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Presence of rash associated with improved survival in patients receiving adjuvant Erbitux® for locally advanced head and neck cancer
Source: professional.cancerconsultants.com Author: staff A multicenter randomized trial has shown that patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer receiving adjuvant Erbitux® (cetuximab) and radiotherapy who develop a rash have a better survival than patients receiving this therapy who don’t develop a rash. The details of this five-year follow-up of a Phase III randomized study were [...]
Continue reading...Tips on managing the rash associated with EGFR inhibitors
Monday, September 28, 2009
Source: OncologySTAT (www.oncologystat.com) Author: OncologySTAT Editorial Team Nurses at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC, have developed a treatment algorithm for the rash that frequently occurs with use of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors. “We want to help sustain patients so they can continue to get their therapy and maintain their quality of life,” Kimberly Bishop, [...]
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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