Updated October 19, 2009

Listen to an update on testing for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in breast cancer—available for download

In This Month’s Issue – October 2009

Uneasy alliance—TDM, oncology drugs

The list of drugs that are routinely monitored is full of heavy hitters: antihypertensives, anticonvulsives, antibiotics. Digoxin. Warfarin. The list wouldn’t be out of place in a Chicago mayor’s office—it has clout.
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• With PSA here to stay, how to manage its many ambiguities
• Mostly male plasma sends TRALI rates south
• Laboratory-developed tests - CAP suggests added oversight of homebrews
• In producing ‘paper’ standards, all hands on deck
• Sign of the times: CAP unveils new service mark
• Big picture, big rewards—how to think about digital

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• Laboratory instrumentation product guide:
  26 chemistry analyzers suited to low-volume settings
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