Recent news on Dexamethasone

Genta Incorporated to Present Multiple Abstracts at the Annual ...  -  25 May 2007
Earthtimes.orgGaRD Study: Gallium, Rituximab, and Dexamethasone for Relapsed NHL. Poster #Y1, Abstract #8079; Saturday, June 2, 2007. -- Oblimersen (Genasense(R)) Can Be

Multiple myeloma dexamethasone / lenalidomide trial closes  -  May 16, 2007
News-Medical.net,The Southwest Oncology Group has permanently closed enrollment in a trial comparing a standard drug therapy, dexamethasone, with a combined therapy of the

Multiple myeloma clinical trial closes early  -  May 21, 2007
WebWire (press release),SWOG is also recommending using a lower dose of dexamethasone based on preliminary results of an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) study which

Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial Closes Warly  -  May 21, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Clinical trial, that compares a standard drug therapy, dexamethasone, with a combined therapy of the same drug plus the drug lenalidomide for people newly

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Pharmaxis, Celgene ...  -  May 19, 2007
Trading Markets,The federally funded Phase III trial, run by SWOG compared Revlimid plus standard dose dexamethasone, a steroid, versus dexamethasone alone in treating

Multiple myeloma clinical trial closes early based on positive ...  -  May 15, 2007
Cancer Focus,...-The Southwest Oncology Group has permanently closed enrollment in a federally funded clinical trial that compares a standard drug therapy, dexamethasone,

Trial Therapy Given to All  -  May 21, 2007
NJBIZ,Revlimid is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for combined use with dexamethasone as a treatment for patients with multiple myeloma who have

The International Myeloma Foundation Reports Positive Shift In ...  -  May 15, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),In April, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) stopped the use of high dose dexamethasone, a steroid commonly used when treating patients with

Market Report -- In Play (CELG)  -  May 16, 2007
MSN MoneyCelgene says SWOG Phase III newly diagnosed multiple myeloma trial closed and patients given choice to switch to Revlimid plus Dexamethasone Co announces

High BMI Tied To Osteonecrosis in Childhood Leukemia  -  May 5, 2007
Cancerpage.com,However, the incidence of osteonecrosis decreased significantly from 36% to 7% when, in line with revised Nordic protocols, dexamethasone exposure was

Glucocorticoids and Newborns  -  May 1, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),To test the effects of prenatal exposure, the researchers treated pregnant monkeys with oral dexamethasone and took various measurements of offspring from

Cougar Biotechnology Announces Presentation of Positive CB7630 ...  -  May 22, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...disease despite treatment with LHRH analogues and multiple other hormonal therapies, including antiandrogens, diethylstilboestrol and dexamethasone.

Celgene Reports First Quarter Record Operating Performance and ...  -  May 3, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The National Cancer Institute Reported ECOG Phase III Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Trial (E4A03) With REVLIMID Plus Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suggests

Study Continues to Show Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes ...  -  May 17, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Revlimid is also used as treatment in combination with dexamethasone for multiple myeloma patients who have received at least one prior therapy.

The International Myeloma Foundation Reports Positive Shift In ...  -  May 16, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Susie Novis, president and co-founder of the IMF, added, "These findings are particularly exciting because the use of low dose dexamethasone was proposed by

Severe Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Community ...  -  May 15, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),She was treated in the provider's office with azithromycin, dexamethasone, and aerosolized albuterol. Her condition worsened, and she was transported to a

Pets - Recall: Our pets get the food considered unfit for humans  -  May 12, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription),Since your cats never go outdoors, and one has a skin problem, I think it ill-advised to give this cat antiflea drugs and dexamethasone, which could further

Gerlinde’s Dhaulagiri: Gear robbed and teammate KO’d — “I’ll go ...  -  May 9, 2007
Mounteverest,...“I gave her Dexamethasone so she could make it through the night,� she said. “The summit push was not an option anymore — we had to climb back down as fast

Everest wrap-up: Climbers into thick air  -  May 7, 2007
Mounteverest,...clinic has been posting updates on medical issues concerning Everest climbers, such as frostnip, HAPE and the use of Dexamethasone during the summit bids.

Ista receives non-approvable letter from FDA for T-Pred  -  May 4, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),...the data did show equivalence with Zylet (tobramycin-loteprednol, Bausch & Lomb) and Tobradex (tobramycin-dexamethasone, Alcon), according to the release.

