Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
MEDI-NEWS - Update on Quadrivalent Conjugate Meningococcal Vaccines
From the National Advisory Committee on Immunization
March 2013
Ottawa - An update from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on quadrivalent conjugate meningococcal vaccines now includes recommendations for the use of the most recent of these vaccines, MenACWY-CRM197 and provides a...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Viewpoint based on literature review
Options for Extending Survival in Advanced Colorectal Cancer: Increasing Evidence for a Chronic Therapy Approach
December 2012
Reviewed and Edited by:Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, FACP, FRCPCGastrointestinal Medical OncologistBC Cancer AgencyAssociate Professor of MedicineUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia Introduction Monoclonal antibodies...
PRIORITY PRESS - 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology
Seeking Better Outcomes for Indolent Lymphomas
Atlanta, Georgia / December 8-11, 2012
Atlanta - Decades of laboratory and clinical research have yet to determine the optimal therapy for indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma and mantle-cell lymphoma. The combination of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP)...
PRIORITY PRESS - 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology
Emerging Concepts in the Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia
Atlanta, Georgia / December 8-11, 2012
Atlanta - It is estimated that as many as 1.6 billion people have iron deficiency anemia (WHO Global Database on Anaemia. 2008;1-40, WHO anaemia fact sheet. 2001;114). Oral iron remains the preferred first-line treatment for iron deficiency...
PRIORITY PRESS - 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology
Improving Overall Survival in Multiple Myeloma: Treatment Strategies and Regimens
Atlanta, Georgia / December 8-11, 2012
Atlanta - New data released at the 2012 American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting further linked novel combinations with improved survival across multiple stages of multiple myeloma (MM). Given the relapsing/remitting nature of the...
PRIORITY PRESS - 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology
Improving Outcomes in Disorders of Complement Activation
Atlanta, Georgia / December 8-11, 2012
Atlanta - Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) are chronic, life-threatening hematologic conditions that have limited therapeutic options. Both conditions arise from uncontrolled complement...
PRIORITY PRESS - 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Better Survival with Endocrine Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
San Antonio, Texas / December 4-8, 2012
San Antonio - Metastatic progression or recurrence of advanced breast cancer (BC) remains essentially an incurable disease. In the absence of curative therapy, interventions that extend survival and/or maintain quality of life have...
PRIORITY PRESS - 10th Canadian Immunization Conference
Nasopharyngeal colonization and disease transmission: Eradication of Vaccine-Specific Organisms Dramatically Reduces Disease Incidence in Recipients/Non-Recipients Alike
Vancouver, BC / December 3-5, 2012
Vancouver - Asymptomatic nasopharyngeal (NP) colonization by typical colonizing bacteria, most notably Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae is a prerequisite for the development of local and invasive...
PRIORITY PRESS -10th Canadian Immunization Conference
Improving Influenza Protection in Seniors with Adjuvanted Vaccines
Vancouver, BC / December 3-5, 2012
Vancouver - Immunosenescence significantly increases the likelihood of the elderly acquiring serious infections including influenza. If hospitalized, they are at risk for increasing frailty and disabilities. Trivalent inactivated vaccines...