Wednesday, January 13, 2010
CA-125 Response Patterns in Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Treated With Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (PLD)
Conclusions: "Our ROC analysis did not demonstrate any reliable CA-125 cutoff on response. Discontinuation of the therapy before cycle 3 may exclude some patients who will benefit from PLD."
Five emotions you never knew you had - life - 13 January 2010 - New Scientist
"CAN you name the six basic emotions? Take a straw poll of your friends and we guarantee that you will find no consensus. Yet psychologists are unequivocal: joy, sadness, anger, fear, surprise and disgust...."
media item: new anti-cancer drug called "COTI-2" TD2 and Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. Develop Novel Anti-Cancer Drug
"....small molecule compound was discovered and developed by COTI of London, Ontario, Canada. This working relationship resulted through the expanded relationship between Canadian companies and the Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). TD2, TGen's Scottsdale-based drug-development subsidiary, will work with COTI to complete the Investigational New Drug (IND) enabling research necessary to gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of clinical trials,perhaps by the end of 2010, and eventually move the drug to market where it can benefit patients.....Researchers hope to demonstrate that this oral pill will be especially beneficial for patients with small- cell lung cancer (SCLC), endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer, but may also help treat those with colorectal and pancreatic cancers."
Surgical Technician Schools » 10 Famous Doctors who Made Medicine What it is Today + more
Beyond the history, at the bottom of the page, there are a number of links which you may find interesting such as:
* 100 Best Blogs for Living Healthy on a Budget
* The Surgery is Over… Now What? 4 Tips for A Successful Rehab
* Top 100 Doctor Bloggers
* 100+ Ways to Spring Clean Your Mind and Body
* The Top 50 Surgeon Bloggers
* What Does a Surgical Technician Do?
full free access: Is no news good news? Inconclusive genetic test results in BRCA1 and BRCA2 from patients and professionals' perspectives
Small study but included view of patients and physician views.
Use of Four Biomarkers to Evaluate the Risk of Breast Cancer Subtypes in the Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences Study
"Our findings offer evidence of differences in the hormone-related risk factors between triple-negative cancers and other ER/PR/HER2-defined subtypes of breast cancer."
Vandetanib, Designed to Inhibit VEGFR2 and EGFR Signaling, Had No Clinical Activity as Monotherapy for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer and No Detectable Modulation of VEGFR2
"Twelve patients entered the study, and accrual was terminated in the first stage because of lack of response or disease stabilization beyond 6 months."
abstract - Impact of bowel obstruction at the time of initial presentation in women with ovarian cancer.
plus read commentary from gyn/onc
NCI Cancer Bulletin: PARP Inhibitor and Metronomic Chemotherapy for Refractory Cancer - Phase I Study of ABT-888 and Metronomic Cyclophosphamide ....
Name of the Trial:
Phase I Study of ABT-888 and Metronomic Cyclophosphamide in Patients with Refractory Solid Tumors or Lymphoma (NCI-09-C-0048).
For More Information (read the article to see direct links to the information):
See the lists of eligibility criteria and trial contact information or call the NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office at 1-888-NCI-1937. The call is toll free and confidential.
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