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People with advanced cancers who reported their symptoms weekly using a digital tool received more timely, and potentially life-saving treatment, compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via regular in-person clinical visits, according to findings from a national study led by Ethan Basch, MD, MSc.

William Kim, MD, and colleagues have published findings that adding the experimental drug entinostat to an immunotherapy-like treatment substantially boosted cancer remission in laboratory models.

CAR-T therapy has proven effective for some blood cancers. New research by Jonathan S. Serody, MD, and colleagues suggests ways to use it effectively to attack solid tumors.

A strategic partnership with Kurt Ribisl, PhD, and colleagues is helping the nation’s largest Army base rework its tobacco policies and take steps to improve the health of its soldiers and their families.

Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, and colleagues found Black women with early breast cancer had higher rates of obesity and other health conditions that can affect outcomes, compared with white women.

Zongchao Han, MD, PhD, Barbara Savoldo, MD, PhD, and colleagues report in Nature Cancer they used a combination of CAR-Ts and interleukin (IL)-15 to treat retinoblastoma in a mouse model.

New research by Chad Pecot, MD, and colleagues shows the potential for targeting a specific circular RNA, known as CDR1as, to attack lung squamous cell cancer.

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One in seven black women with breast cancer had delays in starting treatment according to a study led by UNC Lineberger researchers Melissa Troester, PhD, and Marc Emerson, PhD.

CAR-T immunotherapy has been used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma with remarkable success for the first time, according to the results of an early phase clinical trial.

Research led by Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, and Justin Trogdon, PhD, revealed the largest expected costs for treating metastatic breast cancer were among women age 18-44.

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Weekly electronic reporting of symptoms improves care for patients with advanced cancer

Experimental drug that boosts immunotherapy shows promise in bladder cancer study

Study points the way to boosting immunotherapy effectiveness against breast cancer and other solid tumors

UNC Lineberger partners with Fort Bragg to tackle tobacco use

Study illustrates how obesity-related comorbidities may contribute to mortality gap between Black and white women with early breast cancer

Therapy using immune system cells preserves vision in mice implanted with rare eye cancer

New vulnerability found in lung squamous cancer may facilitate drug targeting at the cellular level

Study: Black women with breast cancer experience delayed, longer treatment than whites

Excellent research results for CAR-T therapy against Hodgkin lymphoma

Breast cancer treatment costs highest among young women with metastatic cancer