News
Interviews and expert commentary tagged “News” — the latest oncology research and clinical practice from the Audio Journal of Oncology.
Audio Journal of Oncology Volume 16 Number 11
Scientific Editors: George Canellos (Boston), Pat Price (Manchester), Gianni Bonadonna (Milan), Gordon McVie (Milan) Sarah Maxwell and Peter Goodwin report from: American Society of Clinical Oncology
Audio Journal of Oncology Volume 16 Number 9
Scientific Editors: George Canellos (Boston), Pat Price (Manchester), Gianni Bonadonna (Milan), Gordon McVie (Milan) Commenting Expert: Emiel Rutgers, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam Angel Rod
Risks From Stopping Cancer Trials Early!
Giovanni Apolone In this edition of Audio News, presented by Peter Goodwin, Giovanni Apolone (Mario Negri Institute, Milan) and Stuart Pocock (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), talk abo
Live Report from ASH:<br />Dasatinib Effective At Two Years’ Follow Up in Chronic Phase CML
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
Live Report from ASH: Azacitidine ‘New Standard’ In High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Pierre Fenaux PIERRE FENAUX, Paris 13 University Results from a phase III study presented at ASH suggest that the hypomethylating agent azacitidine should be the new standard of care for patients with
Live Report from ASH:<br />Interleukin-2 For Acute Myeloid Leukemia In First Remission?
Jonathan Kolitz JONATHAN KOLITZ, Monter Cancer Center, Lake Success, NY GEORGE CANELLOS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute For patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission, new data suggests tha
New Drug AMG 531 Effective in Splenectomized Patients with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Terry Gernsheimer TERRY GERNSHEIMER, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle An investigational drug AMG 531 has increased and sustained platelet counts in splenectomized patients with chroni
No Use Of Hydroxyurea In Country With Most Sickle Cell Anemia
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 anemi
TRITON-TIMI 38 Prasugrel Or Clopidogrel In Percutaneous Intevention?
Gordon Tomaselli Daniel Jones REFERENCE: Late Breaking Clinical Trials 1, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida GORDON TOMASELLI, Johns Hopkins Universit
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 CO
Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection for Colorectal Cancer
Pierre Guillou David Jayne REFERENCE: J Clin Oncol 25:3061-3068 PIERRE GUILLOU, St James’ Hospital, Leeds COMMENT: DAVID JAYNE, St James’ Hospital, Leeds Laparoscopic-assisted resection fo
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, Calif
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News Review, August 31st, 2007
Virus Plus Cytokine Fight Primary and Metastatic Cancer
Paul Fisher REFERENCE: Meet the Professor Session, AACR 2007, Los Angeles PAUL FISHER, Columbia University, New York Patients with cancer could soon be treated with adenoviruses capable of infecting b
Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine: September 7th 2006
Gilles Montalescot Freek Verheugt Angioplasty: Four-Continent RIVIERA Study Identifies “Real World” Modifiable Factors Which Affect Outcome REFERENCE: Abstract 3413, “Hot Line II&rdq