Sandra Kear

Articles

Speculating Spectrum: More buzz about stock prices than the recently approved Fusilev indication

May 5th 2011

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals stock prices are the biggest story across the internet, not the FDA's approval of Fusilev

38 Multiple Myeloma Tumor Genes Mapped

May 5th 2011

Researchers have sequenced 38 tumor genomes from patients with multiple myeloma (MM), comparing them with normal DNA.

ASH Presses for Action on Hematology Drug Shortages

April 27th 2011

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is sounding a fresh alarm about ongoing supply problems with oncology drugs

FDA Approves New Test for HPV

April 20th 2011

Cervical cancer affects about 470,000 women each year and now the disease has a new tool to combat its spread

Research Marries Practice: CyberKnife at the Dinner Table

April 20th 2011

Shirnett Williamson, MD, PhD and Derrick Grant, PhD constitute a living definition of translational oncology

Considerations for Integrating Chemotherapy

April 18th 2011

Traditional, linear regimen of prostate cancer treatment may need to be reexamined as oncologists learn new ways to incorporate new therapies

Bone-Targeted Therapeutics

April 18th 2011

Initial clinical findings indicate that results with radiotherapies sometime improve when combined with immunotherapy

Sunitinib Becomes 2nd Pancreatic Cancer Drug to Gain FDA Panel's Support

April 13th 2011

Pfizer's sunitinib provides a favorable benefit-risk profile in patients with unresectable pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs)

Immunotherapies: Avoiding collisions once the brake is released

April 13th 2011

Immunotherapies again made headlines in oncology last month

New Blood Test Detects Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers

April 6th 2011

Lung cancer in nonsmokers may soon have an adjunctive blood test for revealing common biomarkers

Landmark Genome Analysis to Drive Multiple Myeloma Research

March 28th 2011

Genome sequencing may help researchers understand the pathogenesis of this cancer, which despite exhaustive research, is only partially understood

Tool Maps a Rare Disease

March 28th 2011

A new tool for mapping disease severity and outcomes in patients with Gaucher disease (GD) may help physicians develop a standardized approach to treatment

Oncology Organizations Seek to Calm Public Amid Radiation Scare

March 23rd 2011

Nuclear crisis in Japan fuels public fears over radiation exposure

Dental Care Steps to Prevent and Treat Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

March 14th 2011

Everyone can benefit from good oral hygiene, but people with cancer need to pay particular attention to their dental health