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Clinical outcomes in PCI patients given sirolimus-eluting and everolimus-eluting stents

The second generation drug-eluting stent, everolimus-eluting stent (EES), has consistently demonstrated superior clinical outcomes in randomised controlled trials over the first generation drug-eluting stent, paclitaxel-eluting ...

Cardiology created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-throughput screen finds compounds that regulate cancer cell invasion

(Medical Xpress) -- Study uncovers several compounds that inhibit cancer cell invasion, but also reveals that cancer drug paclitaxel does the opposite -- it promotes cancer metastasis.

Cancer created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ovarian cancer outcomes may improve with 'dose-dense' chemotherapy

Dose-dense chemotherapy has shown promise in smaller clinical trials, and now is being investigated in a multi-center, phase III study in which nearly 700 women will participate. Earlier phase II trials pointed to anti-cancer ...

Cancer created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Final 3 year results from the landmark HORIZONS-AMI trial published in the Lancet

Data from the landmark HORIZONS-AMI clinical trial demonstrated that the administration of the anticoagulant medication bivalirudin enhanced survival compared to the use of heparin plus a glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitor ...

Cardiology created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene fault could predict ovarian cancer drug success

Faults in a gene commonly inactivated in many different types of cancer could be used to predict which drug combination ovarian cancer patients are most likely to benefit from, according to research at Newcastle University.

Cancer created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Abcc10 may be effective in extending the effectiveness of anticancer drugs

Today's anticancer drugs often work wonders against malignancies, but sometimes tumors become resistant to the effects of such drugs, and treatment fails. Medical researchers would like to find ways of counteracting such ...

Cancer created May 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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