– December 1, 2002

December 1, 2002

• Temozolomide and Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases

  Synopsis: The treatment of choice for multiple brain metastases is whole-brain radiotherapy. Patients with medically or technically inoperable solitary brain metastases also receive radiotherapy.

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• ERT for Women with a History of Breast Cancer: Is it Safe?

  Synopsis: Investigators at MD Anderson conducted a prospective, randomized study of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) in women with prior early stage breast cancer.

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• Anticoagulant Treatment for Cancer Patients with DVT: Risks of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism or Bleeding are High

  Synopsis: Recurrent venous thromboembolism and/or bleeding occur in a subset of patients treated with anticoagulant therapy for deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

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• Paclitaxel/Carboplatin with Paclitaxel/Cisplatin in Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

  Synopsis: This is the first trial comparing carboplatin and cisplatin in the treatment of advanced NSCLC. Although paclitaxel/carboplatin yielded a similar response rate, the significantly longer median survival obtained with paclitaxel/cisplatin indicates that cisplatin-based chemotherapy should be the first treatment option.

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• Survival after Laparoscopy in Women with Endometrial Cancer

  Eltabbakh retrospectively reviewed women presenting with clinical stage I endometrial cancer (according to the 1988 FIGO staging) at the University of Vermont.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

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