Townsville Hospital

Lenalidomide maintenance after initial immunochemotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia—Final analysis of the international phase III CLL6 RESIDUUM study of the ALLG and FILO groups

Summary Most patients treated for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) fail to achieve measurable residual disease (MRD) negativity. The role of maintenance with the immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide in these patients is unclear. A randomised multicentre phase III trial (ACTRN126...

Clinically significant hypokalaemia and the utilisation of cardiac telemetry in hospitalised adults

Hypokalaemia is one of the most common electrolyte abnormalities in hospitalised patients, with moderate (2.5–3.0 mmol/L) to severe (< 2.5 mmol/L) deficiency associated with an increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias, prolonged hospitalisation, and inpatient mortality [1]. While cl...