Delaying intrathecal therapy in leukemia may preclude need for cranial radiotherapy
Image: PD 1. Delaying the first round of triple intrathecal therapy (TIT) until peripheral blasts were cleared improved CNS ...
Tag: treatment
Systemic beta-blockers and nitrates linked to lower intraocular pressure
Image: PD 1. Both ß-blockers (-0.92 mmHg, p<0.001) and nitrates (-0.63 mmHg, p=0.011) were associated with a significantly lower intraocular ...
Nationwide treatment regimen more than halves tuberculosis prevalence in China
Image: PD 1. Over a 20-year period, China reduced prevalence of smear-positive tuberculosis by more than half by shifting tuberculosis ...
Escalated-dose radiotherapy did not increase survival in prostate cancer
Image: PD 1: Escalated-dose conformal radiotherapy with neoadjuvant androgen deprivation did not increase long-term, overall survival for patients with prostate ...
In acute decompensated heart failure, treatment varies little by hemodynamic status
Image: PD 1. Rates of diuretic use, intubation, and hospital admission do not differ between hypertensive, normotensive, and hypotensive patients ...
No differences in respiratory tract infection treatments
Image: PD 1. Study found no significant differences in treatment outcomes between ibuprofen, paracetamol, combinations of the therapies, and steam ...
Parents’ ADHD treatment preferences predict treatment initiation
Image: PD 1. Parents’ baseline preferences for ADHD medication and behavioral therapy (BT) are associated with subsequent initiation of each ...
Rituximab linked with reduced chronic immune disease following stem cell transplantation
Image: PD AML 1. Rituximab use is linked with a reduction in chronic graft-vs-host disease following peripheral blood stem cell ...
Home-based walking program an effective treatment for peripheral artery disease
Image: PD 1. Home-based therapy intervention that provides a support structure via a group program increases the distance and speed ...
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