It is with great pleasure that we present the latest edition of touchREVIEWS in Oncology & Haematology. This issue highlights the remarkable progress and innovation shaping the fields of oncology and haematology, featuring articles that delve into both emerging therapies ...
Oesophageal cancer is the eighth most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the sixth leading cause of cancer death worldwide.1,2Â Worldwide, around 604,100 new instances of oesophageal cancer were recorded in 2020, leading to approximately 544,100 deaths. This translates to a standardized incidence rate ...
In this interview, Dr Michael K. Gibson (Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA), an expert in head and neck and gastrointestinal (GI) oncology shares his personal journey, reflecting on how early experiences with cancer shaped his ...
The field of immuno-oncology has provided novel therapeutic agents that have led to significant improvements in patient outcomes across many tumour types. There have also been great efforts to incorporate immunotherapy (IO) into the treatment paradigms of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. ...
touchONCOLOGY spoke with editorial board member Michael K Gibson (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA) to discuss his highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, 2–6, June 2023 in the field of upper GI oncology, including the phase 3 ATTRACTION-5 ...
Welcome to the latest edition of touchREVIEWS in Oncology & Haematology, which features some of the recent key developments in oncological and haematological disease. The journal opens with an expert interview with Linda Martin on a new fluorescent imaging agent ...
Oesophageal cancer (OC) is the seventh most common malignancy and the sixth leading cause of death from cancer worldwide,1 with approximately 604,000 new cases in 2020.2 OC has two main histological subtypes: oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC). Worldwide, ...
Cancers of the oesophagus and oesophagogastric junction (OGJ), termed upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers, are lethal and constitute a significant public health problem. In 2020, 604,000 cases and 544,000 UGI cancer-related deaths were estimated worldwide.1Â UGI cancers are the seventh most frequently diagnosed cancer ...
Gastro-oesophageal cancers (GEC), which include both gastric (GC) and oesophageal cancers (EC), are among the most common cancers globally.1Â In the USA, the American Cancer Society estimated 20,640 new diagnoses of EC and 26,380 new diagnoses of GC, each contributing to 16,410 and 11,090 ...
Sarcomas are a diverse group of rare muscle, bone and connective tissue tumours. Within soft-tissue sarcoma alone, there are over 70 subtypes, which demonstrate substantial heterogeneity in biology, genetics and clinical behaviour.1Â Further complicating their management is the range of treatment ...
Cervical cancer (CC) is the fourth most common female malignancy, with 640,127 new cases and 341,831 deaths in 2020 worldwide. Despite the introduction of screening programmes and vaccination campaigns, CC still represents one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in women.1 The ...
Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common malignancy and the sixth leading cause of death from cancer worldwide.1Â The main histological subtypes are esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma. ESCC is the most common subtype, and the frequency ...
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is encoded by a proto-oncogene with important roles in the promotion of cell proliferation, differentiation and angiogenesis via the activation of Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) ...
Editorial Board member, Mike Gibson, reviews data presented at the ASCO 2019 annual meeting around the immune checkpoint inhibitor, pembrolizumab, in the treatment of head and neck cancers. This includes a discussion around KEYNOTE-062 (NCT02494583) and KEYNOTE-48 (NCT02358031) data, the factors ...
Esophageal cancer remains a devastating malignancy with an anticipated 15,850 deaths out of 17,290 new cases in the US in 2018.1 Forty percent of patients with esophageal cancer are diagnosed with metastatic disease and carry an even more dismal prognosis, with 5-year survival ...
Biosimilars, which are copies of patent-expired large-molecule biologic drugs (Table 1),1–8 offer the same rationale as generic drugs. They can give patients, hospitals and healthcare systems the opportunity to expand patient access to care and offer potential budget savings to reinvest (...
Despite substantial advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment, the long-term survival rate for many cancer patients remains dismal.1 More than 90% of cancer-related mortality is ascribed to disease resurgence months or years after adjuvant therapy, either in the form of local ...
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