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Molecular Clues Help Refine Kinase Inhibitor Strategy for GI Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 656 seconds Robert G. Maki, M.D., Ph.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center http://www.medpag etoday.com ORLANDO -- In the post-imatinib (Gleevec) era, treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors has shifted from serial surgeries to refinement of kinase inhibitor dosing, according to this presentation from the ASCO-GI symposium here. Related: health, medicine |
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Serum Imatinib (Gleevec) Levels Predict GIST Response Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 181 seconds George D. Demetri, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston http://www.medpag etoday.com ORLANDO -- Higher circulating levels of imatinib (Gleevec) correlated with better clinical responses in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), but proper initial doses were unpredictable, a researcher reported here. Related: health, medicine |
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Use of Tommy John Surgery for Young Elbows on the Rise Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 347 seconds LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Pitching with the Double-A Mobile BayBears in August 2003, San Diego Padres prospect Rusty Tucker threw a fastball and felt something let go in his elbow, but the pain didn't come until he tried to throw the next one. Related: health, medicine |
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SIR: Varicocele Embolization Reduces Pain and Infertility Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 279 seconds http://www.medpageto day.com Amol Mujoomdar, M.D., of the University of Toronto WASHINGTON -- A minimally invasive varicocele embolization procedure reduces pain and improves sperm count, according to a retrospective study reported here. Related: health, medicine |
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ACG: Eosinophilic Esophagitis Advances Highlighted at ACG Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 251 seconds http://www.medpageto day.com Walter Coyle, M.D., of the Scripps Clinic in San Diego ORLANDO, Oct. 9 -- New data on swallowed budesonide (Rhinocort, Pulmicort) for eosinophilic esophagitis and on the condition's origins as an allergic illness created a stir at the American College of Gastroenterology meeting here. Related: health, medicine |
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ASTRO: Medicare HMOs Limiting Clinical Trial Participation Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 233 seconds http://www.medpageto day.com Dwight Heron, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center BOSTON, Sept. 23 -- Medicare rules may be keeping older Americans out of cancer clinical trials, researchers said here. Related: health, medicine |
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ACC: ENHANCE Data on Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin) Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 430 seconds http://www.medpageto day.com Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., of Yale University CHICAGO -- The take home message from the ENHANCE trial reported here today is a simple one: it's time for a return to statins. Related: health, medicine |
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ACR: Pegloticase Promising for Treatment-Resistant Gout Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 175 seconds http://www.medpageto day.com/ John S. Sundy, M.D., Ph.D., Duke in Durham, N.C. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27 -- Severe refractory gout may respond to intravenous infusion of the investigational agent pegloticase (Puricase), researchers found. Related: health, medicine |
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RSNA: Dysfunctional Prefrontal Cortex May Preserve Bad Memories Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 300 seconds http://www.medpageto day.com/ CHICAGO, Dec. 3 -- Patients with stress-related psychiatric disorders sometimes have difficulty suppressing traumatic memories, researchers said here. The culprit may be a dysfunctional prefrontal cortex, Nivedita Agarwal, M.D., of the University of Udine in Italy, said at the Radiological Society of North America meeting. Related: health, medicine |
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Top Cardiology News of 2007 Posted by: MedPageToday
Video duration: 614 seconds http://www.medpageto day.com CLEVELAND -- Controversy and COURAGE were the hallmarks of 2007 in the world of cardiology. In this exclusive MedPage Today face-to-face report, Peggy Peck dissects the year with Steven Nissen, M.D., director of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic and a key player in the top cardiology news stories of 2007. Related: cardiology, cleveland, clinic, health, medicine, nissen, steven |