Millennium Reports Strong Financial and Operational Results for ...  -  Apr 26, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Additionally, these findings showed that the biomarkers did not predict sensitivity to dexamethasone therapy, indicating that the biomarkers may be specific

Millennium Reports Strong Financial and Operational Results for ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Additionally, these findings showed that the biomarkers did not predict sensitivity to dexamethasone therapy, indicating that the biomarkers may be specific

Low-dose Dexamethasone plus Revlimid® Improves Survival over High ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Revlimid is typically used in combination with the steroid dexamethasone; one concern about this combination is that high doses of dexamethasone are

Lower doses of dexamethasone for multiple myeloma recommended  -  Apr 5, 2007
News-Medical.net,High dose dexamethasone has been used as standard therapy for the treatment of myeloma alone and in combination with other drugs.

Adrenal Gland Volume and Dexamethasone-Suppressed Cortisol ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Dexamethasone-suppressed salivary cortisol was measured at 0800 h after administration of 0.5 mg dexamethasone at 2300 h the prior evening.

Oral Betamethasone versus Intramuscular Dexamethasone for the ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
AEM (subscription)Intramuscular dexamethasone is an effective but painful treatment for croup. The effectiveness of betamethasone, an oral, palatable, and equally potent

Reducing the Incidence of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineRock and colleagues (3) reported that 4 mg of dexamethasone every 12 hours statistically significantly reduced symptoms and signs of acute mountain sickness

Low-dose Steroid Combined with Lenalidomide Prolongs Survival ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
PressZoom (press release),Researchers found that patients in the study who received low-dose dexamethasone and lenalidomide had a one-year survival of 96 percent compared to 86

ECOG Phase III Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Trial (E4A03 ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),REVLIMID (lenalidomide) is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as a treatment in combination with standard-dose dexamethasone for

Reducing the Incidence of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineIn their randomized trial, Maggiorini and colleagues (1) report their impressive outcome that both tadalafil and dexamethasone may reduce the incidence of

ECOG Phase III Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Trial (E4A03 ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...and Drug Administration for use as a treatment in combination with standard-dose dexamethasone for patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least

Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial Closes Early Due To Superior ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone had a one-year survival rate of 86 percent. The comparative therapy using low-dose dexamethasone showed a

Celgene drug trial suspended to alter protocol  -  Apr 11, 2007
ReutersThe late-stage trial, which was testing Revlimid plus a standard dose of the steroid dexamethasone versus dexamethasone alone in front-line multiple myeloma

The International Myeloma Foundation Says New Clinical Trial ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Findings Show Survival Improvement with Lower Doses of Dexamethasone, the Steroid Commonly Used with REVLIMID(R) and other Drugs in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

New Clinical Trial Results Could Improve Survival While Reducing ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,The International Myeloma Foundation researchers said physicians should consider lowering the dose of the steroid dexamethasone when treating patients with

Analysis: Street mixed on Celgene's drug  -  Apr 5, 2007
United Press InternationalCelgene's Revlimid appears to improve survival in multiple myeloma patients when used with a low-dose course of dexamethasone, but analysts were split

Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial Stops Due to Tremendous Success  -  Apr 5, 2007
SeniorJournal.com,The trial compared lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone with the results from lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone.

Myeloma Drug Works Better at Lower Dose  -  Apr 6, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),In fact, one-year survival rose so dramatically -- from 86 percent to 96 percent -- for patients receiving a lower dose of the steroid dexamethasone in a

Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis response in borderline ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription),The 0.25 mg dexamethasone suppression test reveals increased feedback inhibition of the HPA in borderline personality disorder.

Analysis: Street mixed on Celgene's drug  -  Apr 5, 2007
United Press InternationalWASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- Celgene's Revlimid appears to improve survival in multiple myeloma patients when used with a low-dose course of dexamethasone,

WA - Stewards Inquiry : Million Strikes  -  Apr 12, 2007
Harness Racing in Australia,Owner/Trainer Mr G. Cake pleaded guilty to a charge under HRR.190(1) for administering Dexamethasone to MILLION STRIKES resulting in that horse being

Celgene Revlimid drug trial temporarily suspended  -  Apr 11, 2007
ReutersThe study was testing Revlimid plus standard dose dexamethasone, a steroid, versus dexamethasone alone. Recently, a trial of Revlimid plus low-dose

