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• Safety and Tolerability of Oseltamivir Prophylaxis in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

  Authors:D. Vu, A.J. Peck, and W.G. NicholsFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007254 words Brief article, Clini... 1250LVu D, Peck AJ, Nichols WG, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:187-193. Is it safe to use oseltamivir as prophylaxis against influenza in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)? Yes, according...

• ABSTRACT -- A Genomic Strategy to Refine Prognosis in Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007252 words Brief article, Clini... 1390LPotti A, Mukherjee S, Petersen R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:570-580. Studies have suggested that adjuvant chemotherapy is beneficial for patients with stage IB, II, or IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but...

• Resource Use and Cost of Treatment With Voriconazole or Conventional Amphotericin B for Invasive Aspergillosis

  Authors:J.R. Wingard, R. Herbrecht, and J. MauskopfFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007159 words Brief article, Clini... 1100LWingard JR, Herbrecht R, Mauskopf J, et al. Transpl Infect Dis. July 1, 2007; [Epub ahead of print]. Wingard and colleagues analyzed health care resource use and costs associated with voriconazole versus amphotericin...

• Anidulafungin Versus Fluconazole for Invasive Candidiasis

  Authors:AC Reboli, C Rotstein, and PG PappasFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007257 words Brief article, Clini... 1120LReboli AC, Rotstein C, Pappas PG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2472-2482. In a phase 2 study, the new echinocandin anidulafungin was demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of invasive candidiasis. Additional...

• Effect of Prophylactic Human Papillomavirus L1 Virus-Like-Particle Vaccine on Risk of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2, Grade 3, and Adenocarcinoma in Situ: A Combined Analysis of Four Randomised Clinical Trials

  Author:The Future II Study GroupFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007242 words Brief article, Clini... 1380LThe Future II Study Group. Lancet. 2007;369:1861-1868. The results of an analysis of 4 clinical trials indicate that vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV), with either the quadrivalent HPV-6/11/16/18 vaccine...

• Effect of Aspirin on Long-Term Risk of Colorectal Cancer: Consistent Evidence From Randomised and Observational Studies

  Authors:E Flossman and PM RothwellFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007281 words Brief article, Clini... 1280LFlossman E, Rothwell PM. Lancet. 2007;369:1603-1613. Flossman and Rothwell report convincing evidence-from multiple studies-that taking at least 300 mg of aspirin per day for about 5 years is associated with a...

• ABSTRACT -- What Does PET Imaging Add to Conventional Staging of Head and Neck Cancer Patients?

  Authors:S. Pohar, R. Brown, and N. NewmanFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 20071,999 words Clinical report 1720LPohar S, Brown R, Newman N, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007;68:383-387. The authors reviewed the charts of 25 patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer. All of the patients underwent neck dissection,...

• C-Reactive Protein Concentrations and Subsequent Ovarian Cancer Risk

  Authors:MA McSorley, AJ Alberg, and DS AllenFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007200 words Brief article, Clini... 1270LMcSorley MA, Alberg AJ, Allen DS, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2007;109:933-941. It has been well established that C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker for chronic systemic inflammation and that elevated circulating levels...

• Novel Blood Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer

  Authors:Shahrokh F. Shariat, Jose A. Karam, and Claus G. RoehrbornFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 20078,091 words Clinical report 1760LByline: Shahrokh F. Shariat, MD, Jose A. Karam, MD, Claus G. Roehrborn, MD Although the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has revolutionized the detection of prostate cancer (CaP) and treatment of patients with...

• ABSTRACT -- A Five-Gene Signature and Clinical Outcome in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 20071,934 words Clinical report 1550LChen HY, Yu SL, Chen CH, et al. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:11-20. Chen and colleagues developed a 5-gene signature that they found to be closely associated with relapse-free and overall survival among patients with...

• Risk of Malignant Disease Among 1525 Adult Male US Veterans With Gaucher Disease

  Authors:O. Landgren, I. Turesson, G. Gridley, and N.E. CaporasoFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007159 words Brief article, Clini... 1150LLandgren O, Turesson I, Gridley G, Caporaso NE. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1189-1194. Landgren and coworkers have attempted to answer the question of whether there is an increased risk of malignancies in patients with...

• Temsirolimus, Interferon Alfa, or Both for Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma

  Authors:G. Hudes, M. Carducci, and P. TomczakFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007220 words Brief article, Clini... 1210LHudes G, Carducci M, Tomczak P, et al. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2271-2281. Hudes and colleagues reported that treatment with temsirolimus can improve survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma compared...

• Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcomas Arising in Preexisting Osteochondromas

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007214 words Brief article, Clini... 1180LStaals EL, Bacchini P, Mercuri M, Bertoni F. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:987-993. Little is known about dedifferentiated chondrosarcomas that occur at the site of preexisting osteochondromas, but this report from...

• ABSTRACT -- Effect of Obesity on Prostate-Specific Antigen Recurrence After Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer as Measured by the 2006 Radiation Therapy Oncology Group - American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (RTOG-ASTRO) Phoenix Consensus Definition

  Authors:SP Stroup, J Cullen, and BK AugeFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007530 words Clinical report 1330LStroup SP, Cullen J, Auge BK, et al. Cancer. July 5, 2007 [Epub ahead of print]. Studies have indicated that obesity is associated with an increased mortality risk in men with prostate cancer and that obesity is a...

• Outcomes of Transplantation of Unrelated Donor Umbilical Cord Blood and Bone Marrow in Children With Acute Leukaemia: A Comparison Study

  Authors:M Eapen, P Rubinstein, and MJ ZhangFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007247 words Brief article, Clini... 1220LEapen M, Rubinstein P, Zhang MJ, et al. Lancet. 2007;369:1947-1954. Eapen and associates studied 503 children with acute leukemia who had undergone transplantation with unrelated-donor umbilical cord blood and 282...

• ABSTRACT -- Daptomycin in the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients

  Authors:D.D. Poutsiaka, S. Skiffington, and K.B. MillerFrom:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 3)

  Sept. 1, 2007555 words Clinical report 1180LPoutsiaka DD, Skiffington S, Miller KB, et al. J Infect. 2007;54:567-571. This open-label, emergency-use trial included 9 febrile, neutropenic patients who had vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) bloodstream...