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 - Head-to-Head Comparisons of Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Closing the Data Gap
Based on Arthritis Rheum 2012;64(12):3850-5; Arthritis Rheum 2013:65(1):28-38; The Lancet Published online March 18, 2013.
March 2013
Over the past decade, the biologics have significantly enhanced the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and continue to do so with the emergence of new biologics with different modes of action. Until recently, no...
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...