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...therapy, used primarily in treating late stages of the cancer, involves the use of two drugs, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil. The combination of these has proven effective in attacking cancer cells, said Dr. Philip C. Amrein of the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH...
Some doctors are uncertain that there will be any further testing. "It's all talk," said Dr. David Ho, a staff member of the infectuous disease unit at MGH and one of Hirsch's colleagues. "There has been no firm decision on the part of the doctors and NIH" to expand anti-AIDS drug testing...
Investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) received a five-year grant from a division of the National Institutes of Health last July 1 to explore the benefits and possible side effects of "warfarin," a potent anticoagulant (anticlotting) drug...
...MGH doctors said they hope to determine which patients suffering from a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AF) should receive the drug. AF is a disorder of the heart's upper chambers, or atria, that doctors say causes 15 percent of all strokes in the United States...
...objective of the study is to determine if the benefits of warfarin outweigh the risks due to complications such as bleeding," said Dr. Robert A. Hughes, director of the MGH's Anticoagulant Therapy Unit...