... 27:3778-3785 Page 14 of 15 18 Yan ZC, Hong J, Xie G: Observation of therapeutic efficacy of a biweekly regimen of Gemzar plus oxaliplatin for 30 cases with advanced pancreatic cancer Chin J Clin ... the treatment of patients with locallyadvanced and/or metastatic pancreatic carcinoma: a prospective, randomized phase III study of the Gruppo Oncologia dellItalia Meridionale Cancer 2002, 94:902-910 ... with cisplatin (GP) versus gemcitabine (G) alone in the treatment oflocallyadvanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: final results of a multicenter randomized phase II study J Clin Oncol 2004,...
... European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, National Cancer Institute of the United State, National Cancer Institute of Canada J Natl Cancer Inst 2000, 92:205-216 Low DA, Harms WB, ... treatment of a group of 24 patients affected by advanced lung cancer irradiated with RapidArc The main objective in the initial clinical introduction of RA is the evaluation of the possibility ... sparing of the organs at risk Conclusions Twenty-four patients with large volume unresectable locallyadvanced lung cancer were treated with RA at Istituto Clinico Humanitas Quality of treatments...
... in locallyadvanced HNSCC with N2 or N3 nodal disease who achieve complete locoregional response following chemoradiotherapy The choice of treatment modality for the managementoflocallyadvanced ... guidance from the Royal College of Radiologists, the hypofractionated schedule is no longer employed in our centre for locallyadvanced HNSCC [24] With implementation of various measures our radiotherapy ... delivery of radiotherapy It is unclear whether the failure to achieve cycles of concurrent chemotherapy in the majority of patients was due to the overall toxicity of the concurrent approach Page of...
... from cancer or treatment complications Page of 11 Results Patient and tumour characteristics A total of 151 patients with locallyadvanced non-nasopharyngeal HNSCC were treated at the Yorkshire Cancer ... with the development of synchronous DM DM in the absence of LRR was uncommon, occurring in only of 125 patients Analysis of patterns of failure in relation to the dosimetry of the radiotherapy ... Page of 11 Figure Reconstruction of site of tumour recurrence on pretreatment planning CT and DVH analysis to determine the site of recurrence in relationship to treatment volume: An example of...
... and chemotherapy is superior to radiotherapy alone in the treatment oflocallyadvanced anal cancer: results of a Page 10 of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Radiation Oncology 2007, ... iliac crest 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 ... small bowel of N2-3/T4 group Arm A, blue; arm B, brown; arm C, yellow; arm D, green Discussion Concurrent chemoradiation is the established standard of care for locallyadvanced carcinoma of the anal...
... circumferential filling defect with a longitudinal diameter of cm(apple core sign)in the sigmoid colon, indicating the existence of type advanced colon cancer b: After preoperative chemoradiotherapy, Gastrografin ... Calvo FA, Serrano FJ, Diaz-González JA, et al: Improved incidence of pT0 downstaged surgical specimens in locallyadvanced rectal cancer LARC)treated with induction oxaliplatin plus 5-fluorouracil ... chemoradiation for rectal cancer Anticancer Res 27(4C): 2877-2880, 2007 9) De Paoli A, Chiara S, Luppi G, et al: Capecitabine in combination with preoperative radiation therapy in locally advanced, resectable,...
... diagnosis and managementof hepatitis C in the peri-liver transplant period, as well as the managementof the complications of chronic liver diseases Paul Martin M.D is Professor of Medicine at ... 30% of patients will discontinue therapy Often the only way of maintaining Int J Med Sci 2006, the blood counts is to aggressively use hematopoietic growth factors The often poor tolerability of ... Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York and Associate Director of the Division of Liver Diseases He has a major interest in the managementof viral hepatitis in organ transplantation...
... exchange contract) The Tragedy of the Commons A large subset of the cases dealing with these trade-offs of free choice and externalities involves the issue of overuse of a limited resource Freely ... or the onset of a punishment is coercive (backed by the force of law) Consider the following example of how the three classes of tools might be used: A social issue with behavior management implications ... in marketing, they often tend to neglect key issues that are important in the use of a marketing perspective An appreciation of the self-interest of the target, the benefits of an exchange, and...
