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Latest Clinical News
Dutasteride Is Effective Treatment for BPH and Reduces Risk of Prostate Cancer (4/5/2010)
Researchers involved in the international Reduction by Dutasteride of Prostate Cancer Events (REDUCE) trial have reported that dutasteride, a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor that inhibits conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, was effective in reducing the risk of biopsy-proven prostate cancer in men with an elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) with negative prostate biopsies. The details of this study were published in the April 1, 2010 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.1 Preliminary results of this study were reported reported at the Joint ECCO 15 – 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congress in Berlin, September 20-24. 

Does Multivitamin Use Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer? (4/5/2010)
Researchers from Sweden have reported a 19% increased risk of breast cancer in women taking multivitamins. The details of this study were published early online on March 24, 2010 in the American Journal or Clinical Nutrition.1 However, other large studies have not found such an association.

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ASCO 2009
May 29-June 2, 2009 - Orlando, FL

ASCO 2008
May 30-June 2, 2008 - Chicago, IL

ASH 2008
December 6-9, 2008 - San Francisco, CA

SABCS 2008
December 10-14, 2008 - San Antonio, TX

A Report from the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
March 9-12, 2008 - Tampa, FL

A report from the 2008 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
February 14-16, 2008 - San Francisco, CA

 Targeting Angiogenesis in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Highlights and Clinical Implications from ASCO 2008
Physicians: up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Pharmacists up to 1.0 contact hour
Nurses up to 1.0 contact hour
Release Date: July 7, 2008
Expiration Date: July 6, 2009
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Genentech BioOncology

 ASCO 2008: Updates in Bone Health Supportive Care Strategies
Physicians: up to .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2009
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

 Update in the Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): A Report from ASCO 2008
Physicians: up to .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2009
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

 Targeted Therapy and Genitourinary Malignancies: What You Need to Know from ASCO 2008
Physicians: up to .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2009
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

A Report from the 2008 Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Advances in Treatment of Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Dean Buckner, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Highlights of Treatment of Hematological Malignancies
Hagop Kantarjian, MD, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Breast Cancer Update
Lee Schwartzberg, MD, FACP, Director of the West Clinic, Memphis, TN

The Evolving Role of EGFR Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer
Jennifer Maxon


A Report from the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists

Updates in the Management of Gynecologic Cancers

A report from the 2008 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Updates in the Management of Prostate and Kidney Cancers - CME
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Latest FDA News
Arzerra™ Granted Accelerated Approved for Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (10/28/2009)
Arzerra™ (ofatumumab) has been granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that is refractory to Fludara® (fludarabine) and Campath® (alemtuzumab).

Second HPV Vaccine Approved in U.S. (10/16/2009)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cervarix®, a vaccine against two high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), for prevention of cervical cancer and cervical precancers. This is the second HPV vaccine to be approved in the United States.

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