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Latest Clinical News
New Velcade®-melphalan Transplant Regimen for Multiple Myeloma (11/20/2009)
Researchers from France have reported encouraging results with adding Velcade® (bortezomib) to high-dose melphalan followed by autologus stem cell infusion for initial treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. The details of this Phase II study appeared in an early online publication in Blood on November 2, 2009.

Folic Acid May Be Beneficial in Patients with Recurrent Colorectal Adenoma Who Are Folate Deficient (11/20/2009)
Researchers affiliated with the Health Professional Follow-Up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study have reported that folic acid supplementation in patients with recurrent colorectal adenoma was not protective or harmful in most patients. However, patients who were folate deficient had a significant 39% decrease in adenoma recurrence. The details of this study appeared in an early online publication on October 28, 2009 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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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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