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Study Finds BRAF Mutations In Colorectal Cancer Cause Resistance To Anti-EGFR Therapy
European researchers have found that metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a mutation in the BRAF gene do not respond to anti-EGFR therapy with cetuximab and panitumumab. The finding could help doctors better identify which patients are likely to benefit from such treatment, which is commonly used as last-effort therapy but only works in a fraction of patients.
AHA Issues First Guidelines On Stroke In Infants And Children, Cord Blood Stem Cells Being Researched As Treatment Option
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently issued its first guidelines for physicians on diagnosing and treating stroke in infants and children. According to the National Hospital Discharge Survey, the rate of stroke in children is 13.5 per 100,000 (0-18yrs),(1) making it the sixth leading cause of death among children.(2) The guidelines indicate that the risk factors and presentation of infant and childhood stroke vary greatly from those of adult stroke.
Costs Of Home Hemodialysis Offset By Better Health, Fewer Hospitalizations
Daily hemodialysis administered in patients' homes is associated with better health outcomes compared with peritoneal dialysis, according to an article in the October issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.