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Fertility preservation more likely for young male cancer patients

Posted on: 27/07/2015 - 05:01

Young male cancer patients are significantly more likely than female cancer patients to be involved in discussions around fertility preservation and more than four times as likely to make...

Field of Interest: Oncology

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FDA approves Daklinza for HCV genotype 3 infections

Posted on: 24/07/2015 - 21:16

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Daklinza (daclatasvir), a hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug that, when used in combination with sofosbuvir, does not require coadministration of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Keeping the Alzheimer’s big picture in mind as antiamyloid trials continue

Posted on: 24/07/2015 - 21:01

WASHINGTON – Amyloid-beta has been the Alzheimer’s research darling for more than a decade, and finally, after many failures, some small successes may be appearing in antiamyloid trials. Experts...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Aromatase inhibitors, bisphosphonates cut postmenopausal breast cancer recurrence

Posted on: 24/07/2015 - 19:43

Aromatase inhibitors and bisphosphonates can improve survival in postmenopausal early-stage breast cancer, and combining the two drug classes can help negate their individual adverse effects,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Aromatase inhibitors, bisphosphonates cut postmenopausal breast cancer recurrence

Posted on: 24/07/2015 - 19:43

Aromatase inhibitors and bisphosphonates can improve survival in postmenopausal early-stage breast cancer, and combining the two drug classes can help negate their individual adverse effects,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA approves oral interferon-free treatment for genotype 4 HCV infection

Posted on: 24/07/2015 - 19:13

The first interferon-free treatment for people with genotype 4 hepatitis C infection has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. On July 24, the FDA approved a combination of three...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Less toxic chemo for HIV-positive Burkitt lymphoma

Posted on: 24/07/2015 - 18:28

For HIV-positive patients with Burkitt lymphoma, a modified intensive chemotherapy regimen produced overall and progression-free survival rates comparable with those seen in HIV-free patients with...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Hereditary cancer syndromes highly prevalent in young adults with colorectal cancer

Posted on: 23/07/2015 - 21:06

Patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer at a younger age are more likely to have hereditary cancer syndromes, according to a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. About...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Biogen’s aducanumab stumbles on cognitive endpoints at 6 mg/kg dose

Posted on: 23/07/2015 - 18:57

WASHINGTON – An antiamyloid antibody that showed significant cognitive benefit at 10 mg/kg failed to deliver similar good news at a lower dose in the first randomized, antiamyloid antibody trial...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Georgia launches HCV elimination program

Posted on: 23/07/2015 - 18:00

With assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the country of Georgia has launched a hepatitis C elimination program aimed at reducing disease transmission and meeting increased...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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