Division of Hematology and Oncology Archive — Page 5 of 15
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August 11, 2022
Cell-free breast cancer “biopsy”
The circulating DNA that tumors release is a reliable metric of tumor genomics and can be used to monitor molecular changes in metastatic breast cancer. -
August 2, 2022
Targeted cancer drug during pregnancy
The targeted cancer therapy alectinib was safe as a treatment for lung cancer during two pregnancies in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer, according to a case report from Vanderbilt physicians. -
July 28, 2022
Study reveals need for matching targeted therapies with EGFR subtypes
A Vanderbilt study suggests that clinicians should take a deeper dive into distinguishing EGFR mutations when prescribing targeted therapies for non-small-cell lung cancers. -
June 16, 2022
Breast cancer biomarkers of response
Vanderbilt researchers have identified blood-based biomarkers associated with complete responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer. -
May 26, 2022
Conquer Cancer awards given to five hematology-oncology fellows
Five Vanderbilt University Medical Center hematology and oncology fellows will receive awards from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, during the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, June 3-7. -
May 6, 2022
Janet Darnell received a lifesaving lung transplant. Five months later she received lifesaving surgery for colon cancer. She calls herself a “walking miracle.”
Without the lung transplant, the cancer may never have been detected. -
April 25, 2022
Molecular testing across tumor types
The KRAS inhibitor sotorasib is newly approved for one kind of lung cancer; Vanderbilt researchers ask if it should be considered for another type if the tumor has the gene mutation it targets.