GLG News by Hematologists who Treat Thrombocytopenias in the U.S.

Velcade + classic Melphalan/ Prednisone  (MP) is better than MP alone. No surprise

Chronic ITP is not all that uncommon and becomes a quality of life issue with chronic steroid use as well as agents that are normaly used in neoplasia and even derivatives of male hormones.

Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Mass., the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells. Impreesive!

Cervical cancer vaccines manufactured by Merck and Glaxo have been hyped, pushed and if the companies have their way, mandated by various states and organizations. (Who is benefiting? Patients or the politicians?) There are many unanswered questions but marketing and mandates press on!

When using a model (of whose desin?) Pfizer's Sunitinib (Sutent) was found to be cost effective by Pfizer people? Surprise!!!

"The investigator-assessed objective response rate (complete and partial response), including both confirmed and unconfirmed responses, was 38% in the PF-3512676 plus chemotherapy arm and 19% in the chemotherapy-alone arm (P = .043)." In other words. IT MAY WORK!

10% increase in medical spending when the overall cost of living is 1/2 of medical costs and we are happy??

Pfizer’s Sutent, Wyeth’s Torisel, Bayer’s Nexavar and Avastin, sold by Roche and Genentech have been deemed too expensive to be paid for by UK agencies

Salmonella targeting cancer cells? In humans???

Since treatment may be worse than the disease it is being recommended that routine prostate cancer screening be stopped after the age of 75.