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24 March 2022 (Thursday) - Oncology Central Update

The nice people at “Oncology Central” sent their update today. They send far more than I mention here as much of their output goes over their head. There’s no point mentioning CPD that goes over my head, but periodically I mention stuff of which just something might have sunk in… 

Highlights

  • Recent therapies for HR+/HER2- breast cancer. View the infographic here >>>
  • Top 5 Plain Language Summaries of clinical trial results
  • Women to Watch: engineered bubbles as a drug delivery tool with Eleanor Stride
 

Latest news

  • The ‘magnetic tentacle robot’: a new age of lung investigation and cancer therapy delivery?
  • Survey results demonstrate patient satisfaction with Somatuline® Autogel®/Somatuline® Depot (lanreotide)
  • Unravelling the mystery of infant B-ALL: researchers uncover novel tumor biology clues
 

Journal article of the week

  • Development and evaluation of a teleoncology system for breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

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