– May 1, 2006
May 1, 2006
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Pharmacology Watch
Aggressive LDL lowering with statins, so-called "very intensive statin therapy," leads to reversal of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Chloroquine as an Adjunctive Therapy for Glioblastoma
Based upon preclinical in vitro and in vivo studies that exhibit a more prolonged susceptibility of glioma cells to chemotherapy with the adjunctive chloroquine, a small but randomized placebo-controlled trial was conducted. -
Monoclonal Gammopathy Common in the Elderly
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a common incidental finding but requires differentiation from multiple myeloma (MM). -
XELOX: Safe and Effective for Elderly Patients with Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer is primarily a disease of older people, with more than 50% of patients being older than age 70. -
Pretreatment CA125 and Risk of Relapse in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
It has been recently identified that nadir values in serial CA125 values during adjuvant primary post-operative chemotherapy are prognostic even within the normal range (less than 35). -
Pulmonary Embolism after Major Abdominal Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology
Venous thromboembolism (vte) is a major complication following gynecologic abdominal surgery that may be fatal in up to 1 in 4 affected patients.