Omega-3 Fatty Acids Increase Weight and Quality of Life Scores in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Cancer Cachexia: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: Cancer cachexia is a common debilitating weight loss syndrome in advanced cancer, particularly lung cancer. Omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, with their immune-modulating effects, have been used to improve the nutritional status of patients with cancer cachexia.

Aim: Evaluate the effects of omega-3 fatty acids in change in weight and lean body/skeletal mass, and health-related quality of life scores (HRQoL) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and cancer cachexia.

HIV Screening among Patients with Newly Diagnosed Solid and Hematologic Malignancies in a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines.

Objectives: This preliminary study determined the prevalence of HIV infection among patients with newly diagnosed solid and hematologic malignancies at the Philippine General Hospital - Cancer Institute.

Methods: Adult Filipinos aged 19 years and above with biopsy- or imaging-confirmed malignancy and for chemotherapy, seen at the adult medical oncology and hematology clinic from January to September 2021 were included. Demographic and clinical data were obtained using a questionnaire.

Asian Thoracic Oncology Research Group (ATORG) Expert Consensus Statement on MET Alterations in NSCLC: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations.

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a heterogeneous disease, with many oncogenic driver mutations, including de novo mutations in the Mesenchymal Epithelial Transition (MET) gene (specifically in Exon 14 [ex14]), that lead to tumourigenesis. Acquired alterations in the MET gene, specifically MET amplification is also associated with the development of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) resistance in patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC. Although MET has become an actionable biomarker with the availability of MET-specific inhibitors in selected countries, there is differential accessibility to diagnostic platforms and targeted therapies across countries in Asia-Pacific (APAC).

Rare case of intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Introduction: Central nervous system (CNS) metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare and presents with high morbidity and mortality. As a rare entity, a few patients with CNS metastasis from NPC have been reported, and no studies were available on treatment and prognosis. Based on our clinical experience, early diagnosis with incorporation of a clear palliative plan is imperative in providing holistic care for patients with locally-invasive and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Medical oncology care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic at the National University Hospital in the Philippines.

COVID-19 has abruptly and radically changed the landscape of cancer care delivery throughout the world, including the Philippines. The Philippine General Hospital is the academic hospital of the University of the Philippines. Its cancer centre is a primary referral centre that takes care of Filipinos-many resource-constrained-that are burdened by malignancy.