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  • Routine Angioplasty Recommended After Thrombolysis
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 6 Apr, 2008

    Routine Angioplasty Recommended After Thrombolysis

    Warren Cantor
    Warren Cantor
    Tony Gershlick
    Tony Gershlick

    REFERENCE: Abstract 2404-3 SCAI-ACCi2 Late-Breaking Clinical Trials II: Acute Myocardial Infarction
    Warren Cantor, University of Toronto
    COMMENT: Tony Gershlick, Leicester University

    A new study has shown important gains from adding angioplasty routinely to therapy for all
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    Front Line Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    • in Oncology
    • — 17 Mar, 2008

    Front Line Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Nick Thatcher
    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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  • New Targets Bring Promise For Lung Cancer Therapy
    • in General Medicine
    • — 17 Mar, 2008

    New Targets Bring Promise For Lung Cancer Therapy

    Egbert Smit
    Egbert Smit

    EGBERT SMIT, Free University of Amsterdam
    There are a number of promising new molecular targets for lung cancer chemotherapy which were discussed at the Turin congress by Egbert Smit. He talked with Peter Goodwin about insulin-like
    …
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    “Total Therapy” Possible Cure For Multiple Myeloma?
    • in Oncology
    • — 26 Feb, 2008

    “Total Therapy” Possible Cure For Multiple Myeloma?

    Bart Barlogie
    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
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  • Combinations and Targeted Agents: Better Survival in Mantle Cell Lymphoma
    • in News · Oncology
    • — 26 Feb, 2008

    Combinations and Targeted Agents: Better Survival in Mantle Cell Lymphoma

    Martin Dreyling
    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
    …
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    Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia After Fludarabine Failure
    • in News · Oncology
    • — 26 Feb, 2008

    Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia After Fludarabine Failure

    John Gribben
    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
    …
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  • Multiple Myeloma: Towards A Chronic Disease With Cure On The Horizon
    • in Oncology
    • — 25 Feb, 2008

    Multiple Myeloma: Towards A Chronic Disease With Cure On The Horizon

    Kenneth Anderson
    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
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    Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer: Increased Progression-Free Survival With Satraplatin and Prednisone
    • in Oncology
    • — 1 Feb, 2008

    Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer: Increased Progression-Free Survival With Satraplatin and Prednisone

    Cora Sternberg
    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
    …
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  • Gastrointestinal Cancers: Progress with Targeted Therapies
    • in Oncology
    • — 27 Jan, 2008

    Gastrointestinal Cancers: Progress with Targeted Therapies

    Robert Mayer
    Robert Mayer

    ROBERT MAYER, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
    One of the leading participants at the 2008 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, Robert Mayer, gave Peter Goodwin his assessment of some of the emerging new therapies being announced, for colorectal, liver and
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    New Drug RAD001 Plus Letrozole In Neoadjuvant Therapy For Breast Cancer
    • in Oncology
    • — 15 Dec, 2007

    New Drug RAD001 Plus Letrozole In Neoadjuvant Therapy For Breast Cancer

    Jose Baselga
    Jose Baselga

    JOSE BASELGA, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona
    RAD001, a drug targeted at the mTor pathway, has been combined with letrozole in a randomised phase II trial in breast cancer. The investigators saw more responses in the experimental arm, and
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    • in Oncology
    • — 10 Dec, 2007

    Live Report from ASH:
    Dasatinib Effective At Two Years’ Follow Up in Chronic Phase CML

    Richard Stone
    Richard Stone

    RICHARD STONE, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
    GEORGE CANELLOS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    New data shows that dasatinib is giving durable responses in patients with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia who have failed, or who cannot tolerate imatinib. So where
    …
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    No Use Of Hydroxyurea In Country With Most Sickle Cell Anemia
    • in Public Health
    • — 9 Dec, 2007

    No Use Of Hydroxyurea In Country With Most Sickle Cell Anemia

    Zakari Aliyu
    Zakari Aliyu

    REFERENCE: American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, December 8-11 2007, Atlanta
    ZAKARI ALIYU, Howard University, Washington DC
    Nigeria has the highest incidence of sickle cell anemia in the world, with over 150,000 children being born each year with
    …
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