Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma With Radiologic Appearance of a MeningiomaArchives of NeurologyThe patient was initially treated with corticosteroids and an antiepileptic medication. Figure. Gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted and T2-weighted magnetic reso…
Corticosteroids for Bacterial Keratitis: The Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial …Archives of OphthalmologyEducational Objective: To determine whether use of topical corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in treatment of bacterial corneal ulcers results…
Little Risk With Leflunomide in Early Pregnancy?MedscapeThose with active disease can be switched to safer medications like hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, or azathioprine, which have more human data to back up their safety. Corticosteroids can be u…
Study Shows Abbott's Tacrolimus Assay Demonstrates Consistent Organ Transplant …Bradenton Herald13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A new study published in the journal Clinical Chemistry reported Abbott's (NYSE: ABT) ARCHITECT® Tacrolimus assay provid…
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HealthJockey.comCochlear Implants Can Be Safe And Effective For Kidney Transplant Patients Who …Medical News TodaySome people who undergo organ transplants lose their hearing as a side-effect of the antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs they have t…
With $2.85M in Funding, ETH Zurich Spinout ProteoMedix Begins Validating …GenomeWeb Daily NewsProteoMedix is also exploring use of several markers as a companion diagnostic for identifying patients likely to respond to mTOR inhibitors. At the 2011 Am…
Siemens Announces Addition to Immunosuppressant Drug Monitoring PortfolioSelectScience.net (press release)The ISD assays are for mycophenolic acid, cyclosporine, tacrolimus and sirolimus; the four most commonly prescribed immunosuppressants used by phy…
Cochlear implants may be safe, effective for organ transplant patientsEurekAlert (press release)The antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs required by organ transplant patients can cause deafness, said Dr. Brian J. McKinnon, otologist and neurotologis…
Vascular disruption in combination with mTOR inhibition in renal cell …UroTodayIn this study, we investigated the therapeutic efficacy of the tumor-VDA ASA404 (DMXAA, 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid, or vadimezan) in combination with the mTOR in…