Update in Oncology

Lowell E. Schnipper

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-11-200712040-00008

Updates |4 December 2007

Update in Oncology

Lowell E. Schnipper, MD *

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2007 Series: Update Sessions from Internal Medicine 2007

This Update in Oncology reviews the most important articles relevant to oncology that were published in 2006. The Table summarizes changes to clinical practice that should emerge from these articles. They reflect improvement in the use of standard chemotherapy for ovarian and gastric cancers, guidance for managing patients with type II Lynch syndrome, possible new screening approaches for lung cancer, and application of targeted molecular therapies to important clinical problems.

Sandler A, Gray R, Perry MC, et al. Paclitaxel-carboplatin alone or with bevacizumab for non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:2542-50....

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