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May 21 2025HEALTH

Durvalumab's Role in Advanced Biliary Cancer Treatment

Advanced biliary tract cancer is a serious condition that often requires a combination of treatments. One such treatment involves chemo-immunotherapy with gemcitabine, cisplatin, and durvalumab, followed by maintenance therapy with just durvalumab. The question is, who benefits most from this mainte

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Feb 26 2025HEALTH

The Hidden Benefits of Tube Feeding for Severe Stomach Cancer Patients

Advanced stomach cancer patients often struggle to eat enough food. This can lead to malnutrition. Doctors sometimes use a feeding tube to help. This method is not always used, even when guidelines suggest it. A recent study looked at how this feeding method affects these patients' nutrition, su

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Dec 21 2024HEALTH

New Hope for Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer: Combining Nivolumab with Chemotherapy

Advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a tough nut to crack. Doctors often turn to second-line treatments like 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and liposomal irinotecan when first-line therapies fail. These drugs have shown promise in improving survival rates. But what if we could make them even more effective?

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Nov 28 2024HEALTH

Looking Beyond Traditional Imaging: Unveiling Optic Nerve Issues with New Techniques

Advanced MRI techniques like MP2RAGE-FLAWS are shaking things up in the medical world. Originally, doctors relied on T2-w fat-saturated (FS) TSE imaging to spot optic nerve (ON) demyelination in multiple sclerosis patients. But guess what? MP2RAGE-FLAWS can detect brain and spine demyelinating issue

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Nov 14 2024SCIENCE

Decoding the Neuroblastoma Puzzle: Some Stages May Hold Surprising Answers

Advanced neuroblastoma, specifically stages 4 and 4S, is a childhood cancer that often has a grim outlook. Despite extensive studies, scientists haven't found any easily treatable gene issues. Surprisingly, stage 4S sometimes disappears on its own, making researchers think understanding the differen

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