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Nexavar® In Combination With Chemotherapy Shown To Extend Progression-Free Survival In Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
Bayer HealthCare AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that their first cooperative group-sponsored randomized Phase II trial in advanced metastatic breast cancer met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival. The study evaluated Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets in combination with the oral chemotherapeutic, capecitabine, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER-2 negative breast cancer. Study findings demonstrated that the median progression-free survival was extended in patients treated with Nexavar and capecitabine compared to patients receiving capecitabine and placebo. These results were statistically significant (p-value = 0.0006). In this trial, the safety and tolerability of the combination was as expected and did not show any new or unexpected toxicities. A complete data analysis from this study is expected to be presented at an upcoming scientific meeting.
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Indian Government Asks UNICEF To Stop Distribution Of Nutrition Aid
"India has asked UNICEF to stop distributing millions of dollars worth of nutrition aid to children, saying it had been done without permission and at the expense of local food to fight hunger," Reuters reports. Since August 2008, UNICEF has invested about $2.4 million importing "a high energy relief treatment known as "Ready to Use Therapeutic Food" (RUTF)" for children with severe acute malnutrition in the states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, according to the news service (Williams, 8/4).
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Successful Disease Management Programs Can Play Role In Health Care Reform
A study of the award-winning Behavioral Pharmacy Management Program (BPM) shows the private-public Medicaid partnership program has helped improve patient care while saving eight states almost $95 million in behavioral health pharmaceutical costs. Lilly funds the program, which is designed and run by research firm Comprehensive NeuroScience, Inc. (CNS) at the sole direction and guidance of state Medicaid departments. The BPM, which has been executed in more than half of the states, has won a variety of national awards, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Science and Service Award, URAC Silver Award for Best Practices in Consumer Empowerment and Protection, American Psychiatric Association Bronze Achievement Award and Disease Management Association of America Gold Award.
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AMSA Celebrates 50th Medical Student Conference In Brisbane

The 2009 Australian Medical Students" Association (AMSA) Convention begins on Monday with 850 future doctors joining leaders in health and politics to debate the hot issues in healthcare. This marks the 50th AMSA National Convention, which is the largest medical student conference in the Southern Hemisphere. The event runs from Sunday July 5 to Sunday July 12 and includes an array of lectures, workshops, debating, an emergency challenge and social events. AMSA President Tiffany Fulde said, "This event allows a diverse and talented group of individuals to share their thoughts and ideas across a wide range of issues, with the common interest of improving health in Australia." These students will also have the opportunity to hear from leaders in health and politics including Dr Charlie Teo, Professor Ian Frazer, Professor Vinay Kumar, Dr John Taske, Dr Dzung Vu, Her Excellency Penelope Wensley AO, Nick Earls and Tania Major. To provide personal encounters of survival against all odds will be Lincoln Hall and Perry Cross. Key events and sessions include; Monday July 6 9:45am Life After Death: Surviving Everest. Lincoln Hall 11:30am Indigenous health: Intervention for Health"s Sake. Tania Major 2:00pm Wellbeing Workshops: Beyond Blue, AMSA Tuesday July 7 9:00am Stem Cell Biology: The Holy Grail. Professor Vinay Kumar 11:15am To Walk Again: A Patient"s Prospective. Perry Cross 12:00pm Stem Cells: The Future. Professor Perry Bartlett, Professor Vinay Kumar, Perry Cross, Dr Megan Munsie Thursday July 9 12:15pm Getting Real with Charlie Teo: an Up, Close and Personal Q & A. Dr Charlie Teo Friday July 10 9:55am Medical Research: Bedside to Bench & Back Again! Professor Ian Frazer 11:00am The Future of Sex: Procreation VS Recreation. Professor Caroline de Costa, Dr Sally Cockburn, Professor Anthony Smith Australian Medical Students Association


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