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ELCC: Survey reveals worldwide underuse of EGFR-mutation testing

Posted on: 19/05/2015 - 22:32

GENEVA – Testing for mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene has revolutionized treatment of advanced non–small cell lung cancer, but a significant proportion of patients with these...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

AUA: Very low-risk prostate cancers cause few deaths over 15 years

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 22:44

NEW ORLEANS – Long-term active surveillance seems to be a safe and effective way to avoid overtreatment in men with low- and very low-risk prostate ... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

ATS: Nintedanib found effective for IPF up to 76 weeks

Posted on: 17/05/2015 - 21:14

DENVER – The use of nintedanib 150 mg twice daily has been shown to slow disease progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis up to 76... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Oral cancer survival lower with positive margins, public insurance

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 18:06

In patients who underwent surgical treatment for stage I or II oral cavity squamous cell cancer, positive tumor margin, the use of radiation or chemot... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

ILC: Direct antivirals safely clear HCV despite ESRD

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 17:40

VIENNA – A 12-week, fixed-dose regimen safely and effectively eradicated chronic hepatitis C infection from the first 10 patients with advanced chro... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 05:01

Emergency department visits associated with the misuse or abuse of tramadol more than doubled from 2005 to 2011, while visits for adverse reactions to... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ILC: Europe issues hepatitis C treatment priority list

Posted on: 12/05/2015 - 19:38

VIENNA – The new European recommendations for diagnosing and treating hepatitis C infection highlight the paradox gripping the field: Safe and poten... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Celiac disease more than doubles neuropathy risk

Posted on: 11/05/2015 - 16:00

Individuals with biopsy-confirmed celiac disease have more than double the risk of receiving a diagnosis of neuropathy when compared with the general ... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Inpatient cirrhosis mortality has dropped, except when patients had sepsis

Posted on: 01/05/2015 - 05:01

Hospital mortality among patients with cirrhosis fell by 41% in the United States between 2002 and 2010, far outpacing improvements in survival among ... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

ELCC: Urine tumor DNA shows high testing promise

Posted on: 30/04/2015 - 18:37

GENEVA – Blood sampling provides a less invasive alternative to tumor biopsy for collecting cancer DNA for mutation testing, but retrieving tumor DN... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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