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Addition of Avastin® to Paraplatin®, Taxol®, and Erbitux® Promising for Advanced NSCLC (11/20/2008)
Researchers affiliated with the Southwest Oncology Group have reported that the four-drug combination of chemotherapy agents Paraplatin® (carboplatin) and Taxol® (paclitaxel) plus targeted therapies Avastin® (bevacizumab) and Erbitux® (cetuximab) is safe and may improve survival in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The details of this study were presented at the 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology November 13-15.

Avastin® Increases Risk of Venous Thromboembolism (11/20/2008)
Researchers from Stony Brook University have reported that the use of Avastin® (bevacizumab) increases the risk of thromboembolism. The details of this review were published in the November 19, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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 Targeting Angiogenesis in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Highlights and Clinical Implications from ASCO 2008
Physicians: up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Pharmacists up to 1.0 contact hour
Nurses up to 1.0 contact hour
Release Date: July 7, 2008
Expiration Date: July 6, 2009
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Genentech BioOncology

 ASCO 2008: Updates in Bone Health Supportive Care Strategies
Physicians: up to .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2009
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

 Update in the Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): A Report from ASCO 2008
Physicians: up to .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2009
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

 Targeted Therapy and Genitourinary Malignancies: What You Need to Know from ASCO 2008
Physicians: up to .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2009
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

A Report from the 2008 Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Advances in Treatment of Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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Breast Cancer Update

The Evolving Role of EGFR Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer


A Report from the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists

Updates in the Management of Gynecologic Cancers

A report from the 2008 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

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