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EULAR issues guidelines on managing rheumatic complications of cancer immunotherapies
The new guidelines are tailored for rheumatologists, and address diagnosis and treatment.
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ASCO clinical practice guideline update incorporates Oncotype DX
In women with hormone receptor–positive, axillary node–negative breast cancer with Oncotype DX recurrence scores of less than 26, there is minimal...
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NCCN publishes pediatric ALL guidelines
While treatment for ALL often includes long-term chemotherapy regimens, various types of immunotherapy and targeted therapy are also summarized in...
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New consensus recommendations on vaccination in hemophilia
Vaccination in patients with hemophilia should be provided on the same institutional schedule but planning should take into account disease-...
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ASCO/ASH Clinical Practice Update: Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
ESAs may be offered to patients with chemotherapy-associated anemia whose cancer treatment is not curative in intent, but should not be offered to...
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ASCO, CCO issue multiple myeloma treatment guidelines
An expert panel convened by ASCO and Cancer Care Ontario reviewed 124 recent studies to develop nearly 50 specific recommendations in transplant-...
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ASCO publishes new guideline for treatment, follow-up of early-stage colorectal cancer
The multidisciplinary, multinational panel identified and reviewed previous guidelines from 12 different developers to create the new ASCO...
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AHA: Consider obesity as CVD risk factor in children
The updated AHA scientific statement is aimed at pediatric cardiologists and physicians who care for at-risk pediatric patients.
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Imaging, radiotherapy clarified in new PMBCL guidelines
The new good practice paper from the British Society for Haematology also addresses fertility preservation.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Endoscopic submucosal dissection
Uptake and training in the United States have been slow, although the technique is recommended as safe and cost effective.
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Sickle cell disease guidelines release set for early 2019
SAN DIEGO – Five new ASH guidelines for sickle cell disease are on the way, likely early in 2019.