After nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, donor T cells appear to target an antigen encoded by genes from human endogenous retrovirus. Medscape Medical News
Patients with cancer are at risk for venous thromboembolism, which can complicate care and increase mortality, but effective approaches are available to prevent or treat the problem. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
Read our clinically focused reviews of results from AUA 2008 on a broad range of topics: prostate cancer, BPH, incontinence, and sexual function. Medscape Urology
In older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 6 cycles of CHOP-14 with added rituximab improved event-free and overall survival and was as effective as 8 cycles of the same regimen. Medscape Medical News
In this Expert Interview, Dr. Andrew D. Seidman critically appraises the latest data, addresses the controversies, and opines about adjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
Advances in understanding the biology of myelodysplastic syndromes and the role of new and emerging treatment options are reviewed in this summary from ASH 2007. Medscape Hematology-Oncology