A combination of steroids, lenalidomide and dexamethasone, could prove to an effective treatment option for providing relief to patients afflicted with against multiple myeloma that is considered to be one of the most dreaded forms of cancer.
The finding was revealed by a study that involved 353 patients with myeloma that was conducted at 44 [...]
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A combination of lenalidomide and dexamethasone can prove effective for treating patients with multiple myeloma. This finding was disclosed during a study a study conducted at 44 centers in the United States and Canada and involving 353 patients with myeloma.
Pairing a new derivative of thalidomide with a steroid can be used to [...]
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A common steroid treatment involving dexamethasone that is often prescribed to young children with bronchiolitis is not an effective option to bring improvements in symptoms or minimizing hospitalization, as per DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
The finding of this study appeared in an issue of New England Journal of Medicine.
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Prashant Mahajan, M.D., M.P.H, M.B.A, DMC [...]
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The effectiveness of therapeutic gene delivery can be enhanced by coating DNA with a topical steroid, according to bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania.
The researchers noted that dexamethasone, a common anti-inflammation steroid, when wrapped around a DNA strand can be effective to prevent the immune responses that are generally associated [...]
April 21, 2010 | Posted in
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Significantly improved overall survival can be experienced with lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone therapy compared to lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone, as per results of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Phase III clinical trial E4A03 for multiple myeloma.
The finding was reported by S. Vincent Rajkumar, M.D. at the American Society of Hematology’s annual [...]
April 20, 2010 | Posted in
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Significantly better survival rate is possible with a combination of lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone therapy when compared to a combination of lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone.
This finding was reported by S. Vincent Rajkumar, M.D. at the American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting while revealing results of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Phase III clinical trial E4A03, for [...]
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A research has been able to find that dexamethasone treatment, a common steroid treatment, for children with bronchiolitis is of no use when it comes to improving their symptoms or in minimizing incidents of hospitalization.
The research appeared in an issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Prashant Mahajan, M.D., M.P.H, M.B.A, DMC Children’s Hospital vice [...]
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According to a study that was co-authored by Dr. Joan Bregstein of the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center, steroid treatment is not effective and does not prevent hospitalization or improve bronchiolitis’ respiratory symptoms for infants.
This multicenter study was published in an issue of New England Journal of Medicine and [...]
January 4, 2010 | Posted in
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According to findings reported by S. Vincent Rajkumar, M.D. at the American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting, lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone therapy can prove to be highly beneficial as compared to lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone for treating multiple myeloma. The findings were part of results of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Phase III clinical trial [...]
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In a study involving 353 patients with myeloma and conducted at 44 centers in the United States and Canada, it was found that a combination of Lenalidomide and dexamethasone found effective against multiple myeloma.
It was found during the study that pairing a new thalidomide derivative with a steroid tends to slowdown the progression of multiple [...]
August 16, 2009 | Posted in
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