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.
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 - 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Hormone Activity Suppression in Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Chicago, Illinois / June 1-5, 2012
Chicago - A series of multicentre studies with agents that suppress hormone activity are expected to revise current management pathways in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The 2 largest studies, testing different strategies in...
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...