Celgene Cancer Drug Trial Halted - Analyst  -  Apr 11, 2007
CNBC,It was shown that there was a survival advantage for patients taking Revlimid plus the low-dose dexamethasone. For that reason, it is likely patients in the

Reducing the Incidence of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineThe article by Maggiorini and colleagues (1) and its editorial (2) do not comment on the important mental side effects of dexamethasone, which may include

Myeloma Trial Results: A Major Success  -  Apr 5, 2007
Post ChronicleScientists said the study compared combination treatment of oral medications lenalidomide and either high- or low-dose dexamethasone in 445 patients with

Oral Cancer Drug REVLIMID(R) Receives Positive Opinion for ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Upon the European Commission's approval for REVLIMID as an oral combination treatment with dexamethasone for multiple myeloma patients who have received at

Celgene Says Survival Edge Found in Revlimid Study  -  Apr 4, 2007
Reuters.uk,Revlimid is currently approved as a treatment in combination with a standard dose of the steroid dexamethasone for patients with multiple myeloma who have

Celgene stock rises amid drug trial data speculation  -  Apr 3, 2007
ReutersThalomid plus dexamethasone is typically the first choice of treatment for newly-diagnosed patients ahead of a stem cell transplant. Continued

Millennium Discovers Biomarkers Potentially Predictive of Response ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
GenomicsProteomics.com (press release),These trials included the APEX Phase III study, which demonstrated the superiority of VELCADE over standard-of-care dexamethasone in previously treated

Celgene Revlimid Drug Trial Temporarily Suspended  -  Apr 11, 2007
Reuters.uk,The SWOG study is testing Revlimid plus standard dose dexamethasone, a steroid, versus dexamethasone alone as a first-line treatment for multiple myeloma.

Revlimid Trial Temporarily Stopped  -  Apr 11, 2007
Cancerpage.com,The late-stage trial, which was testing Revlimid plus the steroid dexamethasone versus dexamethasone alone in front-line multiple myeloma, was temporarily

Celgene says Revlimid data shows improved cancer survival rate  -  Apr 4, 2007
MarketWatchLess use of the steroid, a synthetic anti-inflammatory called dexamethasone, means lower toxicity and an improved safety profile, Friedman Billings Ramsey

Study results alter treatment for deadly form of cancer  -  Apr 5, 2007
Post-Bulletin,Patients taking a high dose of dexamethasone should stop immediately and switch to low-dose therapy, said Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, a Mayo hematologist who led

Celgene Stock Rises Amid Drug Trial Data Speculation  -  Apr 3, 2007
Reuters.uk,...with the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma, in combination with either a high dose of the steroid dexamethasone or a low dose of dexamethasone.

Celgene Shares Jump on Revlimid Outlook  -  Apr 5, 2007
Houston Chronicle,The drug was first approved to treat anemia and then to treat multiple myeloma, or blood cancer, in combination with the steroid dexamethasone.

Stock Show Responds To Cheating Allegations  -  Apr 6, 2007
Team 4 News,..."There's only one way Dexamethasone can be administered to an animal or not administered, but somebody had to put Dexamethasone into that animal," Mcgee

Revlimid Combo Designed to Treat Multiple Myeloma  -  Apr 5, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,Myeloma is a cancer that attacks white blood cells found in bone marrow, and when treated with Revlimid and either high- or low-dose dexamethasone the

Use of Celgene's Revlimid drug may expand  -  Apr 5, 2007
NorthJersey.com,The preliminary results compared multiple myeloma patients receiving high and low doses of the steroid dexamethasone, Celgene said. The steroid is routinely

Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis response in borderline ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription),The 0.25 mg dexamethasone suppression test reveals increased feedback inhibition of the HPA in borderline personality disorder.

Celgene:Survival Help Seen With Revlimid  -  Apr 4, 2007
Houston Chronicle,In testing the combination of Celgene's cancer drug Revlimid and the steroid dexamethasone, the data monitoring committee said patients taking the lower

Celgene "neutral"  -  Apr 5, 2007
newratings.com...company has announced that a preliminary review of the E4A03 trial indicated a survival advantage for patients receiving lower doses of dexamethasone.

