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abstract：:Immunotherapeutic approaches have been, and continue to be, aggressively investigated in the treatment of infiltrating gliomas. While the results of late-phase clinical studies have been disappointing in this disease space thus far, the success of immunotherapies in other malignancies as well as the incremental gains ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lukas RV,Wainwright DA,Horbinski CM,Iwamoto FM,Sonabend AM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lifestyle interventions constitute the initial strategy for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. However, pharmacotherapy is often indicated for control of major cardiovascular risk factors, and abundant clinical trial data support the morbidity and mortality benefit of a number of ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Wenger NK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pegylation of interferon-alpha-2a is associated with improved sustained virological response rates in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Subsequently, combination therapy with peginterferon-alpha-2a (40kD) [Pegasys] and ribavirin (Copegus trade mark, Rebetol) was investigated to establish if the efficacy of peginterfe...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM,Curran MP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of immune inhibitory checkpoints has revolutionized the approach to the systemic treatment of cancer. The programmed death 1 (PD-1) inhibitory checkpoint, in particular, has played a key role in understanding how certain cancers can evade immune surveillance. Blocking the interaction between the PD-1 rec...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Tsai KK,Daud AI

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral abiraterone acetate, in combination with prednisone/prednisolone, is used to treat patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who have previously received docetaxel-containing chemotherapy. Abiraterone acetate was developed to specifically inhibit cytochrome P450 (CYP)17A1, which is an e...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Yang LP

更新日期：2011-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis infections are exceedingly prevalent, and can be associated with significant sequelae. The major infections are urethritis, cervicitis, salpingitis, and ocular infection. Chlamydial genital infections present as syndromes, where C. trachomatis is one of the causes of the syndrome. Because specifi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bowie WR

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate has been approved for the treatment of refractory rheumatoid arthritis by several regulatory agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration. The tendency is now to prescribe it at earlier stages of the disease. Methotrexate is a well known antifolate. Its exact mechanism of action in rheumatoid arth...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bannwarth B,Labat L,Moride Y,Schaeverbeke T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the European Multicentre Study (EMS), the safety and efficacy of a single 30U intravenous injection of anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex (APSAC) was studied in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The present study discusses the Belgian data on safety and tolerance from the EMS study. 87...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bossaert LL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resting heart rate is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, and the mortality benefit of some cardiovascular drugs seems to be related in part to their heart rate-lowering effects. Since it is difficult to separate the benefit of heart rate lowering from other actions with currently available drugs, ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： DiFrancesco D,Camm JA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is becoming more dependent upon early diagnosis. For the majority of patients whose bleeding has stopped when they come to the physician's attention, treatment for peptic disorders remains the mainstay of therapy. For patients who present to the physician actively...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Schaffner JA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful identification of a range of leukaemia-specific and lymphoma-specific antigens in recent years has stimulated efforts to develop therapeutic vaccination strategies. A number of clinical trials have established the safety and immunogenicity of vaccination against tumour antigens, although there are limit...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rezvani K,de Lavallade H

更新日期：2011-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections in burn patients continue to be the primary source of morbidity and mortality. Topical antimicrobial therapy remains the single most important component of wound care in hospitalised burn patients. The goal of prophylactic topical antimicrobial therapy is to control microbial colonisation and prevent burn w...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Monafo WW,West MA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased understanding of the mechanisms which underlie rheumatoid disease has been accompanied by a more appropriate use of the limited repertoire of therapeutic agents. Conventional second-line drugs still have a role in everyday practice. The efficacy of these agents in reducing the severity of clinical signs ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Luqmani R,Gordon C,Bacon P

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a noncomparative trial, 73 adults with acute sinusitis confirmed by x-ray received cefixime 400mg once daily for approximately 10 days. At the end of treatment, 60 patients (82%) were cured, 2 (2.7%) had improved and 7 (9.6%) had failed therapy; 4 patients were not evaluable. No relapses were observed at follow-up....

