared with younger ones....
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Adjuvant trastuzumab for 1 year remains standard of care for early HER2+ breast cancer
SAN ANTONIO – The phase 3 SOLD trial failed to show a 9 week course of trastuzumab as noninferior to the standard 12-month course.
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Acupuncture significantly reduces AI-associated arthralgias
SAN ANTONIO – Women receiving acupuncture had significantly lower joint pain scores in a randomized phase 3 trial.
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Novel ADC shows promise in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
SAN ANTONIO – Overall response rate was 34% with sacituzumab govitecan as a single agent among heavily pretreated patients with metastatic TNBC....
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No benefit to trastuzumab in low HER2 breast cancer
SAN ANTONIO - In a randomized trial of more than 3,000 patients, the five-year IDFS was 89.6% for those who received trastuzumab, compared with 89...
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Cyclophosphamide after transplant reduced GVHD in myeloma patients
Anticancer agents may be more active after transplantation than before, researchers suggested.
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Lung injury risk higher with apheresis blood products
Compared with other red blood cell products, those derived from apheresis significantly increased pulmonary cell interleukin-6 and interleukin-8...
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Perioperative blood transfusion linked to worse outcomes in renal cell carcinoma
PBT increased the risk of tumor recurrence, metastatic progression, and death in patients undergoing nephrectomy for RCC.
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Event-free survival at 24 months predicts outcomes in peripheral T-cell lymphomas
Event-free survival at 24 months (EFS24) is predictive of survival in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs), according to new findings...
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Cold stored platelets control bleeding after complex cardiac surgery
SAN DIEGO – As measured by chest drain output after chest closure, patients who received cold stored platelets had a significantly lower median...
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Citrate reactions seen in 7% of apheresis donations
SAN DIEGO – Prophylactic oral or intravenous calcium supplements can correct decreased ionized calcium levels and manage the symptoms of...
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State regulations for tattoo facilities increased blood donor pools
SAN DIEGO – Accepted donors with tattoos increased 13-fold in California and 3-fold in Arizona after statewide regulations were enacted.