Avastin is approved for use as an initial therapy for advanced colorectal, lung and breast cancer.
He said that while the two new studies show that Avastin should not be used as an initial therapy for glioblastoma, the drug was still very effective when used to treat recurrences, which is what it is approved for.
Many patients with hypertension benefit from a low-sodium diet (reduced sodium chloride [table salt] intake) and physicians often recommend this as part of the initial therapy for hypertension.
The best initial therapy for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) in children is subject to ongoing debate.
Methotrexate was the most commonly used initial therapy for anterior, intermediate, and posterior/panuveitis (85%, 57%, and 37%), and the most preferred for anterior (55%).
Chemotherapy is used when reduced immunosuppression fails to control early disease and as initial therapy for many cases of late disease.
To determine whether visual acuity improvement with Bangerter filters is similar to improvement with patching as initial therapy for children with moderate amblyopia.
There is a paucity of controlled clinical data on the best initial therapy for treating patients with bipolar type II (BP II) major depressive episode (MDE).
The incorporation of novel agents such as bortezomib and lenalidomide into initial therapy for multiple myeloma has improved the response rate of induction regimens.
From July 2001 to July 2011, 48 patients who completed initial therapy for ovarian carcinoma with concurrent 3- to 9-month initial posttreatment 18F-FDG PET/CT and serum CA-125 were identified from the radiology database.
These therapeutic approaches are now being introduced as initial therapy for specific subgroups of patients defined by either clinical or molecular characteristics that predict for response to EGFR TKIs.
