Trial Results

October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020
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Trial Results: A 10-minute MRI proves useful in women with dense breasts at average risk of developing breast cancer

Dr. Christopher Comstock, a radiologist who specializes in breast cancer imaging, talks about the results of clinical trial EA1141 and how it will hopefully give far more women access to a powerful tool in the fight against breast cancer
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October 2, 2020
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October 2, 2020
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Trial Results: For women with breast cancer in the TAILORx trial, cognitive decline from chemo was early and abrupt but did not get worse over time. Cognition also declined in the group on hormone therapy alone.

Cognitive loss—or ‘brain fog’—involves memory problems, a lack of mental clarity, and difficulty keeping one’s focus. Cancer-related brain fog is common during treatment. This study dispels the idea that it is only from chemotherapy.
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June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
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Trial Results: ECOG-ACRIN plans to conduct a randomized phase 3 trial aimed at sparing people with oropharynx cancer unnecessary side effects from treatment, based on the recent results of phase 2 study E3311

This study showed that surgery followed by low-dose radiation alone led to very good outcomes, similar to surgery with standard-dose radiation, preserving patients’ throat function and potentially sparing them unnecessary side effects.
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