... the parotid gland HeadNeck 2001, 23:744-748 Joseph MG, Zulueta WP, Kennedy PJ: Squamous Cell Carcinoma ofthe skin ofthe trunk and limbs: The incidence of metastases and their outcome Aust ... development of lymph node metastasis, the presence of scar or ulcers previously in the area ofthe tumor This was observed also in other studies [10,18] The association of UV damage and a burn ... most of them are heterogeneous or include also initial stage lesions andheadandneck tumors [1016] The present study investigates a consecutive series of only localized advanced SCCS of the...
... obtained the retrospective data from the charts, and wrote the first draft ofthe paper GDAP and PC conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the ... relationship between the rate of normalization of PSA andthe duration of NAAD therapy Previous studies have attempted to determine the optimal duration of androgen deprivation therapy for men with ... when the level of PSA normalization was set at less than ng/mL It is possible that the use of NAAD therapy acts as a radiosensitizer in areas ofthe tumor mass It is also possible that the androgen...
... complained of new headaches, and three of recurrent hyperlacrimation ofthe irradiated eye, one with change of taste perception None ofthe patients developed dysfunctions ofthe pituitary gland, neuropathy, ... Sabine Kuhn and her team of technicians for excellent patient care Authors’ contributions SC, JD and SR treated the patients SA, SR and SC collected the data SC and SA evaluated the dataset and performed ... analysis SC, SA, SR, TW Page ofand JD wrote and edited the manuscript All authors read and approved the manuscript Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests...
... Determination ofthe regulation of these genes will require further study ofthe potentially complex contribution of expression, phosphorylation, and co-factor interaction of wild-type and p53 mutants, and ... J, Bradford C, Carey T, et al.: Genetic and expression profiles of squamous cell carcinoma oftheheadandneck correlate with cisplatin sensitivity and resistance in cell lines and patients Clin ... relationship between expression of cluster A and B genes and their association with dominant prevalence of binding sites of p53 in cluster A genes, and NF-κB, AP-1, and other transcription factors...
... extension of four amino acid residues at the N-terminus of each recombinant protein after removal ofthe His tag (Fig S4) The kinetic differences between the normal and alternative H-proteins, either ... andthe artificial AtGLDH1AA, are indeed exclusively due to the insertion of two additional alanyl residues into the N-terminus ofthe H-protein In conclusion, the substrate properties ofthe ... is present at levels of approximately mm in the matrix of pea leaf mitochondria, which is 7-fold higher than the concentration of P-protein [12] and 40-fold higher then the Km values determined...
... from the date of start of chemotherapy to the date of death or most recent follow-up Progression free The median age ofthe patients was 53 years (range 3672 years), and fifty-five (96.5%) out of ... (creatinine clearance >60 ml/min), and a computed tomography or magnetic resonance image scan oftheheadandneck region within three weeks prior to the initiation of treatment The clinicopathological ... cisplatin is the backbone ofthe chemotherapy regimen as a component of IC and CCRT in the treatment of locally advanced HNSCC Its main cytotoxic activity is based on the formation of DNA adducts,...
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... value of c-erbB2 and other markers in patients treated with chemotherapy for recurrent headandneck cancer HeadNeck 2000, 22:599-608 33 Werkmeister R, Brandt B, Joos U: Clinical relevance of erbB-1 ... contributions J-YC and SMH conceived ofthe study and devised the experimental design SMH and CM designed and build the tissuemicroarrays MT, J-YC, and YK performed experiments RX, HC, J-YC and SMH performed ... Collection ofthe material and TMA construction was supported by The University of Virginia School of Medicine through fellowship support of Seung-Mo Hong who collected cases and provided the design...
... from the date of start of chemotherapy to the date of death or most recent follow-up Progression free The median age ofthe patients was 53 years (range 3672 years), and fifty-five (96.5%) out of ... (creatinine clearance >60 ml/min), and a computed tomography or magnetic resonance image scan oftheheadandneck region within three weeks prior to the initiation of treatment The clinicopathological ... cisplatin is the backbone ofthe chemotherapy regimen as a component of IC and CCRT in the treatment of locally advanced HNSCC Its main cytotoxic activity is based on the formation of DNA adducts,...
... value of c-erbB2 and other markers in patients treated with chemotherapy for recurrent headandneck cancer HeadNeck 2000, 22:599-608 33 Werkmeister R, Brandt B, Joos U: Clinical relevance of erbB-1 ... contributions J-YC and SMH conceived ofthe study and devised the experimental design SMH and CM designed and build the tissuemicroarrays MT, J-YC, and YK performed experiments RX, HC, J-YC and SMH performed ... Collection ofthe material and TMA construction was supported by The University of Virginia School of Medicine through fellowship support of Seung-Mo Hong who collected cases and provided the design...
