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...patient has a mutation in the human gene known as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), Iressa has a much greater chance of slowing the growth of that patient’s tumor, the report said...
...patient tests positive for the EGFR mutation, then there is an 80-percent chance that Iressa will be effective, according to Johnson...
Johnson said the discovery of the linkage between the EGFR mutation and the drug effectiveness will reduce indiscriminate use of Iressa. “Before you decide to treat [a patient], you can sequence their tumor tissue for the appropriate mutation,” he said...
Speakers representing the medical, insurance and legal fields debated the problem of rising malpractice insurance premiums and its effects on the medical profession and patient care, as part of an event co-sponsored by the Harvard Pre-Med Society and a new student group called Exploring Policy In Health Care...
...He’s swinging the bat real well,” Harvard coach Joe Walsh said. “He’s patient up there at the plate. He got down 0-1 and still worked it out. You get that RBI, that’s all that matters...