Cancer GoFundMe Shut Down; ‘Dialed Down’ Drug Price Plan; Binge Drinking and Cancer

Citing “factual misrepresentations,” GoFundMe has shut down an online fundraiser that collected more than $700,000 for an 81-year-old man working odd jobs to help pay for his wife’s cancer treatment. (People)

A large study of men with prostate cancer followed for 20 years showed that upfront surgery led to more erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, while radiation therapy led to higher rates of other urinary symptoms and slightly higher rates of all-cause mortality — although cause of death could not be tied to treatment in either group. (American College of Surgeons)

While caring for his father after a cancer diagnosis, actor Sylvester Stallone had the “horrible revelation” that “now I was the father.” (People)

Bipartisan efforts have emerged to prevent the White House from gaining control of the NIH grant process. (Roll Call)

The latest version of the Trump administration’s plan to reduce drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries — including for cancer therapies administered by hospitals and physicians in Part B — has been “dialed down” considerably as compared with earlier plans. (Axios)

In an early-stage trial, three-fourths of patients with recurrent platinum-resistant or low-grade serous ovarian cancer responded to the investigational bispecific antibody ubamatamab, with a median response duration of 11 months, Regeneron announced.

Citing a lack of supporting clinical data, Merck and Daiichi Sankyo said they are withdrawing the biologics license application for the antibody-drug conjugate ifinatamab deruxtecan for previously treated small cell lung cancer.

In a phase IIa trial, Candel Therapeutics’ investigational cancer gene therapy/viral immunotherapy aglatimagene besadenovec plus valacyclovir achieved a median overall survival of 24.5 months in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that had responded poorly to conventional immunotherapy.

Theriva Biologics said that their oncolytic adenovirus VCN-01 (zabilugene almadenorepvec) improved survival in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Binge drinking may heighten the cancer risk associated with alcohol. (American Association for Cancer Research)

A Brazilian man became a childless widower in a span of 10 hours when his wife and young-adult daughter both died of cancer. (People)

A combination of concerning but seemingly unrelated symptoms preceded a young woman’s leukemia diagnosis. (NBC News)

While investigating $1 billion in hospital costs for “questionable diagnoses,” the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association blamed use of artificial intelligence for 70% of the total, reflecting “a clear disconnect between coding and treatment.” (CNBC)

ABC News correspondent Will Reeve talked about the early diagnosis and successful treatment of his testicular cancer. (People)

Charles Kelley, co-lead singer for the group Lady A, announced he has multiple myeloma, diagnosed during a work-up for “random rib fractures.” (Fox News)