... sensitivity to the system output and then which ofthe parameters are linearly independent The method iterates over the columns ofthe sensitivity matrix Z to select the column with the highest sum of squared ... based on the model structure andthe measurement data One ofthe benefits in integrating estimation and identifiability is the reuse ofthe variance generated by the UKF for the step size in the calculation ... sensitivity To make the adjustment ofthe net influence of each ofthe remaining parameters on the already selected parameters, all ofthe original columns of Z are being regressed on the column associated...
... by the packet accumulation The second part is the expected value of a uniform random variable of how long a priority call may wait in states and Expected delay is independent ofthe load ofthe ... calculate the behavior ofthe proposed model in comparison with EDCA The performance ofthe MAC protocols is tested for variable number of contending stations, basic and handshaking access, andthe ... Kingdom, and he is an M.Phil and Ph.D holder since 1978 and 1985, respectively Currently he is a Member ofthe academic staff ofthe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ofthe University...
... et al 127 In general, the control conditions (1.6) and (1.7) are not comparable (coupled with conditions (1.2) and (1.3)), that is, neither of them implies the others as in the following examples ... (1.2), (1.3), and (1.8) Then the iterative sequence {xn } defined by (1.1) converges strongly to QF a, where Q is a sunny nonexpansive retraction of C onto F Proof As in the proof of [1, Theorem 1], ... nonempty closed convex subset of a smooth Banach space E, let D be a subset of C, let J : E → E∗ be the duality mapping of E, and let Q : C → D be a retraction Then the following are equivalent:...
... upon the need for close surveillance regardless ofthe SLN status This study and review of literature highlights the potential limitations of SLN biopsy for SCC andthe critical importance of careful ... collection and data analysis, reviewed the literature, and wrote the manuscript ZD provided the pathology figures and legends PW wrote the manuscript and supervised the work All authors read and approved ... Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank Drs Noel Weiss and Thomas Lumley for their helpful review ofthe epidemiological and analytical methods Author details Department of Surgery, University of Washington,...
... received by the x% ofthe volume; Vx% = volume receiving at least x% ofthe prescribed dose; CI = ratio between the patient volume receiving at least 95% ofthe prescribed dose andthe volume ofthe ... RA with the aim of paving the way for further study of dose escalation In the present study, acute toxicities and initial outcome results, were evaluated and reported Methods Patients and procedures ... margin of mm from the primary tumor andof mm from the involved regional lymph nodes The protocol of treatment started with patients presenting stage III lung cancer in the upper quadrant, and with...
... years and Definition of failure site Each local or regional treatment failure site was confirmed pathologically and reviewed withinthemultidisciplinary head- and- neck team As part ofthe study, the ... of radiotherapy, andof these patients experienced in-field recurrences ofthe total of 20 cases of LRR occurred in the group of patients who had had a less than CR to nonsurgical treatment and ... patients Analysis of patterns of failure in relation to the dosimetry ofthe radiotherapy plan, demonstrated that 76% of LRR occurred withinthe PTV (12 of 14 local recurrences andof 11 regional...
... in terms of parotid gland sparing The IMRT technique should therefore represent the standard ofcare for the treatment ofheadandneck tumors Parotid-gland-sparing up to mean doses of 26 Gy ... significantly impact on the Dmean ofthe parotids, and thus on the saliva flow and recovery of parotid gland Keywords headandneck cancer; irradiation, saliva; hyposalivation; parotid gland sparing; ... circumstances that the protection of at least one single parotid is achieved either with 3DCRT and IMRT Depending on the radiation dose to the salivary glands the time of recovery ofthe parotid glands should...
... Reviewed charts, gathered data, and drafted the manuscript M.G.H.: Aided in the design ofthe study, helped draft the manuscript D.W.L.: Aided in the design ofthe study, helped draft the manuscript ... (3) The first 45 Gy of radiotherapy were concomitant with the first cycles of chemotherapy and used parallel opposed fields and a daily fraction of 1.80 Gy After 30.6 Gy was administered, the ... Radiotherapy and concurrent FU and MMC is the current standard ofcareand allows many patients to avoid having a colostomy Several prospective trials on chemoradiotherapy have been performed in the...
... V20 of 59% and V10 of 73% It is possible that sparing ofthe femoral heads and/ or other organs comes at the cost of increasing dose to the iliac crests The results of our study reinforce the ... around the PTV Six and 18 MV photons were used for the AP and PA fields, respectively The radiation dose was prescribed to the PTV, such that 100% ofthe PTV received > 95% ofthe prescribed dose and ... IMRT, and 7-field IMRT integrated boost plans were generated The volume of bowel and bladder receiving threshold doses were similar to ours, but the V45 ofthe femoral heads is 0% in both of their...
... interpretation ofthe data, and critiquing of drafts of this article BB was involved in the design of this project, analysis and interpretation ofthe data, and critiquing of drafts of this article ... interpretation ofthe data, and drafting of this article IO was involved in the conception and design of this project, analysis and interpretation ofthe data, and critiquing of drafts of this article ... content is solely the responsibility ofthe authors and does not necessarily represent the official views ofthe National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases or the National...