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Treatment failure reduced in Barrett’s esophagus with endoscopic mucosal resection
The use of endoscopic mucosal resection before radiofrequency ablation significantly reduced the risk for treatment failure among patients with...
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November 2015: Click for Credit
Topics include: Low-risk prostate cancer • CVD and extremes of sleep • S aureus in pediatric CAP • Sunscreens with DNA repair enzymes •...
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Urinary biomarkers miss the mark for bladder cancer
Key clinical point:Urinary biomarkers used alone miss a substantial proportion of patients with bladder cancer and are subject to false-positive...
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Five epigenetic biomarkers define three CLL subgroups
Key clinical point: A new strategy allows CLL patients to be categorized into three epigenetic subgroups with differential clinicobiologic...
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Sofosbuvir reduces liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C
Key clinical point: Treatment with sofosbuvir achieved clinically significant fibrosis regression and potential reduction of cirrhosis-associated...
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Sofosbuvir reduces liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C
Key clinical point: Treatment with sofosbuvir achieved clinically significant fibrosis regression and potential reduction of cirrhosis-associated...
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Race, age, BMI had no impact on pCR rates
Key clinical point: Race, age, and body mass index do not appear to affect pathologic complete response in breast cancer. Major finding: In...
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Microemboli play role in certain migraine auras
Key clinical point: A higher prevalence and frequency of microembolic signals were detected in migraine patients with higher cortical dysfunction...
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ASCO: APF530 superior to ondansetron in prevention of CINV
APF530 combined with fosaprepitant and dexamethasone was superior to ondansetron combined with the same agents in the prevention of chemotherapy...
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ASCO: Potentially targetable biomarkers identified in geriatric breast cancer tumors
Multiplatform profiling identified potentially targetable biomarker aberrations in a large sample of tumor taken from older breast cancer patients...
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MRI Improved Breast Cancer Detection in Average-Risk Women
Key clinical point: MRI-screening improved the detection of biologically relevant breast-cancer in women at average risk. Major finding: The...
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ASCO: MRI improved breast cancer detection in average risk women
MRI-screening improved the detection of biologically relevant breast-cancer in women at average risk.
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ASCO: AIs reduce risk of contralateral breast cancer in patients with BRCA mutation
Aromase inhibitors may reduce the rate of contralateral breast cancer in women who already have the disease and are positive for BRCA mutations....
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ASCO: Radiotherapy not needed for all women post mastectomy
Key clinical point: Radiotherapy following mastectomy should not be routinely recommended for breast cancer patients with microscopic nodal...
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Treating women with metastatic breast cancer takes toll
Key clinical point: Many medical oncologists experience the negative emotional impact of their work when treating patients with metastatic breast...