Levels of serum interleukin-7 can accurately predict the risk of graft-vs-host disease in patients undergoing an allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant. Medscape Medical News
Various techniques for regional chemotherapy are able to achieve 3- to 10-times higher concentrations of the cytostatic agent at the tumor than traditional chemotherapy and increased survival in patients with platinum-refractory recurrent ovarian cancer. Medscape Medical News
An experimental peptide vaccine produced an immunologic response in more than half of study participants and was associated with longer event-free survival and periods of remission. Medscape Medical News
For men aged 70 years and older with prostate cancer but without major co-morbidities and who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years, radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) is "a real option," a New York investigator told Reuters Health. Reuters Health Information
Can the treatment of Helicobactor pylori decrease the incidence and severity of lesions with carcinogenic potential in patients with gastric carcinogenesis? Laboratory Investigation
