Important news for people with hepatitis C: Researchers have pinpointed a gene that seems to strongly influence whether a patient will respond to the current standard therapy, which is peginterferon-alpha-2b (PegIFN-alpha-2b) or -alpha-2a (PegIFN-alpha-2a) combined with ribavirin (RBV). The gene is called IL28B and it codes for the immune molecule interferon–3. Patients with specific genetic [...]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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A new study shows that breast cancer patients who show even traces of cancer in their lymph nodes are more likely to survive with more aggressive treatment.
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What do you need to know before you join a clinical trial? Some patients are so desperate they think taking part in a clinical trial is better than nothing, but not all trials are useful. On the other hand, joining a trial might give you new options and gives researchers useful information that could bring [...]
Written on August 3, 2009 | Posted in
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