Archive for February, 2008
Radio-Labelled Antibodies: Big Benefits in Follicular Lymphoma?
Timothy Illidge
Reporting From: 4th European Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, Paris 22-24 February, 2008
TIMOTHY ILLIDGE, Christie Hospital, Manchester
Radioconjugated antibodies are showing great promise for treating follicular lymphoma which has failed chemotherapy combined with rituximab. That’s according to Tim Illidge who told the Paris conference that tositumomab and ibritumomab tiuxetan have already proved effective. He explained to Peter Goodwin why he thinks the latest data look promising.
TIMOTHY ILLIDGE, Christie Hospital, Manchester
Radioconjugated antibodies are showing great promise for treating follicular lymphoma which has failed chemotherapy combined with rituximab. That’s according to Tim Illidge who told the Paris conference that tositumomab and ibritumomab tiuxetan have already proved effective. He explained to Peter Goodwin why he thinks the latest data look promising.
“Total Therapy” Possible Cure For Multiple Myeloma?
Bart Barlogie
Reporting From: 4th European Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, Paris 22-24 February, 2008
BART BARLOGIE, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
A treatment known as “total therapy” could cure many patients with multiple myeloma, conference-goers have just heard. The targeted drugs thalidomide and bortezomib, coupled with tandem autologous transplants, are used by Arkansas-based Bart Barlogie. In Paris he told Peter Goodwin about their success.
BART BARLOGIE, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
A treatment known as “total therapy” could cure many patients with multiple myeloma, conference-goers have just heard. The targeted drugs thalidomide and bortezomib, coupled with tandem autologous transplants, are used by Arkansas-based Bart Barlogie. In Paris he told Peter Goodwin about their success.
Combinations and Targeted Agents: Better Survival in Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Martin Dreyling
Reporting From: 4th European Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, Paris 22-24 February, 2008
MARTIN DREYLING, University Hospital Grosshaden, Munich
Since the 1970s therapies for mantle cell lymphoma have greatly extended life, Martin Dreyling told conference delegates in Paris. He gave Peter Goodwin his latest data on combination therapy using the antibody, rituximab, and the emerging rôles of other targeted agents.
MARTIN DREYLING, University Hospital Grosshaden, Munich
Since the 1970s therapies for mantle cell lymphoma have greatly extended life, Martin Dreyling told conference delegates in Paris. He gave Peter Goodwin his latest data on combination therapy using the antibody, rituximab, and the emerging rôles of other targeted agents.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia After Fludarabine Failure
John Gribben
Reporting From: 4th European Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, Paris 22-24 February, 2008
JOHN GRIBBEN, Bartholemews Hospital, London
New promise for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia is arising from combining antibody therapies rituximab and alemtuzumab with new drugs such as lenalidomide alongside standard fludarabine therapy. At the Paris symposium John Gribben gave Peter Goodwin the latest details.
JOHN GRIBBEN, Bartholemews Hospital, London
New promise for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia is arising from combining antibody therapies rituximab and alemtuzumab with new drugs such as lenalidomide alongside standard fludarabine therapy. At the Paris symposium John Gribben gave Peter Goodwin the latest details.
Multiple Myeloma: Towards A Chronic Disease With Cure On The Horizon
Kenneth Anderson
Reporting From: 4th European Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, Paris 22-24 February, 2008
KENNETH ANDERSON, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Multiple myeloma may soon be considered a chronic disease with cure on the horizon, thanks to an array of novel therapies which are turning prospects around for this malignancy. So said Kenneth Anderson at the European meeting in Paris. He explained to Peter Goodwin how a number of molecular and other therapies are changing the prospects for this disease.
KENNETH ANDERSON, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Multiple myeloma may soon be considered a chronic disease with cure on the horizon, thanks to an array of novel therapies which are turning prospects around for this malignancy. So said Kenneth Anderson at the European meeting in Paris. He explained to Peter Goodwin how a number of molecular and other therapies are changing the prospects for this disease.
Oral Capecitabine: As Good As Fluorouracil Second Line for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
David Cunningham
REFERENCE: Abstract 3012, ECCO 14, The European Cancer Conference, Barcelona, 23 – 27 September 2007
DAVID CUNNINGHAM, Royal Marsden Hospital, London
The oral agent capeticabine is just as effective as fluorouracil for treating patients whose metastatic colorectal cancer has relapsed. This is the finding of a study in which either agent was combined with oxaliplatin. David Cunningham told Peter Goodwin about his group’s findings reported at the ECCO conference.
DAVID CUNNINGHAM, Royal Marsden Hospital, London
The oral agent capeticabine is just as effective as fluorouracil for treating patients whose metastatic colorectal cancer has relapsed. This is the finding of a study in which either agent was combined with oxaliplatin. David Cunningham told Peter Goodwin about his group’s findings reported at the ECCO conference.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News - Europe’s Surge Against Cancer
Michel Coleman
Michel Coleman (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) explains how cancer will become a new priority in the EU.
Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer: Increased Progression-Free Survival With Satraplatin and Prednisone
Cora Sternberg
REFERENCE: Abstract 4010, ECCO 14, The European Cancer Conference, Barcelona, 23 – 27 September 2007
CORA STERNBERG, San Camillo and Forlanini Hospital, Rome
Satraplatin could provide a new option for patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer, by giving improved progression-free survival and time to pain progression. Anna Lacey spoke to Cora Sternberg about her group’s results from an international phase III trial, which were announced in Barcelona.
CORA STERNBERG, San Camillo and Forlanini Hospital, Rome
Satraplatin could provide a new option for patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer, by giving improved progression-free survival and time to pain progression. Anna Lacey spoke to Cora Sternberg about her group’s results from an international phase III trial, which were announced in Barcelona.
Health For All 30 Years After Alma Ata? Mental Health And War»
AliaIbrahim Zai, Egbert Sondorp, Gill Walt, Lucy Gilson, Ravi Narayan, Richard Horton, Vikram Patel, Willem Van De Put
Two important symposia have been held in London to discuss healthcare issues posing significant dilemmas to world leaders in the 21st Century. "The Future of Primary Health Care" was attended by public health experts from around the Globe to assess the best options for improving primary health care in the future. It was held on the 30th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration made in 1977 which was intended as a blueprint for health provision and identified primary health care as the means through which the global goal of "Health for All" could be achieved. The second meeting, on "Mental Health in Fragile States", was held to raise the profile of mental health care in zones where conflict has taken place or is still happening. Analyses of the key issues and how to deal with them effectively were discussed by top experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and associated organisations. Peter Goodwin attended both meetings and talked with some of the key speakers.AliaIbrahim Zai, Egbert Sondorp, Gill Walt, Lucy Gilson, Ravi Narayan, Richard Horton, Vikram Patel, Willem Van De Put
LSHTM Audio News: British Association Special Edition»
Astrid Fletcher, Jo Lines, Sari Kovats, Colin Sutherland, Michel Coleman
Peter Goodwin hears from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine experts speaking at the annual science festival of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Liverpool, September 6-10, 2008, and from recent scientific publications on: the health impact of global warming, a tropical virus reaching temperate zones, inequalities in cancer outcomes, how eating oily fish can save your eyesight, and free internet publishing scientific journals.Astrid Fletcher, Jo Lines, Sari Kovats, Colin Sutherland, Michel Coleman
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