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Recent Developments in Regorafenib Treatment for Gastrointestinal Cancers: Presentations at the Meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2016

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 7th–11th October 2016. The use of the promiscuous…

Coils for the Treatment of Advanced Emphysema: A Growing Body of Evidence and Routine Experience

Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) mainly comprises endobronchial valves (EBV) and endobronchial coil (EBC) implants. EBV aims to occlude the most…

Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassaemia: A Panoramic Survey from Pathophysiology to Treatment

Non-transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (NTDT) is a rather broad term that encompasses a group of thalassaemia syndromes, most commonly β-thalassaemia…

Clinical Management of Drug-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease: Why Current Approaches May Need to Be Changed to Optimise Quality of Life

Parkinson’s disease is a complex, progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with both motor and non-motor symptoms. Current treatment strategies…

Occupational Allergies: A Brief Review

Occupational allergies are groups of work-related disorders that are accompanied by immunologic reaction to workplace allergens and include occupational…

Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy

Allergen-specific immunotherapy remains the only causal treatment of allergic disease to date. Its efficacy in symptom reduction was demonstrated in…

Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

People with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), compared with non-diabetic individuals, have increased cardiovascular risk. Part of this excess risk is…

Role of Coagulation Factor Concentrates in the Operating Room

The use of fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, and platelets has been the mainstay of approaches to correct coagulopathies that can arise in the…

Gene Delivery from Stents for Prevention of In-Stent Restenosis

The increasing sophistication of vascular stent design, especially devices that combine mechanical support with local drug delivery to the vascular wall…

Revolution of Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents: An Analysis of Market Leaders

Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents (DES) is a well-established and widely-accepted treatment approach in patients with coronary…