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Abortion Rate Holds Steady in 2008; Early Medication Abortions Increase
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
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Fentanyl Transmucosal Tablets Approved for Breakthrough Cancer Pain
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
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Fentanyl Transmucosal Tablets Approved for Breakthrough Cancer Pain
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
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Arthrodesis Seems to Be Effective in Midfoot Arthritis
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
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Geriatric Oncology Comes of Age
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
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AMG 479 Fails to Alter Resistance to Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: When paired with exemestane or fulvestrant, AMG 479 produced a median progression-free survival of 3.9 months, compared with 5.7...
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ABCSG-12 Shows Benefit for Zoledronic Acid in Early Breast Cancer
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: At a median follow-up of 62 months, adjuvant zoledronic acid continued to improve disease-free survival by 32%, compared with...
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Surgical Excision Can Spread Tumor Cells to Sentinel Node
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Surgical excision prior to sentinel lymph node dissection leads to a nearly fourfold increase in the risk of having isolated tumor...
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Surgical Excision Can Spread Tumor Cells to Sentinel Node
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Surgical excision prior to sentinel lymph node dissection leads to a nearly fourfold increase in the risk of having isolated tumor...
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Bevacizumab Short of Mark in First Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Trial
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Pathological complete response overall did not differ significantly at 15% in woman treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone and...
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Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab Doublet Eradicates Some Early Breast Cancer
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Pathologic complete response at the time of surgery was 46% with the pertuzumab (Herceptin)/ trastuzumab/docetaxel combination,...
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Zoledronic Acid Sinks as Breast Cancer Therapy in AZURE Trial
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: At a median follow-up of 59 months, there was no difference in disease-free survival overall (adjusted hazard ratio 0.98, P = .79)...
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Family Health History Beats Personal Genomic Screening for Cancer Risk
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- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Of 22 individuals with a hereditary cancer risk, personal genomic screening identified only 1 as high risk.Data Source: Study of 22...
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Family Health History Beats Personal Genomic Screening for Cancer Risk
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Of 22 individuals with a hereditary cancer risk, personal genomic screening identified only 1 as high risk.Data Source: Study of 22...
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Panel Supports Vandetanib for Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter