Four in five patients with early and intermediate-stage rectal cancer could be spared life-changing surgery by giving them a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, a UCL-led trial has found. The STAR-TREC trial (Save the rectum by watchful waiting or TransAnal surgery following (chemo)Radiotherapy versus Total mesorectal excision for early Rectal Cancer) found that chemoradiotherapy, with […]
Read MoreA newly developed radiotheranostic pair, 68Ga/177Lu-NYM096, can identify tumors and effectively deliver targeted radiotherapy to patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Using a small molecule compound, the new approach helps to mitigate toxicity issues common with treatment, offering a safe and feasible strategy for those with end-stage disease. This research was published in the September issue of […]
Read MoreUntil recently, the thymus was thought to be of little use beyond puberty, but new research has shown that radiation to the organ is associated with worse outcomes in patients being treated for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In a study published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1], researchers analysed 1,107 patients with NSCLC […]
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