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Gehanno P,Boucot I,Berche P,Uhlrich J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between low serum potassium concentrations and ventricular arrhythmias has been observed by a number of investigators in patients with both acute myocardial infarction and symptomatic angina. The increased frequency of ventricular fibrillation in patients with low serum potassium concentrations has not ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Solomon RJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral deoxyguanosine nucleoside analogue entecavir (Baraclude®) has potent activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and a high genetic barrier to resistance. This article reviews the clinical efficacy and tolerability of entecavir in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in patients with decompensated liver disease,...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2011-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Flecainide is a Class I antiarrhythmic drug of the local anaesthetic type. It can be given either intravenously or orally and its pharmacokinetic properties allow relatively long (12 hours) dosing intervals with oral administration. In several open and a few controlled therapeutic trials, orally administered flecainid...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Holmes B,Heel RC

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of the effects of various NSAIDs on renal function in the elderly, indomethacin, tiaprofenic acid and sulindac were administered to patients ranging in age from 54 to 97 years for a period of 3 months. Indomethacin sustained release (25 mg tid) was administered to 66 patients, tiaprofenic acid (200 mg tid) ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ishioka T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most positive results in this area have been those of the second Danish Study Group on Verapamil in Myocardial Infarction (1990) which assessed the benefit of treatment with verapamil from the second week after myocardial infarction. Verapamil produced a significant reduction in both mortality and reinfarction rat...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ferrari R,Visioli O

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early identification of infants with sickle cell disease (SCD) by newborn screening, now universal in all 50 states in the US, has improved survival, mainly by preventing overwhelming sepsis with the early use of prophylactic penicillin. Routine transcranial Doppler screening with the institution of chronic transfusio...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Meier ER,Miller JL

更新日期：2012-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare systems are in flux throughout the world. Traditional structures and attitudes are changing. The balance of power between political bodies, payers, providers and patients is being destabilised. New approaches by governments and forward integration by drug companies and payers into care management are all ma...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Weber F

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas has risen steadily over the past 4 decades. Since pancreatic cancer is diagnosed at an advanced stage, and because of the lack of effective therapies, the prognosis of such patients is extremely poor. Despite advances in our understanding of the molecular biology of panc...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rosenberg L

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of well documented biochemical and pharmacological data about the influence of drug mediated enzyme induction on the biotransformation of natural and synthetic sex steroids, practical consequences for hormonal steroid contraception are described and discussed. Clinical reports dealing with this problem ar...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hempel E,Klinger W

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this article is to review data on the efficacy and safety of montelukast in the treatment of children with asthma. METHODOLOGY:Available published literature, including published abstracts, is reviewed. RESULTS:In patients aged 6 to 14 years with asthma (n = 27), montelukast 5mg demonstrated a si...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Becker A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 15% of patients with ulcerative colitis will experience a severe episode requiring hospitalization. Although intravenous corticosteroids are the current first-line therapy for these patients, about 30% of patients do not respond to corticosteroids and require either an alternative anti-inflammatory agent...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Moss AC,Peppercorn MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anidulafungin is an antifungal drug belonging to the echinocandin class with a potent in vitro fungicidal activity against a wide range of Candida species, including C. glabrata and C. krusei. Anidulafungin is also active in vitro against moulds belonging to the genus Aspergillus and some dematiaceous genera. Furtherm...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Morace G,Borghi E,Iatta R,Montagna MT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selective once-daily prandial glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist lixisenatide (Lyxumia(®)) is under development with Sanofi for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Lixisenatide belongs to a class of GLP-1 compounds designed to mimic the endogenous hormone GLP-1. Native GLP-1 stimulates insulin...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Elkinson S,Keating GM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levetiracetam (Keppra®, E Keppra®) is an established second-generation antiepileptic drug (AED). Worldwide, levetiracetam is most commonly approved as adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalization; other approved indications include monotherapy treatment of partial onset seizu...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lyseng-Williamson KA

更新日期：2011-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Almotriptan is a selective serotonin 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor agonist ('triptan'). Its efficacy and tolerability have been assessed in a number of randomised, controlled trials in over 4800 adults with moderate or severe attacks of migraine. Oral almotriptan has a rapid onset of action (significant headache reli...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keam SJ,Goa KL,Figgitt DP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infliximab, the chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, has profoundly changed therapy for Crohn's disease (CD). However, for ulcerative colitis (UC), before the publication of ACT 1 and ACT 2 (Active Ulcerative Colitis Trials 1 and 2), there were only a few open-label and con...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Thukral C,Cheifetz A,Peppercorn MA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00