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- in Oncology
- — 17 Mar, 2008
Front Line Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Nick Thatcher
NICK THATCHER, Christie Hospital, Manchester
There is a proven benefit in survival if you give your patients cis-platinum based chemotherapy after resection for non-small cell lung cancer. Nick Thatcher emphasized this fact at the beginning of his
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- in General Medicine
- — 27 Feb, 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
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- in Oncology
- — 15 Feb, 2008
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
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- in Oncology
- — 27 Jan, 2008
Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: Big Gains In Pancreas Cancer

Charles Hsu
CHARLES HSU, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Big improvements in overall survival were achieved by combining radiation with adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with pancreas cancer in a dtudy reported to the conference in Orlando. Charles Hsu told Peter Goodwin
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- in News
- — 8 Jan, 2008
Early Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: Long Term Findings

Richard Peto
REFERENCE: Lancet 371:29-40; January 5, 2008
RICHARD PETO, Oxford University
The prospect of cutting breast cancer mortality in half throughout the world is held out by Richard Peto of the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group (EBCTCG). He
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- in Oncology
- — 10 Dec, 2007
Live Report from ASH:
Oblimersen Extends Survival in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Susan O’Brien
SUSAN O’BRIEN, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
For patients with relapsed or refractory CLL, oblimersen extends survival when added to standard fludarabine/cyclophosphamide chemotherapy. Susan O’Brien presented data from this phase III trial to the American Society of Hematology
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- in Oncology
- — 16 Nov, 2007
Two New Second-Line Options For Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Jean-Yves Douillard

Gordon McVie
REFERENCE: Abstracts: 6507 & 2LB, ECCO 14, The European Cancer Conference, Barcelona, 23 – 27 September 2007
JEAN-YVES DOUILLARD, Centre René Gauducheau, Nante
COMMENT: GORDON MCVIE, European Institute of Oncology, Milan
The vinca alkaloid vinflunine and
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- in Oncology
- — 16 Oct, 2007
Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab: Marked Benefit in HER2-Positive Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Jose Baselga

Gordon McVie
REFERENCE: ABSTRACT 2030, ECCO 14, The European Cancer Conference, Barcelona, 23 – 27 September 2007
JOSE BASELGA, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona
COMMENT: GORDON MCVIE, European Institute of Oncology, Milan
Neoadjuvant trastuzumab for patients with HER2-positive
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- in General Medicine
- — 21 Sep, 2007
DUET 1 and 2 Trials: TMC 125 has Superior Virologic and Immunologic Response Rates

Pedro Cahn
REFERENCE: Abstract H-717, 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
PEDRO CAHN, Juan A. Fernández Hospital, Buenos Aires
Etravirine provides a chance to rescue patients who are failing non-nucleoside regimens according to 24-week
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- in General Medicine
- — 21 Sep, 2007
Hospital Hand Hygiene Program Successfully Rolled Out

Lindsay Grayson
REFERENCE: Abstract K-1374, 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
LINDSAY GRAYSON, Austin Hospital, Victoria, Australia
A hand hygiene campaign implemented in six hospitals in Victoria, Australia has saved lives from MRSA, and
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- in General Medicine
- — 21 Sep, 2007
BORIS: A. baumanni Highly Resistant β-Lactamase and Varying Susceptibility Patterns

Jennifer Lavrrar, Jane Hata, Jeanette Block
REFERENCE: Slide Session C2-1360, 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
JANE HATA, bioMéríeux Inc, Durham
Reports from the BORIS study call for ongoing surveillance of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter
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- in Public Health
- — 19 Sep, 2007
Vancomycin: New Guidelines May Induce Kidney Damage

Megan Nguyen
REFERENCE: Poster Session 104 K-1096, 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
MEGAN NGUYEN, Western University in Pomona, California
New vancomycin guidelines that recommend using higher doses may cause kidney damage according to
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