Yale Professor Wins Dru Carlson Award For Ultrasound Research  -  25 Feb 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Copel's research abstract "Prospective Cardiac Monitoring in Fetuses at Risk of Congenital Heart Block: The PR interval and Dexamethasone Evaluation (PRIDE)

Final decision in dexamethasone case  -  Feb 19, 2007
Legal & Medical Magazine,The inquest into the death of 16-year-old boy, who was killed after jumping in front of a police car in Broxbourne while taking the drug dexamethasone,

Watchdogs check on drug family blame for teenager's death  -  Feb 9, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The Commission on Human Medicine has now placed dexamethasone among the top 10 drugs about which awareness of side effects needs to be heightened.

First-degree fetal heart block may be reversible  -  Feb 12, 2007
PressZoom (press release),Joshua Copel, MD, professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale helped conduct the PR Interval and Dexamethasone

Millennium Exceeds Non-GAAP Profitability Goal and Narrows GAAP ...  -  Feb 8, 2007
MSN MoneyThe preliminary investigator-assessed data also showed that the higher complete and near-complete response rate achieved by the VELCADE and dexamethasone

Celgene Q4 2006 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Feb 1, 2007
Seeking Alpha,Most impressively in over two years, an overall survival rate of 90% was demonstrated for these patients receiving REVLIMID plus dexamethasone and

Increased risk of foetal heart problems when mothers carry certain ...  -  Feb 10, 2007
DailyIndia.com,According to the PR Interval and Dexamethasone Evaluation (PRIDE), a longitudinal (observational) study was conducted following over 100 women with the

Boatloads of poisons come from Indonesia  -  Feb 7, 2007
New Straits Times,The unregistered drugs have also taken a toll on Indonesian immigrants who swear by medicines containing Dexamethasone.

Cougar Biotechnology Announces Presentation of Positive Phase I ...  -  Feb 23, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),...disease despite treatment with LHRH analogues and multiple other hormonal therapies including antiandrogens, diethylstilboestrol and dexamethasone.

A chemotherapy drug packs a one-two punch  -  Feb 22, 2007
innovations report,When the researchers tested other standard treatments for multiple myeloma, such as radiation or the corticosteroid dexamethasone, the therapies failed to

Cognitive Functions in Children at Risk for Congenital Adrenal ...  -  Feb 6, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Context and Objective: In Sweden, from 1985 through 1995, 40 fetuses at risk for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) were treated with dexamethasone (DEX)

Celgene Reported Exceptional Operating Performance Driven by ...  -  Feb 1, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),On May 27, 2006, the FDA granted accelerated approval to our Supplemental New Drug Application for THALOMID(R) in combination with dexamethasone for the

Celgene Reported Exceptional Operating Performance Driven by ...  -  Feb 1, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)On May 27, 2006, the FDA granted accelerated approval to our Supplemental New Drug Application for THALOMID® in combination with dexamethasone for the

Equine Metabolic Syndrome Versus Cushing's Syndrome  -  Feb 19, 2007
TheHorse.com,The best tests for Cushing's are the dexamethasone suppression test and the ACTH stimulation test. And while the disease cannot be cured, pergolide seems to

Digoxin-Like Immunoreactive Factor in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid  -  Feb 16, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)4 Given that the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis may be dysregulated in bipolar illness, that DLIF production is responsive to dexamethasone and

InSite Vision Announces Positive Top-Line Safety Results from ...  -  Feb 14, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),AzaSite Plus, the next product in the AzaSite product franchise, combines azithromycin and dexamethasone in DuraSite which is InSite Vision's drug delivery

Health Watch: Unwanted hair in women  -  Feb 8, 2007
Ithaca Journal,Specific medical treatment involves the use of a small daily dose of synthetic steroids (hydrocortisone, prednisone or dexamethasone) to suppress the excess

New drugs in the battle against cancer  -  Feb 4, 2007
ic Wales,But it said that the benefits are not great enough to offset the additional costs when compared to the existing treatment of high dose dexamethasone.

Reducing Risks of Infusion Related Reactions in Targeted Cancer ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
PharmiWeb.com (press release),Types of corticosteroid used in MABEL included budesonide, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, prednisone and others, while antihistamines used included

Borderline Personality Disorder: An Overview  -  Feb 1, 2007
Psychiatric Times,...(2002), Hyperresponsiveness of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to combined dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing hormone challenge in female borderline

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