An intensive immunochemotherapy regimen used in a Nordic study shows a plateau in survival curves that suggests a cure is in sight, say researchers. Medscape Medical News
An editorial urges caution over introducing large-scale HPV vaccination programs because many essential questions are still unanswered. Medscape Medical News
Maintenance therapy with zoledronic acid and thalidomide in patients with multiple myeloma does not increase the risk of renal impairment, according to a report posted on March 31st by BMC Clinical Pharmacology. Reuters Health Information
High-dose daunorubicin significantly prolongs overall survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, compared with the standard-dose daunorubicin. Medscape Medical News
The addition of the antisense agent oblimersen to fludarabine and cyclophosphamide improved response to therapy and survival in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Medscape Medical News
Cervical cancer screening failures can be detected using the cytologic-histopathologic correlation method. What are the frequency and impact of cervical cancer prevention failures on patient care? American Journal of Clinical Pathology