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- Missing Mutations Hold Clue to Imatinib (Gleevec) GIST Resistance
- PHILADELPHIA -- Some patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) who are imatinib (Gleevec)-resistant don't respond because they are missing the mutations in two genes that are usually integral to the illness. Now researchers here have found out what may be causing their disease.
- Fri, 16 May 2008 16:23:09 -0400
- ONS: Cancer Fatigue Is More Than Just Feeling Tired
- PHILADELPHIA -- Fatigue associated with cancer radiotherapy is more complex than is generally recognized and should be thoroughly explored in patients reporting fatigue symptoms, a researcher said here.
- Fri, 16 May 2008 14:43:43 -0400
- ASH: Bedtime Aspirin Lowers Blood Pressure
- NEW ORLEANS -- A low-dose aspirin taken at bedtime was associated with significant 24-hour reductions in blood pressure in a study of adults with prehypertension, researchers reported here.
- Fri, 16 May 2008 12:56:18 -0400
- HRS: Antiarrhythmic Drugs Help Calm the Atrium After Ablation
- SAN FRANCISCO -- A short course of antiarrhythmic drug therapy after ablation to correct atrial fibrillation may improve early outcomes, researchers found.
- Fri, 16 May 2008 11:53:56 -0400
- Racial Disparities in Rectal Cancer Treatment Not Related to Access
- ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Among older patients with rectal cancer, blacks are 23% less likely to receive chemotherapy and 12% less likely to receive radiation therapy than whites, researchers here found.
- Wed, 14 May 2008 11:44:54 -0400
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