Publications by authors named "W Heck"
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- * Oncologists prioritized efficacy, safety, and tolerability when deciding on first-line treatments; CDK4/6 inhibitors were common in Medicare and postmenopausal patients, while chemotherapy was linked to younger patients and those with more severe symptoms.
- * The anticipated compliance of patients influenced the use of aromatase inhibitor monotherapy, indicating that how likely patients are to stick to treatment plays a role in oncologists' decisions.
Sipuleucel-T is an immunotherapy indicated for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. It offers a new mechanism to treat prostate cancer without the side effects of hormone therapies and chemotherapies. In previous studies sipuleucel-T did not delay disease progression, but demonstrated an overall survival benefit compared to placebo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Southern High Plains is anticipated to experience significant changes in temperature and precipitation due to climate change. These changes may influence the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in positive or negative ways. We assessed the potential changes in clutch size, incubation start date, and nest survival for lesser prairie-chickens for the years 2050 and 2080 based on modeled predictions of climate change and reproductive data for lesser prairie-chickens from 2001-2011 on the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChanges to medication-use processes after overdose of U-500 regular insulin.
Am J Health Syst Pharm
December 2012
Purpose: Modifications made to medication-use processes after an overdose of U-500 regular insulin are described.
Summary: After a medication error occurred with U-500 regular insulin, a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, advanced-practice nurses, and pharmacists was created to review and improve the ordering, dispensing, and administration processes associated with U-500 regular insulin. The group determined that current safety practices for managing insulin were inadequate.