By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Temsirolimus does not improve progression-free survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) compared to standard treatment, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases, the use of combined PET and CT imaging (PET-CT) identifies those with occult extrahepatic disease…
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding trastuzumab (Herceptin) to standard chemotherapy for HER2-positive early breast cancer significantly reduces recurrence risk and improves overall survival, but it also increases…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among older patients with an intact abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), those undergoing endovascular repair have a lower long-term mortality risk than those undergoing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding cladribine to the standard induction regimen for adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) increases the complete remission rate and consequent survival, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The likelihood of small bowel obstruction (SBO) developing because of adhesions following abdominal or pelvic surgery is generally lower with laparoscopic procedures than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sleeve gastrectomy leads to significant improvement or resolution of type 2 diabetes in morbidly obese patients, and is much more effective than intensive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech) to standard carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy offers little clinical benefit in patients aged 65 and older with non-small cell…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older patients with small localized kidney tumors treated with partial nephrectomy live longer than those treated with radical nephrectomy, a new study suggests.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation MI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, dilatation with the DIOR drug-eluting balloon (DEB) before implantation of a bare metal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A population-based study conducted in Canada has uncovered an association between starting fibrate therapy and an increase in serum creatinine in older patients,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women older than age 30 are no more likely than younger women to develop hypothyroidism in pregnancy, suggest results a study from the…
