Research that will affect clinical practice includes a study showing that zoledronic acid reduces relapse in early breast cancer and KRAS mutations predict which patients will respond to cetuximab. Medscape Medical News
New studies provide evidence for the involvement of calcium transporter proteins in pigmentation and the association of pigmentation gene variants with skin cancer susceptibility. Medscape Medical News
In addition to stimulating the formation of erythrocytes, erythropoietin can enhance pathologic proliferation of blood vessel, and could affect patients with cancer and other conditions related to abnormal blood vessel growth. Medscape Medical News
Seven genes that are responsible for tamoxifen resistance and tumor aggressiveness in estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers have been identified. Medscape Medical News
Read more about this interesting case of 39-year-old man with abdominal pain, jaundice, diarrhea, weakness and weight loss. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology