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Left RightRomidepsin effective for refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:45 | Posted on Jan 30, 2012 in Hematology-Oncology, Oncology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – About one in four patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) who do not respond to or relapse after systemic therapy are likely to have an objective response to romidepsin, a potent histone deacetylase inhibitor,...
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Benefit of rituximab-EPOCH for HIV-related lymphoma confirmed
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:28 | Posted on Dec 29, 2011 in
Hematology-Oncology, HIV/AIDS, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A pooled analysis of two trials indicates that HIV patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) fare better with a regimen of rituximab combined with EPOCH chemotherapy than rituximab plus CHOP chemotherapy.
“Benefits were observed in both high-risk and...
CNS prophylaxis for diffuse large cell no longer needed
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:42 | Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in
Hematology-Oncology, Oncology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the rituximab era, it’s not necessary to administer prophylaxis against central nervous system (CNS) disease in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), according to “real world” data from a large national database.
The data confirm a low rate of CNS...
Extended drainage after pericardiocentesis reduces recurrence of tamponade
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1:28 | Posted on Oct 7, 2011 in
Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Hematology-Oncology, Hospitalist, Oncology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with cardiac tamponade, extended drainage using a pericardial catheter versus simple pericardial drainage reduces the likelihood of recurrence, according to study findings by a Los Angeles-based team appearing in the American Journal of Cardiology online September...
ASCO reclassifies anthracycline plus cyclophosphamide as highly emetogenic
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Oct 3, 2011
Early monitoring for anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity has little clinical impact
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Sep 26, 2011
Febrile neutropenia can be safely managed at home
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Sep 23, 2011
Support for partial nephrectomy in clinical T1 renal cell carcinoma
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Sep 22, 2011
Stereotactic radiosurgery has advantages in treating brain metastases
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Sep 21, 2011
Endobronchial biopsy samples better with cryoprobe than forceps
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Sep 16, 2011
Choroidal melanomas near optic nerve treatable with proton irradiation
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Sep 15, 2011
Colon cancer staging not changed with increased lymph node evaluation
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Sep 15, 2011
Worse outcomes after spinal metastases surgery at academic medical centers in July
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Sep 14, 2011
Barrett’s esophagus ablation can bury metaplastic glands
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Sep 14, 2011
Combined adjuvant therapies improve outcome of high-risk prostate cancer
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Sep 12, 2011
ASCO tweaks clinical guidance on maintenance therapy in stage IV NSCLC
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Sep 9, 2011
Ovarian ablation not recommended routinely for premenopausal breast cancer
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Sep 8, 2011
Risk of second cancer confirmed after EBRT for testicular seminoma
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Sep 7, 2011
Dexamethasone may help injured lungs in monocytic leukemia
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Aug 31, 2011
Surgery should be first treatment for intracranial hemangiopericytoma
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Aug 30, 2011
Epirubicin-ifosfamide combination effective in small cell lung cancer
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Aug 30, 2011
Cervical preparation before outpatient hysteroscopy does not reduce pain
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Aug 25, 2011
Surgery rates tied to lung cancer outcome in elderly
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Aug 24, 2011
Early celiac plexus neurolysis has benefits in pancreatic cancer patients
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Aug 24, 2011
Ovarian cysts not a cancer risk factor
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Aug 23, 2011
Transthoracic and transhiatal surgery equivalent for esophagogastric cancer
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Aug 22, 2011
Peg-doxorubicin an option in chemo combination for ovarian cancer
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Aug 18, 2011
Lung dysfunction common after childhood irradiation
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Aug 16, 2011
Iodine radioisotope therapy effective for bone metastases from thyroid cancer
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Aug 15, 2011
Combining chemo with erlotinib no benefit in advanced lung cancer
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Aug 12, 2011
