Lack of guidelines creates high rates of missed Lynch syndrome diagnosis in UTUC
“We found that while the NCCN guideline for Lynch syndrome is highly specific in identifying patients with Lynch syndrome, it missed about 50% of patients with upper tract cancer who had Lynch syndrome,” says Hong Truong, MD.
In this video, Hong Truong, MD,discusses the findings of the study, “Defining hereditary upper tract urothelial carcinoma: Implications for genetic testing and clinical management,” which was presented at the 2022 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Truong is a urologic oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.
Grant to fund research on biomarkers for toxicity from prostate cancer radiation
July 11th 2024“By understanding the mirSNP genetic markers that predispose patients to adverse side effects from cancer therapy we can tailor these therapies to minimize harm and maximize efficacy," says Joanne B. Weidhaas, MD, PhD, MS.
Gene-expression signature could serve as biomarker for recurrence in ccRCC
June 26th 2024“Even when we adjusted for other clinical variables, like age or grade of tumor, this signature was still independently associated with recurrence after treatment for this form of kidney cancer," says Simpa S. Salami, MD, MPH.
