ASCLS eNewsBytes

• Nanoparticle MRI reveals tumor uptake in brain metastases June 4, 2024
  A new study quantifies gadolinium-based nanoparticle distribution in brain metastases using MRI. The Phase II clinical trial analyzed uptake patterns in 23 patients, highlighting variable nanoparticle accumulation within tumors.
• Combining immunotherapy with radiation oncology in NSCLC June 4, 2024
  Dr. Terence T. Sio highlights the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in treating NSCLC with immunotherapy and radiation. He discusses the need to consider toxicities like pneumonia and factors like tumor size for optimal treatment.
• New small molecule offers hope in combating antibiotic resistance June 4, 2024
  Researchers from the University of Oxford have developed a new small molecule that can suppress the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and make resistant bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics.
• 85 pathogens cause 700 million disability-adjusted life years globally June 4, 2024
  A study estimates that 85 infectious diseases were linked to over 700 million disability-adjusted life-years in 2019, representing a significant portion of the global disease burden, researchers reported.
• Africa's cholera crisis worse than ever June 4, 2024
  Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement. They leave another deadly threat behind them: some of the continent's worst outbreaks of cholera.