Should stage I non-small-cell lung cancer patients who are unsuitable for surgery receive hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy? How safe is this form of radiation treatment? Nature Clinical Practice Oncology
A phase 3 clinical trial has confirmed the predictive validity of gene-expression signatures and drug responses established in vitro. Medscape Medical News
Medtronic Inc said on Thursday it received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a biliary stent system to treat cancerous tumors in the bile duct. Reuters Health Information
Researchers identify how cells cope with damage caused by cisplatin during chemotherapy treatment, revealing that lesions in the DNA caused by cisplatin lead to stalling of the transcription machine and subsequent removal of the lesion. Medscape Medical News
The prognostic outcome is poor in patients with small cell carcinoma of the prostate, according to results of a study published in the October 15th issue of Cancer. Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and albumin levels at the time of diagnosis may be predictive of disease-related outcomes. Reuters Health Information
Compared with arzoxifene, tamoxifen provides longer progression-free survival and time to treatment failure in women with locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer, according to a report in the November 1st Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
The newly discovered native picornavirus Seneca Valley Virus-001 shows powerful and selective cytolytic action in tumor cell lines, researchers report in the November 7th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Reuters Health Information
Europe has approved temsirolimus injection (Torisel); Japan has approved a new dosing regimen for ceftriaxone injection (Rocephin) and an expanded indication for nicorandil injection (Sigmart). Medscape Medical News
