CLINICAL NEWS
You’ve Gotta Be Kidding Me!
A study of adults and children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) treated with the same pediatric chemotherapy regimen suggests that younger adults should, in fact, be treated like children.
All patients received induction and consolidation therapy (consisting of prednisolone, vincristine, doxorubicin, pegylated asparaginase, and mercaptopurine), with high-risk patients receiving additional intensive
combination chemotherapy.
The rates of five-year event-free survival were “almost identical” between the 221 adults (18-45 years old)
and 1,022 children (1-17 years old) included in the study when stratified by risk:
A Cautionary Certification Tale
A study comparing the performance of internal medicine
residents who achieved American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification and those who did not revealed a
lesser-known upside of certification: a lower likelihood of
receiving disciplinary action.
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