Continuing follow-up data from the IBCSG trial 23-01 reported at the recent San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium indicates no differences between disease-free or overall survival in patients who did not receive axillary node dissection vs. those who did in the setting of minimal sentinal node disease. The study looked at 931 women randomized from 27 Continue Reading
The UPLIFT trial was designed to investigate whether treating early stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with tiotropium improved outcomes and mortality. The results were published in the October, 2009 edition of the Lancet medical journal. UPLIFT was a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled study that enrolled 5993 patients from 487 centers in 37 countries. Only patients Continue Reading
The SHARP trial investigated the efficacy (usefulness) of the oral multikinase inhibitor sorafenib (Nexavar) in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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