BSH 2017: Myeloma XI
Maintenance therapy with lenalidomide can improve PFS in patients with newly-diagnosed MM by almost two years compared with observation alone, in patients of all ages and all risk… read more.
Maintenance therapy with lenalidomide can improve PFS in patients with newly-diagnosed MM by almost two years compared with observation alone, in patients of all ages and all risk… read more.
Dr Peter Irving (London) talks about one of the hot topics for the future -Maximising the bang for your buck in IBD. He highlights the possible benefits of treating… read more.
High-risk multiple myeloma (MM) continues to pose a challenge to haematologists both in terms of diagnostics and therapy. Opening the UK Myeloma Forum at the 2017 BSH annual… read more.
Studies show that MM patients who achieve minimal residual disease on treatment have longer PFS and OS than those who do not…
An interesting session at ECCO dealt with the patients for whom there is sparce data to guide their treatment – experts in the field gave their guidance to… read more.
Never before in the history of IBD have there been so many promising compounds in the pipeline. In a scientific session dedicated to new compounds, leading investigators discussed… read more.
Dr Filip Baert (Roeselare, Belgium) gives a summary of his session on trial endpoints vs therapeutic objectives. he also discusses the role of ECCO in improving the data generated in… read more.
Dr Andrei Shustov (University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA) summarises the advances in T-Cell lymphoma therapy at ASH 2016, including long term data in PTCL and ALCL…. read more.
Article written by Tom Collins. Interview by Esther Drain. With technology that allows clinicians to determine minimal residual disease negativity down to the 10-6 level, the word “cure” hangs… read more.
by Gary Finnegan A nationwide study of head and neck cancers in France has revealed that the true burden of the disease is underestimated by at least one-third,… read more.
By Bruce Sylvester Duloxetine (Cymbalta ®), a widely-used treatment for depression and anxiety, appears to reduce joint pain in postmenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer,… read more.
by Christine Clark ISHL 2016 Professor Joseph Connors (Vancouver) speaks about the session at ISHL10 where a world view of the management of Hodgkin lymphoma was discussed. There… read more.