Progression-free survival overused for cancer drug approvals, oncologists warn
Progression-free survival is a poor surrogate for overall survival and should not be relied upon as a primary endpoint for registration and marketing of anticancer…
Specialist Updates
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Diabetes in NAFLD drives high rate of decompensated cirrhosis: Aussie study
One in three adults with NAFLD-related cirrhosis and diabetes in the decade up to 2018 progressed to decompensated cirrhosis, an Australian study shows. Age, hypertension and extrahepatic cancer all…
Older age should not preclude adjuvant therapy post-CRC resection: Aussie doctors
Over-80s with colorectal cancer are far less likely to receive adjuvant chemotherapy than younger patients despite having similar oncological and post-resection outcomes, Australian doctors say. Their…
Salpingo-oophorectomy after breast cancer surgery cuts mortality in decades-long study
Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy at the time of breast cancer surgery in patients with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants cuts the long-term risk of death by…
Adults with OSA continue to benefit from novel surgery three years on: Aussie study
Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea treated with a novel surgical technique have persistent long-term symptom improvements up to 3.5 years post-surgery, Australian doctors report. Although the combination upper…
Medicinal cannabis advertisement: AusDoc statement
In the previous edition of the Psychiatry Update newsletter, we carried an advertisement for medicinal cannabis by a company called BHC and their product CanView. The advertisement…
Should RANZCOG drop ‘Royal’ from its name?
Obstetricians and gynaecologists are the latest specialties to confront a debate on whether being a fellow of a ‘royal’ college is outdated and offensive. Professor James Nicklin and Dr Greg Robertson…
Obstetricians alarmed by obstetric violence references in ‘MeToo of childbirth’ inquiry
Doctors are criticising the adoption of the term ‘obstetric violence’ in a parliamentary inquiry into the prevalence of birth trauma. Dubbed the ‘MeToo of childbirth’,…
Colorectal polyp growth ‘triples risk of advanced histology’
Small colorectal polyps that grow at follow-up screening are three times more likely to have advanced histology than stable or regressing polyps, show results from…
Gastric bypass tied to substance use disorder
Gastric bypass surgery is associated with an increased risk for non-alcohol substance use disorder, according to a study in Obesity. Dr Per-Arne Svensson (PhD), from…
