ASCO 2009: Prophylactic creams and antibiotics reduce severe drug-related skin rash
Dr. Edith Mitchell, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ASCO press conference: Giving colon cancer patients a combination of moisturisers, sunscreen, topical steroids and antibiotics before they receive the targeted therapy panitumumab (Vectibix) reduced the incidence of a common, severe skin rash by more than half.
Dr. Edith Mitchell, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ASCO press conference: Giving colon cancer patients a combination of moisturisers, sunscreen, topical steroids and antibiotics before they receive the targeted therapy panitumumab (Vectibix) reduced the incidence of a common, severe skin rash by more than half.
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Posted by Nancy Anderson - August 11, 2011 at 6:30 am
Categories: Colon Cancer Videos Tags: 2009, antibiotics, asco, creams, drugrelated, Prophylactic, rash, reduce, Severe, skin