In patients with refractory advanced colorectal cancer, panitumumab monotherapy appears to benefit patients with wild-type KRAS tumors but not those with mutated forms of the gene. Medscape Medical News
A retrospective analysis suggests that younger patients with small kidney tumors may have better overall survival if they undergo a partial rather than a radical nephrectomy. Medscape Medical News
Lymphadenectomy for nodal metastasis improves survival with unknown primary melanoma, according to a report in the February 1st Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
Radiofrequency ablation of small tumors in the lung offers patients who are ineligible for surgery a chance for a curative treatment. Medscape Medical News
In addition to confirming previously identified risk factors for cardiovascular complications after total joint replacement (TJR) surgery, researchers have shown that bilateral and revision operations are associated with increased risk. Reuters Health Information
