A combination of 4 novel urine biomarkers achieved a specificity and positive predictive value for prostate cancer that was more accurate than the PSA and the PCA3. Medscape Medical News
FLT-PET imaging may be able to determine treatment response among adult leukemia patients after only 1 day of chemotherapy, which can improve disease management and spare patients from ineffective chemotherapy 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
In a startling recommendation, the European Medicines Agency is urging oncologists to favor transfusions over erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Medscape Medical News
A phase 3 clinical trial has confirmed the predictive validity of gene-expression signatures and drug responses established in vitro. Medscape Medical News