Oncology Business Management | Specialty

Personalized Medicine: What does the future hold?

April 23rd 2010

The concept of personalized medicine is not new. As doctor Ogan Gurel points out in an article published in 2007 on WTN News, personalized medicine has been practiced since ancient times in the form of surgery.

5 questions with Yue Xiong

April 23rd 2010

The beat on the people, devices, trends, and companies shaping healthcare... with Yue Xiong, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Amgen Honored for Best Pipeline & Best New Drug

March 9th 2010

Do Insurers Spend Too Much on Administration and Too Little on Care?

March 9th 2010

The Effect of New Treatments on Cancer-related Bone Loss

March 9th 2010

Exercise Maintains Function, Improves QoL for Patients With Lymphoma

March 9th 2010

Continuing Education Opportunities on the Web

March 9th 2010

Ramucirumab (IMC-1121B): A Novel Fully Human Monoclonal Antibody that Targets VEGFR-2

March 9th 2010

Ramucirumab is an investigational immunoglobin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody (mAb) currently under development. It uses only human cells, allowing it to avoid many of the adverse effects associated with murine or chimeric mAbs. Ramucirumab binds to human VEGFR-2, thus blocking VEGF binding and thwarting the angiogenic process.

News Briefs & FDA Updates

March 9th 2010

Capsule summaries of current issues and developments in breast cancer, kidney disease, supportive care, and melanoma are presented, as well as timely updates on FDA actions and approvals.

News & Opinion

March 9th 2010

A selection of essays and articles that discusses such issues as breast cancer screening recommendations, the oncologist's role in how mass media reports about cancer, patients' increased risk of cancer from CT scans, insomnia in cancer patients, and the association of advanced care planning with more practical coping skills in patients with hematologic malignancies.

Decline in Cancer Deaths No Reason to Get Complacent

March 9th 2010

The National Cancer Institute, in collaboration with the CDC and the American Cancer Society, recently reported that fewer men and women are dying from cancer each year in the United States.

Intranasal Fentanyl Spray Effective for Breakthrough Cancer Pain

March 9th 2010

Using Ultrasound to Guide Treatment and Predict Survival in Patients with Melanoma

March 9th 2010

Researchers Propose Standard of Care for Patients with Partially Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer

March 9th 2010

Chemoradiotherapy Improves PFS in Nasopharyngeal Cancer & Treatment-related Deaths

March 9th 2010

Kidney Cancer Targeted with New VEGF Inhibitor

March 9th 2010

Alpha-Emitting Pharmaceutical Shows Novel Results in Bone Metastases

March 9th 2010

Two New Blood Tests Improve Early Detection of GI and Colorectal Cancers

March 9th 2010

Preoperative Chemotherapy Superior to Postoperative Chemotherapy in 5-Year Disease-free Survival for NSCLC Patients

March 9th 2010

The World Comes Together Over Cancer

March 9th 2010