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NCCN 6th annual congress discusses role of maintenance therapies in follicular lymphoma

September 15, 2011
While therapeutic advances have improved survival of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL), it remains an incurable disease with inevitable relapse. This underscores the need for therapies and strategies to extend the duration of remission without significantly increasing toxicity and while maintaining quality of life.

Molecular chaperones traffic signaling proteins between cells in plant stem-cell maintenance pathway

August 26, 2011
Cold Spring Harbor, NY Like all living things, plants depend for their growth and sustenance on elaborate signaling networks to maintain stem cells, cells that have an almost magical regenerative capacity. The signals sent through these networks convey an incredible diversity of instructions, which make it possible for ...

Molecular chaperones traffic signaling proteins between cells in plant stem-cell maintenance pathway

August 25, 2011
Like all living things, plants depend for their growth and sustenance on elaborate signaling networks to maintain stem cells, cells that have an almost magical regenerative capacity. The signals sent through these networks convey an incredible diversity of instructions, which make it possible for plants to follow genetic and cellular ...

Rural road maintenance may accidentally push spread of invasive plants

August 9, 2011
Road maintenance may accidentally spread the seeds of invasice plants, according to Penn State researchers.

Lialda® (Mesalamine) Now Approved In U.S. For Maintenance Of Remission Of Ulcerative Colitis

July 20, 2011
Shire plc (LSE: SHP; NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lialda® (mesalamine) Delayed Release Tablets for the maintenance of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis. This approval is based on results from a six-month study demonstrating the safety and ...

Lialda(R) (Mesalamine) Now Approved In U.S. For Maintenance Of Remission Of Ulcerative Colitis

July 18, 2011
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lialda® (mesalamine) Delayed Release Tablets for the maintenance of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis. This approval is based on results from a six-month study demonstrating the safety ...

Publication Of New Meta-Analysis Examining Lack Of Efficacy Of Interleukin-2 As Monotherapy In AML Remission Maintenance

July 18, 2011
EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange: EPCT) announced today the publication of a new meta-analysis which concluded that interleukin-2 (IL-2) monotherapy is not effective as a maintenance therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients in first complete remission. These results were published in the July 7, 2011 edition ...

Study: IL-2 monotherapy not effective as maintenance therapy for acute myeloid leukemia

July 18, 2011
EpiCept Corporation announced today the publication of a new meta-analysis which concluded that interleukin-2 (IL-2) monotherapy is not effective as a maintenance therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients in first complete remission. These results were published in the July 7, 2011 edition of Blood, a leading scientific journal in ...

FDA approves Shire’s Lialda for maintenance of remission of ulcerative colitis

July 18, 2011
Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lialda® (mesalamine) Delayed Release Tablets for the maintenance of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Practices associated with successful weight loss versus maintenance

July 5, 2011
A new study indicates that the practices that help people to lose weight and the practices that help them keep it off do not overlap much.

Erlotinib Not Recommended For Maintenance Treatment Of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

June 29, 2011
NICE has been unable to recommend the use of erlotinib (Tarceva, Roche Products) as a maintenance treatment for people with non-small-cell lung cancer who have had first line treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy and their disease has remained stable. The aim of maintenance treatment is to prolong the benefits of initial ...

High-maintenance mallards

June 17, 2011
The shimmery feathers of a male mallard might have a showy quality that appeals to prospective mates, but the water resistance and self-cleaning capabilities of iridescent feathers pale in comparison to those of noniridescent plumage.