Dasatinib continues to demonstrate superior efficacy compared with imatinib in patients with newly diagnosed CML. However, survival rates between dasatinib and imatinib are similar. Medscape Medical News
Dr. Maurie Markman reports a trial of 10,000 young women that assesses the effectiveness of HPV vaccination in the prevention of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 and adenocarcinoma in situ. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
An unusual case report of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor developing several years after whole-brain radiation therapy for the treatment of craniopharyngioma. Neurosurgical Focus
A trio of genomic studies point to specific genes and signaling pathways that characterize 2 human cancers. The results suggest a potential for targeted therapies in glioblastoma multiforme and shed light on the mechanisms of tumorigenesis in pancreatic cancer. Medscape Medical News
Reirradiation plus hyperthermia is an effective treatment for radiation-associated sarcoma (RAS) and could even cure some of these rare tumors, a small new study suggests. br / iReuters Health Information/i
A comparison of survival rates in the early 1970s and those estimated for patients diagnosed in 2007 shows large increases for many major cancers. Medscape Medical News
