Oncology

Montreal | Two years after launching the one-stop Lung Cancer Navigation Centre at the Montreal General Hospital, the McGill University Health Center (MUHC) has delivered a significant reduction in patient wait-times between referrals, diagnosis and the beginning of treatment.

Progression-free survival increased significantly with T-DM1 treatment

Pilot investigation suggests drug may offer alternative to radiation therapy

Newer agent comes out tops in blinded crossover trial

Oral MEK inhibitor produces ‘striking’ results in early clinical trial

Low tumour oxygenation linked with biochemical relapse within 48 months of treatment

Small Canadian study measures markers of cell proliferation

Less radioiodine as effective as higher dose, studies show