This study underscores the longer-term late effects among this aging cohort of childhood cancer survivors reaching their sixth and seventh decades of life,” the researchers wrote.

Surrogate endpoints increasingly are used for cancer drug approvals, but it’s not clear if these endpoints correlate with clinical benefit.

Medicare Part D plans increased cost-sharing through higher deductibles and greater reliance on coinsurance for nonspecialty, brand-name drugs,” the researchers wrote.

Certain symptoms of chemotherapy are associated with an increased risk of emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient hospital admissions, according to research published in JCO Oncology Practice.

At least 600 employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received permanent termination notices last week.