The Institute of Medicine reports that the NCI Clinical Trials Cooperative Group needs an overhaul of its organization, management, and funding. Medscape Medical News
Careful monitoring of renal function is needed in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, especially older patients with pre-existing renal impairment. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Two large studies argue against pharmacogenetic testing for CYP2D6 to predict the effectiveness of tamoxifen in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Medscape Medical News
Could treatment with pegylated interferon alpha 2a have contributed to the development of aplastic anemia in this patient with chronic HCV infection? Journal of Medical Case Reports