Archive: 03/04/2017
CT scans may offer a non-invasive alternative to diagnose immunotherapy-induced colitis
Computed Tomography (CT) scans are a reliable tool to establish a diagnosis of immune-related colitis, a potentially life-threatening adverse event in patients with advanced melanoma who receive the immune checkpoint inhibitor ...
Apr 3, 2017
Wearable medical device improves survival for patients with glioblastoma
Patients with glioblastoma who wore a medical device that delivers alternating electrical fields in addition to being treated with the chemotherapeutic temozolomide had significantly improved median overall survival compared ...
Apr 3, 2017
Providing abortion by telehealth—the first 1000 medical abortions safe and effective
Associate Professor Suzanne Belton says, 'Telehealth abortions with tablets are a safe and effective way for Australian women to seek a termination of pregnancy.'
Apr 3, 2017
Combination HER2-targeted therapy effective in heavily pretreated HER2-positive colorectal cancer patients
A combination of two HER2-targeted therapies, trastuzumab (Herceptin) and lapatinib (Tykerb), showed clinical benefit in patients with heavily pretreated HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer, according to final results ...
Apr 3, 2017