Hematology/Oncology

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• ARCTIC: Antiplatelet therapy not improved by monitoring platelet function

• November 14, 2012
• LOS ANGELES — New data from the ARCTIC study suggest that adjusting antiplatelet therapy based on platelet-function monitoring did not lead to...More »

• In the Journals

• Fresh blood failed to improve outcomes in infants who received transfusions

• HemOnc Today, December 10, 2012
• Infants with low birth weight who received transfused blood that had been stored for 7 days or less had similar adverse outcome rates as those who...More »

• In the Journals

• Low-dose aspirin reduced rate of major vascular events

• HemOnc Today, December 25, 2012
• Low-dose aspirin failed to significantly reduce the rate of venous thromboembolism recurrence when compared with placebo, but aspirin did significantly...More »

• Industry News

• FDA approves new concentrated platelet rich plasma system

• Orthopedics Today, December 2012
• Cytomedix Inc. received FDA clearance for the use of its Angel Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma System for processing a small sample of blood or a...More »

• Study: Aspirin viable alternative to warfarin for healthy patients after TJA

• HemOnc Today, December 25, 2012
• Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have found that the rate of pulmonary embolism was significantly lower for patients who received...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Prasugrel vs. clopidogrel linked with lower platelet reactivity in select patients

• Endocrine Today, December 2012
• LOS ANGELES — The platelet function substudy of the TRILOGY ACS trial has shown that among patients with ACS without ST-segment elevation who were...More »

• FDA approvals

• FDA approves Xarelto for treatment of DVT, PE

• Cardiology Today, December 2012
• The FDA today voted to expand the approved use of rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Janssen Pharmaceuticals) to include the treatment of deep vein thrombosis or...More »

• FDA: Pradaxa not linked to excess bleeding risk

• Cardiology Today, December 2012
• An FDA evaluation of new information indicated that bleeding rates associated with dabigatran do not appear to be higher than those associated with...More »

• Regional anesthesia decreases perioperative transfusions in TKA patients

• HemOnc Today, December 10, 2012
• Using regional anesthesia during bilateral total knee arthroplasty may reduce the amount of perioperative blood transfusions for patients, according to...More »

• FDA campaign aims to protect consumers from risks of fake online pharmacies

• Endocrine Today, November 2012
• The FDA recently launched a national campaign to raise public awareness about the prevalence of fraudulent Internet pharmacies and to help consumers make...More »

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