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Fewer Side Effects From Proton Therapy in NSCLC

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 17, 2011

Major Finding: PBT resulted in significantly lower rates of grade 2 or higher esophagitis (P less than .0001), pneumonitis (P less than .002), hem...

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Two Factors Predict Postradiotherapy Swallowing Difficulties

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 17, 2011

Major Finding: The two factors most predictive for acute severe dysphagia at 6 months were nonglottic cancer (OR, 6.73 vs. other sites; P less tha...

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Two Factors Predict Postradiotherapy Swallowing Difficulties

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 17, 2011

Major Finding: The two factors most predictive for acute severe dysphagia at 6 months were nonglottic cancer (OR, 6.73 vs. other sites; P less tha...

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Smoking Cessation Can Reduce Late Side Effects of Radiotherapy

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 16, 2011

GMajor Finding: Dysphagia occurred in 34% of current smokers, 21% of ex-smokers, and 15% of never-smokers 6 months after stopping radiotherapy, an...

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Smoking Cessation Can Reduce Late Side Effects of Radiotherapy

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 16, 2011

Major Finding: Dysphagia occurred in 34% of current smokers, 21% of ex-smokers, and 15% of never-smokers 6 months after stopping radiotherapy, and...

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TRACTISS to Study Rituximab Effects in Sjögren's Syndrome

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 16, 2011

Major Finding: TRACTISS is expected to start patient recruitment in July 2011 and will investigate the use of rituximab vs. placebo for the treatm...

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TRACTISS to Study Rituximab Effects in Sjögren's Syndrome

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 16, 2011

Major Finding: TRACTISS is expected to start patient recruitment in July 2011 and will investigate the use of rituximab vs. placebo for the treatm...

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Updated ACR/EULAR Criteria May Result in Early RA Overdiagnosis, Overtreatment

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 9, 2011

Major Finding: After 18 months of treatment, reassessment of patients showed that only 6% and 7%, respectively, still met either the 2010 or 1987 ...

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Updated ACR/EULAR Criteria May Result in Early RA Overdiagnosis, Overtreatment

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 9, 2011

Major Finding: After 18 months of treatment, reassessment of patients showed that only 6% and 7%, respectively, still met either the 2010 or 1987 ...

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Disease Activity Higher in Obese RA Patients

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 5, 2011

Major Finding: Odds ratios (OR), adjusted for age, gender, and smoking status, were 4.1 for DAS28 and 3.67 for ESR comparing the baseline values v...

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Disease Activity Higher in Obese RA Patients

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 5, 2011

Major Finding: Odds ratios (OR), adjusted for age, gender, and smoking status, were 4.1 for DAS28 and 3.67 for ESR comparing the baseline values v...

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Adults With JIA Fail to Get Needed Biologics

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 4, 2011

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Adults With JIA Fail to Get Needed Biologics

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 4, 2011

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Smoking Worsens Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 1, 2011

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Disease Activity Higher in Obese RA Patients : With obesity being a chronic inflammatory state, it affects RA adversely.

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 1, 2011