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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) with transurethral resection (TUR) for bladder preservation is feasible for some patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who meet established selection criteria, suggests a study. However, recurrence may occur beyond 10 years, warranting lifetime surveillance.

A retrospective study by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong has found that patients with EGFR mutation–positive (EGFRm) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had a good performance status (PS) and no brain, liver or bone metastases at diagnosis had lower odds of progression or death at 2 years with osimertinib monotherapy. Furthermore, patients with oligoprogressive disease (OPD) had better outcomes than those with systemic progressive disease (SPD), and local ablative therapy (LAT) was shown to effectively defer switching systemic therapy in patients with OPD.

Use of H1 antihistamines (H1-AH) during intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy is associated with better overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to a territory-wide retrospective observational study by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has improved in Singapore following government efforts to enhance cervical cancer awareness through national campaigns and policy changes. However, this has not translated to an increase in vaccine acceptance rates, according to a study.