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• Survival and Safety of Exemestane Versus Tamoxifen After 2-3 Years' Tamoxifen Treatment (Intergroup Exemestane Study): A Randomised Controlled Trial

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007258 words Brief article 1220LCoombes RC, Kilburn LS, Snowdon CF, et al. Lancet. 2007;369:559-570. Treatment with an aromatase inhibitor has been shown to improve disease-free survival in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer that is...

• Influence of Type of Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation on Clinical Presentation of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in Cancer Patients

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007214 words Brief article 1110LTorres HA, Chemaly RF, Storey R, et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006;25:382-388. Does the presentation of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with cancer vary according to type of malignancy? To...

• Behavior of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Subjects With Prior Lichen Planus

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007279 words Brief article, Clini... 1300LMunoz AA, Haddad RI, Woo SB, Bhattacharyya N. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;136:401-404. Oral lichen planus (OLP) is considered by some to be a risk factor for the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma...

• New Questions About Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma, Part 2

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 20072,957 words Article 1560LParameswaran Hari, MD, MRCP, Marcelo C. Pasquini, MD, David H. Vesole, MD, PhD Randomized clinical trials have firmly established the role of upfront autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in newly diagnosed...

• ABSTRACT -- Survival of Patients With Stage I Lung Cancer Detected on CT Screening

  Author:Reginald F. MundenFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007949 words Clinical report 1400LInternational Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators; Henschke CI, Yankelevitz DF, Libby DM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:1763-1771. In an attempt to improve early detection of lung cancer by taking...

• ABSTRACT -- Bortezomib Plus Melphalan and Prednisone in Elderly Untreated Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Results of a Multicenter Phase 1/2 Study

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007186 words Brief article, Clini... 1160LMateos MV, Hernandez JM, Hernandez MT, et al. Blood. 2006;108:2165-2172. This phase 1/2 trial was designed to determine the effectiveness and safety of treatment with bortezomib in addition to melphalan and...

• Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of Liposomal Amphotericin B versus Voriconazole for Empirical Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007101 words Brief article 1360LCollins CD, Stuntebeck ER, Depestel DD, Stevenson JG. Clin Drug Investig. 2007;27:233-241. This study included 63 adults with febrile neutropenia who received empirical antifungal therapy with either voriconazole (32...

• ABSTRACT -- Incidence of Initial Local Therapy Among Men With Lower-Risk Prostate Cancer in the United States

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007774 words Clinical report 1700LMiller DC, Gruber SB, Hollenbeck BK, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006;98:1134-1141. This study was based on data from 13 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries. The authors retrospectively studied...

• ABSTRACT -- DNA Repair by ERCC1 in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Cisplatin-Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy

  Authors:David J. Stewart and Charles LuFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 20071,329 words Clinical report 1900LOlaussen KA, Dunant A, Fouret P, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:983-991. Immunohistochemical analysis of excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) protein was performed on 761 operative specimens from...

• ABSTRACT -- Oral Melphalan and Prednisone Chemotherapy Plus Thalidomide Compared With Melphalan and Prednisone Alone in Elderly Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Randomised Controlled Trial

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007246 words Brief article, Clini... 1110LPalumbo A, Bringhen S, Tommaso C, et al. Lancet. 2006;367:825-831. This multicenter trial included patients aged 60 to 85 years who had newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). They were randomly assigned to receive...

• Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine vs Observation in Patients Undergoing Curative-Intent Resection of Pancreatic Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007330 words Brief article, Clini... 1260LOettle H, Post S, Neuhaus P, et al. JAMA. 2007;297:267-277. The question of whether adjuvant chemotherapy improves long-term survival in patients with resected pancreatic cancer has been debated for years. Most...

• Chemotherapy With Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007210 words Brief article, Clini... 1080LBosset J-F, Collette L, Calais G, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:1114-1123. Bosset and associates studied 1011 patients who had stage T3 or T4 resectable rectal cancer. Patients were randomly assigned to one of the...

• Pulses of Vincristine and Dexamethasone in Addition to Intensive Chemotherapy for Children With Intermediate-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Multicentre Randomised Trial

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007255 words Brief article 1310LConter V, Valsecchi MG, Silvestri D, et al. Lancet. 2007;369:123-131. Does the addition of pulses of vincristine and dexamethasone to conventional therapy improve long-term survival in children with intermediate-risk...

• ABSTRACT -- Effect of Finasteride on the Sensitivity of PSA for Detecting Prostate Cancer

  Author:Kirsten L. GreeneFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 20071,116 words Clinical report 1610LThompson IM, Chi C, Ankerst DP, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006;98:1128-1133. The authors evaluated the effect of finasteride on the sensitivity of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in the detection of prostate...

• ABSTRACT -- Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary: A Retrospective Multicenter Experience of 254 Patients With Complete Surgical Staging

  Author:Charles LevenbackFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 20071,226 words Clinical report 1410LTakano M, Kikuchi Y, Yaegashi N, et al. Br J Cancer. 2006;94:1369-1374 This retrospective study analyzed medical records from 9 Japanese institutions between 1992 and 2003 and included 254 patients with clear cell...

• Posaconazole or Fluconazole for Prophylaxis in Severe Graft-Versus-Host Disease -- Ullmann AJ, Lipton JH, Vesole DH, et al. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:335-347

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007395 words Brief article 1190LPosaconazole vs Fluconazole or Itraconazole Prophylaxis in Patients With Neutropenia -- Cornely OA, Maertens J, Winston DJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:348-359. These 2 studies have addressed the effectiveness of...

• ABSTRACT -- Thalidomide, Dexamethasone, and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (ThaDD) for Patients Older Than 65 Years With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 1)

  Apr. 1, 2007790 words Article 1230LOffidani M, Corvatta L, Piersantelli MN, et al. Blood. 2006;108:2159-2164. This phase 2 study assessed treatment with thalidomide, dexamethasone, and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (ThaDD) in 50 patients older than...