Best Practices

Maintenance treatment with pemetrexed (Altima) following induction therapy with pemetrexed plus cisplatin improves progression-free survival by a statistically significant 38% in patients with advanced non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), results from a phase III study show.

Radiologists have the highest annual billing totals in the province

New book claims much work needs to be done to help MDs make better clinical decisions

‘Safe sleep’ message emphasizes breastfeeding is also protective against SIDS

Are doctors tuning in to research about drugs’ metabolic effects?

Researchers suggest that patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection who must undergo cancer chemotherapy may avoid reactivation of HBV if they receive prophylaxis with entecavir (Baraclude). If HBV is reactivated because of chemotherapy-related immunosuppression, the patient’s treatment may be complicated by subsequent liver damage, hence the need to keep the virus in check.

Ara h2 may be most useful protein for more accurate diagnosis