ONCOLOGY Vol 15 No 10

In this time-honored series, the editors have assembled a panel of internationally recognized experts and accomplished a "tour de force" in presenting an overview of the past year’s most salient discoveries in cancer research. They have chosen

As if the prospective Medicare cuts in payments for outpatient chemotherapy drugs were not troubling enough, there is another dark Medicare cloud. The American Medical Association (AMA) is predicting that Medicare may also cut physician

Oncology groups are unhappy with the prospect that Medicare payments for chemotherapy drugs provided in outpatient settings could drop drastically in 2002. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering a cut for

A subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) recently spent a day discussing the similarities and differences between pediatric and adult hematologic malignancies. It was the second session in a series intended to advise the

The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) is initiating a phase III trial (S0023) that will compare conventional chemoradiotherapy with consolidation docetaxel (Taxotere) followed by maintenance therapy with the investigational agent

Data from the first study to compare ibandronate with pamidronate (Aredia) in the treatment of malignant hypercalcemia were presented at the 37th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The results demonstrated that rates

Results from three retrospective studies demonstrated that fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing of tumor tissue for HER2 gene amplification is an effective method of selecting women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who will

Novartis announced recently that it received marketing approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for zoledronic acid (Zometa), a new generation intravenous bisphosphonate for the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy.

According to a study conducted by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, thalidomide (Thalomid) in combination with radiation therapy shows promise in treating malignant brain tumors. Study findings were presented at the annual meeting of

This article will review the pertinent data on the use of chemotherapy for all stages of pancreatic cancer. For patients with metastatic disease, fluorouracil (5-FU) was the standard of care for several decades until a single

Interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown dramatically over the past several years. Cancer patients are always looking for new hope, and many have turned to nontraditional means. This study was

Records from 653 patients treated between 1991 and 1998 in the Oncology Practice Patterns Study (OPPS) were analyzed to determine contemporary chemotherapy delivery patterns in patients with intermediate-grade non-

This article will review the pertinent data on the use of chemotherapy for all stages of pancreatic cancer. For patients with metastatic disease, fluorouracil (5-FU) was the standard of care for several decades until a single

Interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown dramatically over the past several years. Cancer patients are always looking for new hope, and many have turned to nontraditional means. This study was

A conventional course of radiation for squamous cell carcinoma in the United States is generally 70 Gy in 7 weeks, with a once-daily dose of 1.8 to 2 Gy. This schedule has a modest success rate in curing head and neck cancer. The

Interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown dramatically over the past several years. Cancer patients are always looking for new hope, and many have turned to nontraditional means. This study was

Effective radiotherapy for patients with cancer should include maximal tumor cell killing with minimal injury to normal tissue. Radiation doses that can be delivered, without causing severe damage to surrounding normal

A conventional course of radiation for squamous cell carcinoma in the United States is generally 70 Gy in 7 weeks, with a once-daily dose of 1.8 to 2 Gy. This schedule has a modest success rate in curing head and neck cancer. The

This article will review the pertinent data on the use of chemotherapy for all stages of pancreatic cancer. For patients with metastatic disease, fluorouracil (5-FU) was the standard of care for several decades until a single

Interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown dramatically over the past several years. Cancer patients are always looking for new hope, and many have turned to nontraditional means. This study was

This article will review the pertinent data on the use of chemotherapy for all stages of pancreatic cancer. For patients with metastatic disease, fluorouracil (5-FU) was the standard of care for several decades until a single

Effective radiotherapy for patients with cancer should include maximal tumor cell killing with minimal injury to normal tissue. Radiation doses that can be delivered, without causing severe damage to surrounding normal

A conventional course of radiation for squamous cell carcinoma in the United States is generally 70 Gy in 7 weeks, with a once-daily dose of 1.8 to 2 Gy. This schedule has a modest success rate in curing head and neck cancer. The

Records from 653 patients treated between 1991 and 1998 in the Oncology Practice Patterns Study (OPPS) were analyzed to determine contemporary chemotherapy delivery patterns in patients with intermediate-grade non-

Records from 653 patients treated between 1991 and 1998 in the Oncology Practice Patterns Study (OPPS) were analyzed to determine contemporary chemotherapy delivery patterns in patients with intermediate-grade non-

Effective radiotherapy for patients with cancer should include maximal tumor cell killing with minimal injury to normal tissue. Radiation doses that can be delivered, without causing severe damage to surrounding normal