drugs for the treatment of peptic ulcers

... to improve the effectiveness of systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of malignant brain tumors and the therapeutic implications thereof Background Malignant brain tumors consist of high-grade ... between endothelial cells of the BBTB to enhance the permeation of drugs across the BBTB[34,47,48] The overall ineffectiveness of these approaches can be attributed to the fact that there is only ... sustained-drug release formulations of small molecule chemotherapy drugs have been developed by the non-covalent attachment of chemotherapy drugs to polymers or the encapsulation of drugs within liposomes[65,66]

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... variation between the two groups of subjects caused not by the treatment itself but by variation of the clinical scale at the beginning of the therapy To test the overall effect of adaptive training, ... compared the primary outcome measures (change in the clinical scores) between the baseline (T0) and the end of the treatment (T3), irrespective of the training mode (treatment) As regards the kinematic ... performance at the end of the adaptation phase as compared to the final portion of the wash-out phase One subject (S8) did not complete the second half of the trial, for reasons unrelated to the study

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... processes of the joint, the size of HA molecules decreases at the same time as the number of cells in the joint space increases [3]. In syn- ovial fluid from knee joints in OA, concentrations of HA, ... the progression of disease, and whether the MW of the HA formulation contributes to its efficacy Competing interests LWM has been a paid consultant for Wyeth, Genzyme and Sanofi-Synthelab, ... proteoglycan synthesis, reduces the production and activity of proinflammatory mediators and matrix metalloproteinases, and alters the behavior of immune cells. Many of the physiological effects of exogenous

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... for the screening and selection of patients for APBI [22,23], and these g uideline s formed th e basis f or patient selection in the EBT multicent er study [20]. Of the 65 patients that met the ... criteria and were treated. The majority of the 21 patients not eligible for treatment were disqualified at the time of implantation for inadequate balloon conformance to the tumor cavity or inadequate ... suture, for each of these layers. An inflated balloon exerts pressure against the skin, and an adequate skin bridge will maintain the distance from the balloon to the skin surface. The greater the

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... 4). In the majority of cases (n = 90), 100% of the loaded dose was administered for the first treatment and 80% of the dose for subsequent treatments. Complete occlusion was achieved in 28% of cases, ... 38%. The median survival time from the date of diagnosis of metastases was 3.4 years the median survival time from the start of TACE treatment was 1.34 years. The median survival time of the palliative ... medical protocols for the US or Europe. The same number of patients received one treatment ver- sus multiple treatments, while the vast majority of patients received the planned pre -treatment loaded

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21

... dose of 124% inside the PTV. This hotspot wouldn’ t have been observed if we had covered95%ofthevolumeby95%ofthedose.Never- theless, we may wonder whether the presence of these hotspots inside the ... tage for small bowel was observed with IMRT in their study w here they defined the CTV as a part of the whole GTV. Additionally, the presence of the tumor shifted small bowel outside of the PTV. ... mean was therefor e reported. The number of Monitor Units (MU) per fraction required for each plan and the treat- ment delivery time (from start to the end of the irradiation), dimension of the fields

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... V20 of 59% and V10 of 73% It is possible that sparing of the femoral heads and/ or other organs comes at the cost of increasing dose to the iliac crests The results of our study reinforce the ... significance for the V30 for the IMRT with SIB (arm D) compared to the conventional 3D treatment (p = 0.07 for both patient groups) The results are shown separately in Table for the N0-1 patients ... taking into account the beam penumbra, the resulting field borders for the AP and PA fields were: upper limit at the level of S2–S3 for N0-1 tumors and at the level of L5-S1 for N2-3 and T4 tumors,

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... not specify AML status of the rest 117 patients. These 117 patients were therefore excluded for this comparison (Table 3). The heterogeneity test of CR event rates of these studies revealed ... in most of the studies The standard of supportive care for AML has changed dramatically over the decade The toxicity data from this analysis may therefore overestimate the adverse ... considered. For each meta-analysis, the Cochrane’s Q statistic was first calculated to assess the heterogeneity of the included studies. For p values less than 0.1, the assumption of homogeneity

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... management of OA of the knee [10,11] Although the results of systematic reviews investigating the effectiveness of this type of treatment for knee OA are controversial, the most recent update of the ... function; (ii) the range of motion of the first MPJ; (iii) the strength of the plantarflexor muscles of the first MPJ; (iv) the health related quality of life; and (v) the use of pain-relieving ... Despite there being a large number of studies investigating the effectiveness of hyaluronan for knee OA, few studies have investigated the effects of this form of treatment for OA at the first

