Research Summaries

Research Summary
Research Summary
11/11/2025
Anthony Calabro, MA
A randomized clinical trial tested whether a digital health program delivered directly to patients could increase lung cancer screening rates among eligible adults. Conducted at two academic health systems,...
11/11/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
10/22/2025
Anthony Calabro, MA
A phase 2 nonrandomized clinical trial explored whether breast surgery could be safely eliminated for women with ERBB2-positive or triple-negative invasive breast cancer who achieved a pathologic complete...
10/22/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
10/20/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
A randomized controlled trial found that both transdiscal and paraspinal splanchnic nerve block approaches effectively reduced pain in advanced pancreatic cancer, with the transdiscal technique offering...
10/20/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
10/20/2025
Anthony Calabro, MA
A randomized trial in breast cancer survivors found that just one session of resistance or high-intensity interval training significantly elevated circulating anti-cancer myokines and reduced the growth of...
10/20/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
10/06/2025
The phase 3 SERENA-6 trial evaluated whether replacing an aromatase inhibitor with camizestrant while continuing a CDK4/6 inhibitor in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer and...
10/06/2025
Respiratory Diseases Roundup
Respiratory Diseases Roundup
09/28/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
Emerging research explores how a wearable device may identify infection before symptoms appear, which treatments reduce hospitalizations, and who remains most at risk.
09/28/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
09/16/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
A new randomized trial in newly formed heterosexual couples investigated whether recent human papillomavirus vaccination protects individuals or their partners against transmission.
09/16/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
09/12/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
In a phase 3 trial, trastuzumab deruxtecan significantly extended overall survival compared with ramucirumab plus paclitaxel in previously treated patients, with manageable toxicity and mostly low-grade...
09/12/2025
Research Summary
Research Summary
08/28/2025
Kate Young
A large randomized trial found that mailing unsolicited fecal immunochemical test kits increased colorectal cancer screening rates among adults aged 45 to 49 compared with strategies requiring patients to...
08/28/2025
FDA Alert
FDA Alert
08/20/2025
Kate Young
The FDA approved Zongertinib for adults with unresectable or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC with HER2 (ERBB2) TKD activating mutations following prior systemic therapy.
08/20/2025