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96-Week Safety and Efficacy Findings Presented for INTELENCE(TM) (etravirine) As Part of HIV Combination Therapy

... 96 weeks, 57 percent of patients in the INTELENCE arm had an undetectable viral load (<50 copies/mL) compared to 36 percent of patients in the placebo arm (p<0.0001). "These data are ... Fifty-seven percent of patients in the INTELENCE arm had an undetectable viral load (<50 copies/mL) ...

Cell Therapeutics Completes Pixantrone NDA Submission and Requests Priority Review

... (14 out of 70 patients (20.0%) for the pixantrone arm compared to four out of 70 patients (5.7%) for ... No patient (0%) in the standard chemotherapy arm achieved a confirmed complete remission compared ... (ORR) (26 out of 70 (37.1%) for the pixantrone arm compared to ten out of 70 (14.3%) for the control ...

Telik Presents Results at ASCO From ASSIST-5 Trial of TELCYTA in Platinum Refractory and Resistant Ovarian Cancer

... refractory disease on the TELCYTA plus PLD arm compared to (8, 13%) with the PLD arm. ... (PFS) was 5.6 months on the TELCYTA plus PLD arm compared to 3.7 months on the PLD control arm, ... complete response (CR) for the TELCYTA plus PLD arm vs. 8% for the PLD control arm. The PLD ...

Cell Therapeutics Initiating Rolling NDA Submission for Pixantrone

... chemotherapy (14/70 (20.0%) for pixantrone arm compared to 4/70 (5.7%) for the standard ... with no patients in the standard chemotherapy arm achieving a confirmed complete remission. ... rate (CR/CRu+PR) (26/70 (37.1%) for pixantrone arm compared to 10/70 (14.3%) for the control arm, p ...

Rush University Medical Center orthopaedic experts examine overhead

... and decreased velocity. Night pain down the arm to the elbow is also common. Conditioning and ... abnormal positioning and movement can force the arm into strenuous positions and lead to decreased ... cuff from part of the shoulder blade as the arm is lifted. Pain during the late cocking and ...

American Urological Association Statement in Support of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing

... studies, 52 percent of men in the "non-screened" arm had recent PSA tests, thus enriching the non-screened arm with men who had normal PSA levels and reducing the chance for prostate cancer death in this arm of the study. This means that more than half of ...

Super micro-surgery offers new hope for breast cancer patients with lymphedema

... cancer patients with lymphedema in their upper arm experienced reduced fluid in the swollen arm by up to 39 percent after undergoing a ... and III treatment-related lymphedema of the upper arm who underwent a lymphaticovenular bypass at M. D. ...

Innovative Shoulder Surgery Offers Exciting New Option for South Florida Residents with Severe Shoulder Problems

... in people who have lost the mobility in their arm from a damaged rotator cuff, a failed shoulder ... of the shoulder and connects the Humerus (upper arm bone) with the scapula (shoulder blade). The risk ... blade and the socket onto the top of the upper arm bone. The reversed position of the ball and ...

Adena Shoulder Surgeon Blends Innovative Techniques with Personalized Patient Care

... the use of their deltoid muscle to lift their arm versus their rotator cuff. "Before I met Dr. ... the use of their deltoid muscle to lift their arm versus their rotator cuff -- resulting in ... and the plastic socket is attached to the upper arm bone. Traditional surgical techniques leave the ...

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Positive Results of its Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Ganaxolone as Adjunctive Therapy in Adults With Partial Onset Seizures

... Patients randomized to the ganaxolone treatment arm were titrated over one to two weeks to a ... additional 8 weeks. Patients in the ganaxolone arm met the primary endpoint showing a statistically ... of mean weekly seizure frequency vs. the placebo arm during the titration and maintenance period ...

In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks

... News) -- Elderly women who suffer a broken upper arm are five times more likely than normal to break a hip within a year after the arm fracture, a finding from a new study that might ... in the past showing a relationship between upper arm fractures and hip fractures, but we wanted to ...

Arm Fractures Indicate Greater Risk of Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients

... -- Elderly women with upper arm fractures are five times more likely than the ... a broken hip in the 12 months following the arm fracture, according to a study published in the ... in the past showing a relationship between upper arm fractures and hip fractures ( ...

