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First-Line Targeted Therapy for Poor PS NSCLC
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Dr. Maurie Markman comments on a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology demonstrating the benefit of anti-EGFR therapy in this difficult-to-treat population. Medscape Genomic Medicine
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Statins May Impair Muscle Cell Repair and Regeneration
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With their antiproliferative effects, high doses of statins reduce the ability of muscle progenitor cells (i.e., satellite cells) to repair and regenerate, according to research reported at the American Physiological Society conference - The Integrative Biology of Exercise V, which wrapped up Saturday in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Reuters Health Information
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High Telomerase Activity in Lung Infiltrates Indicates Malignancy Risk
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The detection of telomerase activity in aspirates obtained by transthoracic fine-needle biopsy (TFNB) of peripheral lung infiltrates is an indication of a high risk of malignancy in cases with false-negative cytological results, investigators report in the April issue of Thorax. Reuters Health Information
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Endomyocardial Injection of Bone Marrow Cells Improves Severe CAD
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Injections of autologous bone marrow cells (BMC) directly into the endomyocardium of no-option patients with severe coronary artery disease (CAD) improves left ventricular ejection fraction and exercise tolerance, results of the international PROTECT-CAD trial show. Reuters Health Information
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