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... qualitative improvement ofcancer survival rates The most frequent cause of shortened survival of the patient with cancer is metastasis, occurring with or without invasion of the surrounding tissues ... infiltration of dendritic cells for patients with advanced gastric cancer Anticancer Res 1992;12:645-648 Kondo M Immunotherapy as adjuvant treatment after curative resection of gastric cancer Lancet ... Trials in Stomach Cancer PSK and Stomach Cancer Stomach cancer continues to inflict major mortality in Japan and has been the object of more clinical trials with PSK than any other cancer Beginning...
... period of abstinence is often associated with rapid reappearance of the features of the syndrome (priming) A definitive diagnosis of dependence should usually be made only if three or more of the ... 1.2.1 UNIT OF ALCOHOL One unit in the UK usually means a beverage containing g of ethanol, eg a half pint of 3.5% beer or lager, or one 25 ml pub measure of spirits A small (125 ml) glass of average ... systematic reviews of RCTs, or RCTs with a low risk of bias 1- Meta-analyses, systematic reviews of RCTs, or RCTs with a high risk of bias High quality systematic reviews of case control or cohort...
... hours of initial presentation, where possible 15 Managementof acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding Managementof non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding The reported rates of non-variceal ... complications of cyanoacrylate injection and banding ligation for the managementof bleeding gastric varices 27 Managementof acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding In the first of these ... implementation of this recommendation will require collaboration with other sites This may encourage the development of clinical networks for the managementof GI bleeding 39 Managementof acute upper...
... common among cancer patients The chapter deals with the mechanisms of body weight loss in cancer, the effects of the various major nutrients on cancer wasting, discusses the efficacy of nutritional ... Advancement of Science and of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences He is a member of numerous professional societies and has been on the editorial boards of The American Journal of Physiology, ... School of Medicine University of Chicago Chicago, IL M Eric Gershwin, MD School of Medicine University of California at Davis Davis, CA Ian J Griffin, MB, ChB Section of Neonatology Baylor College of...
... (UG) Rationale The principles of source control in the managementof sepsis include a rapid diagnosis of the specific site of infection and identification of a focus of infection amenable to source ... drainage of an abscess, debridement of infected necrotic tissue, removal of a potentially infected device, and definitive control of a source of ongoing microbial contamination) (105) Foci of infection ... Institute of Biomedical Engineering (Hospital of the Future Grand Challenge Kick-Off Meeting, Hospital of the Future Grand Challenge Interviews EPSRC Headquarters, Swindon, Philips (Kick-Off Meeting,...
... Stroke Scale (NIHSS) of above 15 • Decrease in the level of consciousness to give a score of or more on item 1a of the NIHSS • Signs on CT of an infarct of at least 50% of the middle cerebral ... endarterectomy within week of onset of stroke or TIA symptoms • undergo surgery within a maximum of weeks of onset of stroke or TIA symptoms • receive best medical treatment (control of blood pressure, ... year This comprises direct costs to the NHS of £2.8 billion, costs of informal care of £2.4 billion and costs because of lost productivity and disability of £1.8 billion2 Until recently, stroke was...
... National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Minsk, Belarus Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Risk Managementof Water Supply ... employees Lack of the system for remote monitoring of the sewer system causes slowness in detection of vandalism 2.2.7 Occurrence of Torrent Streams in the Outskirts of BSS Peripheral parts of the system ... institutions (Green Works of the city of Belgrade, construction inspection, etc.) Removal of Consequences of Non-Regular Extraordinary Events in BSS Procedure of removal of consequences in non-regular...
... regimen in this case suggest the role of chemotherapy in the managementof FS of bone More studies are needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of this regimen in FS of bone and to determine the optimal ... quality of life of patients with best functional results [6,7] All this data encourage us to believe that a limb saving surgery should be seriously considered in the managementof FS of bone ... activity of API combination in FS of bone Three post-operative courses of API were programmed; however, only cycles of chemotherapy were administrated, and the treatment was discontinued because of...
... treatment for locallyadvanced rectal cancer is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy using 5-FU [15] Because of the short half-life of 5-FU in plasma, it should be given during the course of fractionated ... out of 43 patients; 95% CI 31.5– 62.2) Sphincter sparing surgical procedures were done in the majority of patients with clinical T3 rectal cancer (15 out of 20 patients; 75%), and in only out of ... light of the proven efficacy and safety benefits of the oral fluoropyrimidine capecitabine over bolus intravenous 5-FU/LV in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and early stage colon cancer, ...