Genes May Help Drive Rotator Cuff Injury

... to the AAOS, the rotator cuff enables the arm to lift and rotate by holding in place the top part of the upper arm bone (humerus) through a network of muscles and ... Weakness and/or pain when lowering or lifting the arm could be a sign of a tear, the AAOS warns. ...

New Technology May Boost Artificial Arms

... learning to better connect the brain to the arm through nerves is a big advance, he said. Currently, people with arm amputations typically control their artificial ... the remaining nerves in the amputated arm to muscles in the chest and upper arm. The nerves ...

Physical therapists test mechanical arm to help patients recover from stroke, traumatic brain injury

... Medical Center are evaluating a new mechanical arm that allows people recovering from neurological ... repeatedly practice movements needed to regain arm strength and movement. UT Southwestern is one ... frequency of repetitions to track progress. arm functions are more diverse and complex than ...

California Woman Receives Most Advanced, Non-Invasive Upper Extremity Prosthetic Solution: Bionic i-LIMB Hand and Innovative Interface System Increase Amputee's Functionality and Confidence

... solution. Boston, who lost her right arm at the age of 16 due to a rare tumor, previously ... and creating presentations. "My new arm is the best thing to happen to me!" Boston ... of independence that I have. Having lost my arm at such a young age, I was never able to do the ...

Rochester Shoulder Surgeon Blends Innovative Techniques with Personalized Patient Care

... the use of their deltoid muscle to lift their arm versus their rotator cuff. "I fell down ... to use of their deltoid muscle to lift their arm versus their rotator cuff - resulting in improved ... and the plastic socket is attached to the upper arm bone. Traditional surgical techniques leave the ...

Wyeth Announces Positive Data from Phase 2 Study of Neratinib in Advanced HER-2-Positive Breast Cancer

... ErbB-2-positive breast cancer. Women enrolled in arm A (n=66) had either previously received at least ... adjuvant therapy. Women in arm B (n=70) received no prior treatment with any ... analysis included 127 evaluable patients, 61 in arm A and 66 ...

Late-breaking data to be presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

... progression-free survival. Patients in the FCR arm achieved a 30.6-month progression-free survival ... response rate was significantly higher in the FCR arm (70 percent) as compared with the FC arm (58 percent), because of superior ...

Novel treatments show improvements in survival and response rates for leukemia and lymphoma

... response rate was significantly higher in the FCR arm (95 percent) as compared with the FC arm (88 percent). The complete response rate was also significantly higher in the FCR arm (52 percent) as compared with the ...

Novel Treatments Demonstrate Improvements in Overall Survival and Response Rates in Difficult-To-Treat Forms of Leukemia and Lymphoma

... response rate was significantly higher in the FCR arm (95 percent) as compared with the FC arm (88 percent). The complete response rate was also significantly higher in the FCR arm (52 percent) as compared with the ...

Novel therapeutic approaches may improve patient outcomes in several platelet disorders

... weeks. Some patients in the dexamethasone-only arm who failed to achieve a sustained response and ... in the rituximab/dexamethasone combination arm as compared with 36 percent and 39 percent in the ... or sustained response in the dexamethasone-alone arm received the salvage treatment. In this group, ...

Washington, DC Plastic Surgeon Pioneers New Minimal-Scarring Technique

... upon his development of the minimal-incision arm lift technique by adding a new liposuction ... Dr. Richards is utilizing his minimal-incision arm lift (brachioplasty) technique, a revolutionary ... scars. More than 200 Washington DC arm lift (brachioplasty) patients have benefitted ...

TEAC Forms Strategic Alliance With SST Group, Inc. to Distribute Its Next Generation Medical Disc Publishing Systems Into Medical Market

... Disc Publishing Systems feature a new robotic arm and picking mechanism which are designed to ... are over. TEAC has also designed a new robotic arm for increased reliability. The need to schedule a service call to realign the robotic arm is over with the new TEAC Systems. TEAC also ...

Study identifies double-balloon enteroscopy as cost-effective approach for obscure GI bleeding

... DBE guided by the CE findings. Patients in the CE arm would only proceed to a DBE if they had ... CE examination. The patients in the no-therapy arm would not undergo any endoscopic interventions. ... The study showed that the no-therapy arm was the least expensive but was also the least ...

