Desperately seeking a bone marrow match
A powerful media campaign that wiil transform the prospects of Romanian patients in need of transplant treatments won TV journalist Paula Herlo an ESO BCRA. Download full article
2011
Real compassion is about moving things forward
The decision to focus on infections associated with cancer treatments, back in the early ’70s, put Jean Klastersky on a path that would lead to him pioneering the field of supportive care in cancer. Download [more]
Gemcitabine alone or plus cisplatin for biliary tract cancer?
A randomised phase III trial comparing cisplatin plus gemcitabine with gemcitabine alone for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer has provided evidence for a new standard treatment option for these patients. The therapeutic outcome (overall [more]
Molecular selection for smart’ study design in lung cancer
The ZODIAC trial reported that the addition of vandetanib to docetaxel in second-line treatment of unselected patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer resulted in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with docetaxel alone. [more]
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Selected Reports by Janet Fricker Download full article