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Research in Review

Clinical Pathway Increases Utilization of Minimally Invasive, Lower Cost Techniques for Hysterectomy

02/16/2016

JCP Editors

A new study shows how the implementation of a clinical pathway for hysterectomy can decrease the proportion of total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) procedures.  Hysterectomy is one of the most common medical...

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02/16/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Ustekinumab Superior to Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitors for the Treatment of Psoriasis

02/12/2016

JCP Editors

A study of the biologic drug ustekinumab has found it to be a better treatment for psoriasis than tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors. The PSOLAR (Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessment and Registry) study is...

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02/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Enzalutamide Improves Survival Over Bicalutamide in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

02/02/2016

JCP Editors

Treatment with enzalutamide rather than bicalutamide for nonmetastatic or metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) improves survival, according to results of a phase 2 clinical trial. CRPC occurs when...

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02/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

In Head-to-Head Study, New Multiple Myeloma Drug Combination Shows Superiority

12/07/2015

JCP Editors

A phase 3 head-to-head trial comparing the effectiveness of Kyprolis (carfilzomib) in combination with dexamethasone has shown better outcomes in patients with multiple myeloma than the current standard of care,...

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12/07/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways