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.
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 2010 Congress of the European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA)
Controlling Hyperphosphatemia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Munich, Germany / June 25-28, 2010
Munich - Even between non-calcium-containing agents, phosphate binders used in dialysis patients appear to differ substantially. While these differences are now being closely evaluated for their influence on outcome, the attention generated...
PRIORITY PRESS - 23rd International Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer
New Data in the Prevention of CINV
Vancouver, British Columbia / June 24-26, 2010
Vancouver - Prior to the modern era of emetic prophylaxis, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) was one of the most worrisome side effects from chemotherapy. Significant improvement has been achieved since the introduction of...
PRIORITY PRESS - Alabama Dermatology Society Summer Symposium
Field Therapy as an Adjunct to Cryosurgery for Actinic Keratoses
Sandestin, Florida / June 24-27, 2010
Sandestin - Cryosurgery is currently the most commonly used treatment for actinic keratoses (AK). Cryosurgery does not, however, target the area of skin surrounding clinically apparent AKs, where field cancerization may exist. Use of the...
PRIORITY PRESS - 15th Congress of the European Hematology Association
Update on the Treatment of Iron Overload
Barcelona, Spain / June 10-13, 2010
Barcelona - Patients who become transfusion-dependent due to chronic anemia are highly predisposed to iron overload and iron overload in turn is toxic to many organs. Guidelines indicate that patients with high serum ferritin concentrations...
FRONTLINE - Geriatric Medicine
Translating Research into Clinical Practice
June 2010
Based on Sessions from the 30th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geriatrics Society Ottawa, Ontario / April 15-17, 2010 Introduction The Growing Elderly Population: Societal Implications for the 21st Century The Canadian Geriatrics Society...
PRIORITY PRESS - 12th Milan Breast Cancer Conference
The ATAC Trial: 10-year Analysis
Milan, Italy / June 16-18, 2010
Milan - Studies have now established the efficacy of adjuvant third-generation aromatase inhibition over the antiestrogen tamoxifen in reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence among postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive...
PRIORITY PRESS - 2010 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)
Targeted Cytokine Blocker Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Trials
Rome, Italy / June 16-19, 2010
Rome - The rapid expansion of biological drug classes that downregulate the inflammatory response is substantially broadening the therapeutic options in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Following a proliferation of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)...
PRIORITY PRESS - 15th Congress of the European Hematology Association
Novel Agents Significantly Improve Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma
Barcelona, Spain / June 10-13, 2010
Barcelona - Novel agents, including a proteasome inhibitor and two immunomodulatory drugs, are changing the therapeutic landscape for multiple myeloma. Unlike in the past, the goal of treatment today is to attain complete remission....
MEDI-NEWS - Based on: Mateos et al. Bortezomib plus melphalan and prednisone compared with melphalan and prednisone in previously untreated multiple myeloma: Updated follow-up and impact of subsequent therapy in the phase III VISTA trial. J Clin Oncol 2010;28(13):2259-66.
Emerging Standard for Previously Untreated Multiple Myeloma Patients
June 2010
The standard first-line regimen for symptomatic multiple myeloma patients ineligible for high-dose chemotherapy preserves its survival advantage over the previous standard even when patients are followed across subsequent rescue regimens,...