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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Oct-2025 22:11 ET (24-Oct-2025 02:11 GMT/UTC)

18-Oct-2025

ESMO 2025: Dual targeted therapy shows promise in previously treated advanced kidney cancer patients

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Results from a trial led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that a targeted therapy combination improved outcomes for patients with metastatic clear-cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC) – a type of kidney cancer – whose disease progressed following immunotherapy.

18-Oct-2025

New generation of Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) shows unprecedented promise in early-stage disease

European Society for Medical Oncology
Reports and Proceedings

In a landmark moment at the ESMO Congress 2025, pivotal studies have unveiled compelling evidence that a new class of anti-cancer agents—antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)—can dramatically improve outcomes for patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. 

17-Oct-2025

Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for October 2025

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Living near toxic sites is linked to aggressive breast cancer. Can AI improve mammography interpretation? Glioblastoma cells that “unstick” from neighboring cells become more deadly, and patients who receive remote monitoring after cancer surgery have better outcomes. All of these story ideas and more are in this month’s tip sheet from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

17-Oct-2025

Scientists discover how leukemia cells evade treatment

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Blocking structural changes may restore the effectiveness of the cancer drug venetoclax, according to Rutgers Health researchers and others.

Journal: Science Advances

17-Oct-2025

Geographic and temporal patterns of screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer in the US

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that despite increasing screening overall, which led to reduced geographic variation in screening, local clusters of high and low screening persisted in the Northeast and Southwest U.S., respectively. Future studies could incorporate county-level health care access characteristics to explain why areas of low screening did not catch up to optimize cancer screening practices.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

17-Oct-2025

Cannabis laws and opioid use among commercially insured patients with cancer diagnoses

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This study’s findings indicate cannabis may be a substitute for opioids in the management of cancer-related pain. However, further research directly observing cannabis use is needed to evaluate the efficacy of cannabis as a treatment for cancer-related pain.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

17-Oct-2025

Craters on surface of melanoma cells found to serve as sites for tumor killing

Boston Children's Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Like the surface of the moon, new research published today in Cell finds the existence of craters on the surface of melanoma cells that serve as immune hubs, becoming major sites for tumor killing. These craters could serve as good markers for immunotherapy success.

Journal: Cell
Funder: Melanoma Research Alliance, NIH/National Cancer Institute