PURPOSENeurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase gene fusions are oncogenic drivers of various solid tumors. Larotrectinib is a highly selective tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitor approved for pa...

On the inaugural episode of ASCO Education: By the Book, Dr. Nathan Pennell and Dr. Don Dizon share reflections on the evolution of the ASCO Educational Book, its global reach, and the role of its…

On the inaugural episode of ASCO Education: By the Book, Dr. Nathan Pennell and Dr. Don Dizon share reflections on the evolution of the ASCO Educational Book, its global reach, and the role of its new...

Changes to sexual function after cancer treatment are extremely prevalent, affecting up to 90% of female patients with cancer and 40%-85% of male patients with cancer. Sexual health concerns include l...

How far can the Trump administration bend U.S. research before it breaks?

Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries who are suing UnitedHealth Group over allegedly wrongful denials of care that were based on artificial intelligence scored a victory Thursday.

In this statement, ASCO encourages academic medical centers to change their policies and expectations to enhance and promote the professional fulfillment of academic medical oncologists. The statement...

Based on analysis of 2024 NIH funding data. Sums are totals of losses in funding to programs if indirect costs had been capped at 15%

The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD

Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.

This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes the role and challenges of caring for a loved one with cancer.

A new rule by the FDA could change smoking as we know it.

Health insurers like UnitedHealth are under tremendous public scrutiny for tactics such as prior authorization and care denials.

This Special Communication examines ethical oversight of clinical research in the US and offers practical recommendations that are consistent with current regulations and that could help to make resea...

2024 ASCO Election Results / ASCO, cancer, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Erika P. Hamilton, Melissa S. Dillmon, Nathan A.Pennell, OncoDaily, Oncology, Rana R.

ALT: a man in a yellow shirt stands in front of a screen that says science

PURPOSEThe concept of time toxicity of cancer treatment, defined as proportion of days from physical contact with the health care system, has been suggested as simple, patient-centered measure useful ...