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Update in Hematology and Oncology: Evidence Published in 2010

Authors: Richard L. Schilsky, MD, and Mark Crowther, MDAuthor, Article, & Disclosure Information
Publication: Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume 154, Number 7
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-7-201104050-00007
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This update reviews hematology and oncology articles published in 2010 that we consider particularly relevant to practicing internists; these articles received a high ranking in ACP Journal Club PLUS (https://plus.mcmaster.ca/acpjc/default.aspx).
Selected hematology articles feature the use of rivaroxaban in the treatment of venous thromboembolism without an initial course of parenteral anticoagulation; evidence refuting the need for parenteral anticoagulation in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss; “real-world” evidence for the effectiveness of hydroxyurea in patients with sickle cell disease; and a study that suggests that clinicians consider fondaparinux therapy in patients with extensive superficial venous thrombosis. As in the Update that …

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cover image Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume 154 • Number 7 • 5 April 2011
Pages: 487 - 494

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Published online: 5 April 2011
Published in issue: 5 April 2011

Keywords

  1. Aspirin
  2. Breast cancer
  3. Cancer treatment
  4. Chemotherapy
  5. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  6. Melanoma
  7. Palliative care
  8. Pregnancy
  9. Prostate cancer
  10. Sickle cell disease

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© 2011 American College of Physicians.

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Richard L. Schilsky, MD
From Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, and Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, McMaster University, and St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Mark Crowther, MD
From Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, and Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, McMaster University, and St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Article relevant to primary care general internists
Article relevant to hospitalists
Corresponding Author: Richard L. Schilsky, MD, Section of Hematology-Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 2115, Chicago, IL 60637; e-mail, [email protected].
Current Author Addresses: Dr. Schilsky: Section of Hematology-Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 2115, Chicago, IL 60637.
Dr. Crowther: McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada.
Author Contributions: Conception and design: R.L. Schilsky, M. Crowther.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: R.L. Schilsky.
Drafting of the article: R.L. Schilsky, M. Crowther.
Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: M. Crowther.
Final approval of the article: R.L. Schilsky, M. Crowther.
Administrative, technical, or logistic support: R.L. Schilsky.
Collection and assembly of data: M. Crowther.

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