Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 58

Yom named editor in chief of Red Journal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncologist Dr. Sue Yom, PhD, has been named editor in chief of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, also known as the Red Journal, the flagship publication of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

December 8, 2020

Skipping rad therapy may not hinder breast cancer survival

By Theresa Pablos

Forgoing radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery may not negatively affect survival outcomes for some women with breast cancer, according to new study data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

December 8, 2020

Point Biopharma to use Lantheus' PyL in clinical trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Point Biopharma will use Lantheus Medical Imaging's PyL radiopharmaceutical in its phase III clinical trial for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

December 8, 2020

RayzeBio raises $105M in series B financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical startup RayzeBio said it has raised $105 million in series B financing to support the development of radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.

December 7, 2020

ITM receives drug master file for gallium generator

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

German radiopharmaceutical firm ITM Isotopen Technologien has been granted a drug master file by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its GeGant germanium-68/gallium-68 generator.

December 7, 2020

Radiation therapy takes toll on prostate cancer patients' finances

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Prostate cancer was associated with a significant financial burden for 15% of men with early-stage prostate cancer -- with external-beam radiation therapy causing the biggest hit to the wallet -- in a study published November 30 in the Journal of Urology.

November 30, 2020

Varian to start 1st human trial of Flash rad therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati Medical Center Proton Therapy Center announced the start of the first human clinical trial of Flash therapy.

November 19, 2020

RefleXion inks contract with proton therapy provider

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy developer RefleXion Medical has announced a contract to provide its biology-guided radiotherapy technology to Integrated Proton Solutions, a turnkey proton therapy provider in the U.S.

November 15, 2020

Cancer caused 4M years of lost life in U.S.

By Brian Casey

Cancer deaths resulted in more than 4 million potential years of life lost in the U.S. in 2017, according to a November 13 study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. While overall cancer mortality has gone down, the potential number of years of lost life has remained stable due to the growing U.S. population.

November 12, 2020

Varian teams up with oncology data curator

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Varian has completed a $10 million investment and signed a collaboration agreement with oncology clinical data curator Cota.

November 9, 2020

GE lands imaging deal with GenesisCare

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has partnered with Australian cancer and cardiac care company GenesisCare to provide imaging services and equipment to more than 440 treatment centers worldwide.

November 8, 2020

Cancer delays: Counting COVID-19's hidden costs

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A patient whose cancer treatment is delayed by even one month can face a mortality risk of up to 13% higher, a Canadian and U.K. study has found. The investigation, published online by BMJ on 4 November, was triggered by concerns about delays to cancer diagnosis and therapy during the pandemic.

November 8, 2020

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