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... enabling the concept of individualized targeted therapy for the treatment of FL. Introduction Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) represents the fifth- leading cause of cancer deaths in the United ... shown to interact with the hydrophobic cleft of MDM2, thus mimicking the binding of the helical portion of p53. However, one of the enanti- omers of this racemic mixture of compounds was found ... apoptosis of lymphoma cells which additionally confer resistance of these cells to chemother- apeutic drugs [29]. In the recent past, Bcl-2 has been established as a target for improving the treatment

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20

... statistics were repeated without the values of these 7 subjects. The analysis resulted in the same slight changes in the total score and subscores of the TQ as well as in the same audiometric findings ... levels of functioning and associated QoL. Patients were asked to rate the level of their present health condi- tion. In order to provide a basis for the assessment of achieved results, the scores ... determined for objective pharmacodynamic evaluation of oxidative stress and dis- ease progression during therapy [35,42]. Therefore, the levels of MDA, PC, TAS and HCY were measured in the patients'

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:21

... Histogram ofEFchanjie The number ofpatients is on they-axis and the magnitude of HI' changed on the X-axis The line for zero EF change is indicated... low EF from the present decade #of ... to the overall knowledge of the management of the heart failure patient and provides a useful and worthwhile read for every cardiac surgeon of the day. Wilbert J. Keon University of ... OPTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine VOLUME 225 The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume. Surgical Options for the

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... loss of myofibrillar protein was observed in electron micrographs of the failing human heart and this reduction of contiactile units seems to form the basis for the depression of ... triggers of apoptosis in the failing heart '"' However, the rt)ie of apoptosis IS usually questioned on the basis of the fact that the number of mvocytes so Pathophysiology of ... '' The results from these studies suggest that the changes in adrenergic receptors in the myocardium may depend both on the etiology of congestive heart failure and the stage of the heart

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... perioperative preservation of ventricular fiinction. The treatment of congestive heart failure has improved dramatically as well, especially in the recognition of the importance of treatment with aftcrload ... farther apart on the tissue than on the Teflon to plicate the length of the ventriculotomy and partially restore the shape of the ventricle.^'* Endoventricidar Repair ofJatene (Figure!) ... operation because the likelihood of improvement is too low? This issue deserves careful analysis. The greater the left ventricular dysfiinction and the greater the symptoms, the worse is the outcome.

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... taper of the distal septum and the stabilized septum subsequently remains as part of the wall of the left ventricular wall. The technique of Dor however excludes the aneurysmal portion of the ... aroiMid the entire circumference of tlie base of the aiiemysin at tlie junction of scar and noirnal myocardiuriL The degi^ee of tigblening of this suture will detenmne the final size of the ... of volume overload, and almost always indicate the need for further therapy Previous therapy to relieve congestion has often been... and other measures of exercise capacity such as the

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... with the cost of immediate disappointment preventing the tragedy of protracted postoperative misery prior to death, and the tragedy of the premature end of a donor heart, fransplantation for otherwise ... allow fiirther symptomatic improvement and peripheral muscle reconditioning due to relief of exertional dyspnea. On the other hand, the same result would be an indication for the listing of a ... in the range of 30-40% due to concomitant impairment in compliance. The natural history of these patients has not been well estabhshed, but their clinical limitation suggests that quality of

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... .survival rate IS 21%. The survival Vi life for the entire curve is 2.6 years because of the high first-year mortality rate. The conditional Yi life for those sun-iving the first year is more ... through 1993, on the basis of tlie past 3 years' data, this growth has clearly ceased, again m spite of the use of increasingly older donors (Figure 26) The age distribution for lung transplantation ... presented The data set for these analyses include worldwide data from 1994 onward (US data only for employment status). Figures 13 and 14 demonstrate the acti\ity levels and employment status of

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20

... secretion. PG promote the production of gastric mucus and reduce the formation of gastric acid (p. 160). Menstruation. PGF 2! is believed to be responsible for the ischemic necrosis of the endometrium ... the acetyl residue. Hence, the duration of the effect depends on the rate of enzyme resynthesis. Further- more, salicylate may contribute to the effect. ASA irritates the gastric mucosa (direct ... °C by means of a heart-lung machine. In higher doses, ethanol and bar- biturates also depress the thermoregu- latory center (B1), thereby permitting cooling of the body to the point of death, given...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 19:15

... from data in the RCT. The survival of patients receiving ASC/BSC was calculated from the survival of the patients in the cetuximab monotherapy arm of the RCT. The data from the monotherapy arm ... of interest, the member is excluded from participating further in that appraisal. The minutes of each Appraisal Committee meeting, which include the names of the members who attended and their ... The primary outcome for all studies was tumour response rate. A median age of 56 years was reported in two of the trials and a median age of 59 years in the other two. In all four studies the...

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