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ASTRO: Lu-177 dotatate shows promise for treating meningioma patients

By Kate Madden Yee

A radiopharmaceutical therapy that lengthens progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine cancer could help treat meningioma sufferers.

September 30, 2024

ASTRO: Brain cancer patients treated by radiation recoup cognitive function

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients with brain metastases who experience cognitive side effects after radiation therapy appear to eventually regain cognitive function.

September 30, 2024

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Bone marrow disorders associated with SARs in Lutathera patients

Pretreatment bone marrow disorders may predict which patients are at risk for severe adverse reactions (SARs) when treated with lutetium-177 DOTATATE.

July 15, 2024

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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

Want to launch theranostics at your hospital and cancer center? An SNMMI 2024 session provided key planning steps.

July 12, 2024

Nuclear medicine technologist and theranostics practice administrator Dmitry Beyder (left) and Vikas Prasad, MD, PhD (right), lead the theranostics center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in Saint Louis, MO. Image courtesy of Washington University.

Risk factor for blood disorders identified in PRRT patients

Researchers have identified a risk factor that may be involved in potentially fatal blood disorders in patients undergoing peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT).

July 12, 2024

ASTRO chair responds to proposed cuts in 2024 MPFS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

ASTRO has issued a statement from Jeff Michalski, MD, in response to continued reimbursement declines in the proposed 2025 MPFS.

July 11, 2024

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ASTRO lobbies for new radiation therapy payment bill

AuntMinnie.com spoke with Casey Chollet-Lipscomb, MD, who joined radiation oncologists from around the U.S. to lobby for a new payment model for radiation therapy.

May 21, 2024

AI chatbots deemed ‘empathetic’ to cancer patients

AI chatbots can generate high-quality, empathetic, and readable responses to cancer patients' questions compared with physicians.

May 16, 2024

ASTRO applauds new legislation on radiation therapy payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded the introduction of legislation in Congress on May 15 that could radically change the way Medicare pays for radiation therapy.

May 15, 2024

ChatGPT-4 not reliable in cancer patient messaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

ChatGPT-4 is not a reliable source for answering patients’ questions regarding cancer and needs physician monitoring.

April 25, 2024

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The rise of theranostics: Part 2 -- Moving into communities

In part 2 of The Rise of theranostics series, experts weigh in on getting started in prostate cancer theranostics as some private urology, radiation oncology practices, and radiologist groups begin building their abilities.

April 4, 2024

Theranostics with Thomas Hope, MD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

FDA-approved radiopharmaceuticals have energized the field of theranostics. In part 1 of a series, experienced theranostics leaders offer implications of the latest clinical trials, how a theranostics clinic works, and advice for introducing theranostics.

March 19, 2024

Team members from the theranostics clinic under University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's Department of Radiology show one aspect of a Pluvicto infusion treatment. The L block lead shield over the syringe helps protect certified nuclear medicine technologist James Johnson (left), and nuclear radiologist Penny Vroman, MD (right), from radiation emitted by the drug. (Photo courtesy of UT Health San Antonio Department of Radiology)

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