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Temozolomide for Glioblastoma Benefits Elderly
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
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Device for Glioblastoma May Offer Advantage Over Chemo
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
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Bevacizumab Effective in Glioblastoma Trials
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
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Brief Decline in Quality of Life Seen After Brain Radiotherapy
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: Global HRQOL scores at 9 months were significantly worse in patients who received WBRT than in those who underwent observation...
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Frail Elderly Benefit From Post-Op Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: More than half of patients with a median Karnofsky performance score of 60 improved their score by at least 10 points.Data Source:...
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New Drugs Target Recurrent Meningioma
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: Two phase II studies of vatalanib and sunitinib showed 6-month progression-free survival rates of 57% and 36%, respectively.Data...
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New Drugs Target Recurrent Meningioma
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: Two phase II studies of vatalanib and sunitinib showed 6-month progression-free survival rates of 57% and 36%, respectively.Data...
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Study Adds Uterine Fibroids to Meningioma Risk Factors
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: Postmenopausal women with a history of uterine fibroids had a relative risk of 1.78 for meningioma, compared with women without...
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Device for Glioblastoma May Offer Advantage Over Chemo
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: In a subgroup of 110 patients aged younger than 60 years who had a Karnofsky score greater than 80%, the 1-year overall survival...
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PTSD Treatment Research Begins to Target Memory Reconsolidation
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
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Watch for Vascular, Other Risks in PTSD Patients
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
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Role of Combat Trauma In PTSD Is Reinforced
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder were seen in 50 of 104 Vietnam veterans and in none of their nonveteran identical twins...
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Global Rate of Paternal Depression Surpasses 10%
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: An overall 10.4% rate of paternal depression correlated with maternal depression.Data Source: A meta-analysis of 43 studies...
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d-Cycloserine for PTSD Proves Underwhelming
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: Remission rates were at 55% for the placebo group and 48% for the treated group immediately after the treatment. Data Source:...
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Propranolol Shows Early Promise for PTSD
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Major Finding: Propranolol administered at traumatic memory recall appears to block reconsolidation of the memory. Data Source: A randomized,...