Results from an adjuvant trial in high-risk melanoma patients demonstrated that a majority of patients treated with Leukine (sargramostim) achieved disease-free and/or overall survival. These findings, which indicate Leukine’s potential in this cancer setting, were released at the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Results from the Phase II study (ASCO [...]
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Pharmacyclics announced final data from a Phase 1/2 study showing a 46 percent complete response rate in patients with multiply recurrent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) who were treated with motexafin gadolinium (MGd, Xcytrin) in combination with Yttrium-90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (Zevalin), an approved antibody-targeted radiation therapy. The data were presented during the 10th International Conference on Malignant [...]
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People recovering from acute heart problems such as heart attack and heart surgery are more likely to develop habits to control heart attack risk factors when they meet regularly with cardiac %26quot;disease managers,%26quot; according to researchers at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. These managers are nonphysician cardiac rehabilitation specialists who lead long-term follow-up programs that last [...]
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A vaccine aimed at inducing immunity to the most common and deadly type of brain tumor may stave off recurrence and more than double survival in patients, according to a new study led by researchers in Duke’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center.
%26quot;This vaccine represents a very promising therapy for a cancer that comes out [...]
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Many patients with heart failure — especially younger ones and those with more severe disease — significantly overestimate how long they are going to live, say Duke University Medical Center researchers.
%26quot;It’s a bit of a puzzle,%26quot; says Larry Allen, M.D., a cardiologist at Duke and the lead author of the study. %26quot;As physicians, we know [...]
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