Exercise is safe, improves outcomes for patients with heart failure

... said Whellan. Patients in the exercise arm started out slowly, with a goal of three, ... In contrast, patients in the usual care arm continued their usual medical therapy and were ... 796 (68 percent) of patients in the usual care arm died or were hospitalized, compared to 759 (65 ...

How women can improve their quality of life after breast cancer treatment

... the breast and arm, the fluid gathers and the arm swells. This causes pain and restricts movement. ... many warnings to women to limit the use of the arm and be careful about being too active after ... "A feeling of heaviness, heat and swelling in the arm - women need to take action early when this ...

'Know Your L-Dex(TM)' (Lymphedema Index) Awareness Campaign Attracts Large Numbers of Breast Cancer Survivors at Komen Race for the Cure(R) Events

... the early signs of unilateral lymphedema of the arm (swelling that occurs in one arm following breast cancer treatment), potentially ... assess secondary lymphedema of the arm in female breast cancer patients. For more ...

Enovate IT Announces Fluid - a New Movement in Wall Arms

... arms. Offering 270 degrees of lateral arm movement and fourteen inches of vertical travel ... station or a multiple display wall mount. The arm is manufactured with 95 percent aluminum material ... cable management, and an optional extension arm for additional reach. The unit, even with the ...

Sensitive, Smart and Strong - Too Bad it's Just a Robotic Arm

... of European researchers has developed a robotic arm and hand that moves and 'senses' like a ... of European researchers has developed a robotic arm and hand that moves and 'senses' like a ... scientists have designed and tested a human-like arm with a dextrous and sensitive hand, controlled by ...

Psychologist poses new hand-eye relationship

... use of a paralyzed arm, just placing the good arm next to the desired object could help the injured arm grasp it. Likewise, prosthetics could be ... new mode of information processing to the robotic arm on a space shuttle. The camera on the end of ...

Researchers develop neural implant that learns with the brain

... unravel, three rats were taught to move a robotic arm toward a target with just their thoughts. Each ... Sanchez said. The closer a rat moved the arm to the target, the more points the computer ... were able to train rats to use the robotic arm and then obtain significant results from animals ...

Vion Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation of Data from Phase III Trial of Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) and Cytarabine in Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia at the ASCO(R) Annual Meeting

... and Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) treatment arm of the trial was 37% versus 19% for the ... Overall survival was 4.2 months on the treatment arm versus 6 months on the control arm. The Company ... and Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) treatment arm versus 9% for the control arm. Sepsis, pneumonia ...

First steps toward autonomous robot surgeries

... directing a needle on the end of the robotic arm to touch the tip of another needle within a blood ... In the earlier experiments, the tabletop robot arm successfully touched a needle on the arm to another needle in a water bath. Then it ...

Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk

... sole of the foot to the front of the thigh) and arm span (the distance between fingertips) were ... and a 7 percent decrease per 1-inch increase in arm span). Overall, women with the shortest arm spans were 1.5 times more likely to develop ...

Current Trends in Arm Lift Surgery

... many patients will undergo Brachioplasty, or arm lift procedures. According to recent data from ... of ASAPS. One new approach to the upper arm lift is minimal incision Brachioplasty, which ... Panelists will discuss in detail several arm lift procedures, scar-controlling techniques, and ...

High-intensity chemotherapy does not improve survival in small cell lung cancer

... with 18 percent of patients in the high-dose arm and 19 percent of patients in the standard-dose arm still alive. Additionally, a similar fraction of ... response to therapy—78 percent in the high-dose arm and 68 percent in the standard-dose arm, which ...

Correction: Evalve Announces CE Mark Approval of the World's First Percutaneous Valve Repair System

... highlights include: -- High Risk Registry Study arm Enrollment Completed: Evalve recently completed enrollment in the high-risk registry arm of the Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair ... currently enrolling patients in the randomized arm of the study with the goal of completing ...

Evalve Announces CE Mark Approval of the World's First Percutaneous Valve Repair System

... include: -- High Risk Registry Study arm Enrollment Completed: Evalve recently completed enrollment in the high-risk registry arm of the Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge ... currently enrolling patients in the randomized arm of the study with the goal of completing ...

Health risks after cessation of postmenopausal hormone therapy

... recorded for the active phase of the WHI E + P arm showed no significant increase in risk of ... in the annualized rates between the E + P arm and the placebo arm were in the order of 1.5 cardiovascular events ...