Pharma IQ Glossary: Oncology
Oncology is the branch of medicine that deals with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. Oncology is concerned with: the diagnosis of any cancer in a person, therapy (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other modalities), follow-up of cancer patients after successful treatment, palliative care of patients with terminal malignancies, ethical questions surrounding cancer care, screening efforts of the relatives of patients (in types of cancer that are thought to have a hereditary basis, such as breast cancer).
Arix invests in oncology innovator VelosBio
October 01 by Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology EditorUK health specialist Arix has led the investment in new ADC oncology treatment developed by next-generation oncology firm VelosBio.
Basket trials: Better response rate than chemotherapy?
September 24 by Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology EditorFor patients with advanced cancer who are running out of treatment options, some oncology research centers are offering a new hope, in the form of basket trials.
Oncology treatments and immunotherapy
September 17 by George Clinical RepresentativeImmunotherapy and Checkpoint Inhibitors are Becoming a Paradigm in Treating Cancer, according to George Clinical.
Disclosure, finances, and the oncologist
September 11 by Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology EditorDr José Baselga, CMO at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, has neglected to fully disclose his vested interest in drug company sponsors.
Colorectal cancer screening now recommended five years earlier
August 06 by George Clinical RepresentativeColorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of American cancer deaths, and new research suggests screening should start five years earlier.
