Archive: 06/10/2016
UV light disinfection significantly reduces Clostridium difficile incidence
Ultraviolet C light disinfection to clean unoccupied patient rooms significantly reduced C. difficile infections (CDI) in high-risk patients who later occupied those rooms, according to a study published today in Infection ...
Oct 6, 2016
Tamoxifen, AI therapies linked to reduced risk for contralateral breast cancer in community health
In patients with invasive breast cancer treated in a general community health care setting, tamoxifen therapy was associated with reduced risTamoxifen, AI therapies linked to reduced risk for contralateral breast cancer in ...
Oct 6, 2016
Crizotinib in bronchial carcinoma: New data not informative
Crizotinib (trade name: Xalkori) has been available since 2012 for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (bronchial carcinoma) with high activity of the enzyme anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) who have already ...
Oct 6, 2016
Nivolumab plus ipilimumab in melanoma: Added benefit in certain patients
Nivolumab (trade name: Opdivo) in combination with ipilimumab (trade name: Yervoy) has been approved since May 2016 for adults with advanced melanoma. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) ...
Oct 6, 2016