Mednet Reports
PRIORITY PRESS - 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Continuous Benefit of VEGF Inhibition in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Chicago, Illinois / June 1-5, 2012
Chicago - New data extend the period in which inhibition of angiogenesis improves control of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The latest in a series of studies have indicated therapies targeted at tumour growth signalling, including the...
ABSTRACTS in PERSPECTIVE - Based on presentations from the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
VEGF Inhibition in Colorectal Cancer: Changing the Treatment Paradigm
Chicago, Illinois / June 1-5, 2012
EDITORIAL OVERVIEW: Prof. Dirk Arnold, MDDirector, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center, University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany Hagen Kennecke, MD, MHA, FRCPCMedical Oncologist and Clinician Researcher,...
PRIORITY PRESS - 107th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association
Examining New Treatment Options for Overactive Bladder Syndrome
Atlanta, Georgia / May 19-24, 2012
Atlanta - Overactive bladder (OAB) has a negative impact on health-related quality of life for millions of people. The OAB symptom complex includes urgency, frequency and nocturia, and a third of patients with OAB are incontinent. It may...
PRIORITY PRESS - 107th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association
Bone-targeted Therapies for Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
Atlanta, Georgia / May 19-24, 2012
Atlanta - Most patients with advanced prostate cancer will experience at least one skeletal-related event (SRE) without bone-directed therapy. In men with castration-resistant disease, an intravenous bisphosphonate and an anti-RANK ligand...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - International Conference of the American Thoracic Society
Simplifying the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
San Francisco, California / May 18-23, 2012
San Francisco - Bronchodilators are central to the management of symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Both long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) and anticholinergics (LAACs) have been an important step toward minimizing...
PRIORITY PRESS - 18th Annual International Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society
Simultaneous Antiviral and Immunosuppressive Treatment Strategies in Liver Transplantation
San Francisco, California / May 16-19, 2012
San Francisco - Long-term outcome of patients undergoing liver transplantation as a result of the complications of hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection is predicted to improve with studies demonstrating that immunosuppressive drugs can be used...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Viewpoint based on the following article: J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010;125(3):600-8.
Current Control and Future Risk of Asthma Exacerbations: Maintenance and Reliever Strategies Revisited
May 2012
Guest Editor: Malcolm Sears, MB, ChB, FRACP, FRCPC, FAAAAI Professor of Medicine Division of Respirology St. Joseph’s HealthcareEndowed Chair in Respiratory Epidemiology McMaster UniversityHamilton, Ontario Introduction In...
PRIORITY PRESS - 10th Annual Primary Care Today Conference
Preventing Allergies in Infants: Focus on Atopic Dermatitis
Toronto, Ontario / May 10-12, 2012
Toronto - New information suggests that there is a window of development in early infancy when strategies to reduce risk of allergies may exert the most benefit. Allergies of all manifestations are on the rise in industrialized countries, a...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2012 Annual Meeting
VEGF Inhibitor Treatment for Age-related Macular Degeneration
Fort Lauderdale, Florida / May 6-10, 2012
Fort Lauderdale - The controversy regarding the relative efficacy and safety of vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration was addressed but not resolved by 2 large, independent...
PRIORITY PRESS - 15th International Congress of Endocrinology and 14th European Congress of Endocrinology (ICE-ECE)
Hyponatremia: Optimizing Clinical Approaches
Florence, Italy / May 5-9, 2012
Florence - A series of recent studies, including those presented here at the ICE-ECE, are providing evidence-based strategies for the treatment of hyponatremia. Presentations at this year’s congress suggest that a comprehensive and...
