Word: cannistra
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Rather, says ovarian cancer specialist Dr. Steven A. Cannistra, assistant professor of medicine at the Medical School, taxol represents a different kind of treatment which could prove effective after other chemical agents fail to induce responses in patients who have developed a resistance to platinum...
Ongoing studies by Cannistra and researchers around the country are, however, testing the effectiveness of taxol as a possible first-line therapy. And initial results seem promising...
...Cannistra says the results of the trial indicate that the response rate to the taxol-containing treatment is 79 percent, while that to the standard non-taxol treatment is 63 percent...
...Because of that difference," says Cannistra, "we think that taxol may play a more important role in the treatment of newly diagnosed patients. Whether increased responsiveness will overall translate into better survival will require long term results...
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