Archive: 29/05/2013
EORTC led intergroup trial investigates Imatinib failure-free survival in patients with GIST
Interim results of an EORTC intergroup trial have confirmed that adjuvant imatinib impacts short-term freedom from relapse in patients with localized, surgically resected, high/ intermediate-risk GIST. In the high-risk subgroup, ...
May 29, 2013
Radiotherapy remains the treatment of first choice for high-risk low-grade glioma
In a large, international, randomized trial, initial radiotherapy was compared to temozolomide chemotherapy. A statistically significant difference between the two treatment strategies was not observed for progression-free ...
May 29, 2013
EORTC study identifies patients with anaplastic oligodendroglioma that benefit from adjuvant PCV
A further report on the results of EORTC trial 26951 indicates that CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) status and O 6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation as assessed by MGMT-STP27 are the most ...
May 29, 2013
New research finds hernia surgery offers value for money
New research suggesting that elective hernia surgery offers value-for-money and improved quality of life for patients has been published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The new analysis is based on patients' ...
May 29, 2013
New chemical approach to treat Alzheimer's
Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Callaghan Innovation in New Zealand have developed a new chemical approach to help harness the natural ability of complex sugars to treat Alzheimer's disease.
May 29, 2013
A molecular chain reaction in Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the molecular mechanism behind the transformation of one of the components in Alzheimer's disease. They identified the crucial step leading to formations that kill ...
May 29, 2013
Nordic diet lowers cholesterol, study finds
A healthy Nordic diet lowers cholesterol levels, and therefore the risk of cardiovascular disease, a pan-Nordic study where Lund University participated has found. There was also decreased inflammation associated with pre-diabetes.
May 29, 2013
Systematic analysis: High global burden of oral conditions—3.9 billion affected
Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a paper titled "Global Burden of Oral Conditions in 1990-2010: A Systemic Analysis." The paper, written by lead author Wagner Marcenes, ...
May 29, 2013