New @JCO_ASCO Podcast on Virtual Tobacco Treatment for Cancer Patients: @PsycholERPark & Jamie Ostroff discuss the groundbreaking EAQ171CD trial that’s bringing effective cessation support to community settings.
Listen now: https://bit.ly/VirTobEA
#TobaccoTreatment #CancerCare
Virtual Sustained Tobacco Treatment for Patients With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial (ECOG-ACRIN: EAQ171CD) Within the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program [July 13, 2026] @PsycholERPark et al. @JCO_ASCO
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Virtual Sustained Tobacco Treatment for Patients With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial...
PURPOSEPersistent smoking among patients diagnosed with cancer is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, yet tobacco ...
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🩸 Could 2 years of maintenance be enough for newly diagnosed #multiplemyeloma?
Phase III ENDURANCE trial found no OS benefit with indefinite lenalidomide vs stopping at 2 years, but higher toxicity with continuous therapy.
🔹 @myelomaMD | @NEJM
🔗 https://ascopost.com/news/july-2026/endurance-trial-in-newly-diagnosed-myeloma-no-survival-benefit-with-indefinite-maintenance-treatment-vs-2-years/
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