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Factors related to patient propensity to receive adjuvant chemotherapy and outcomes in stage III gastric cancer cases after D2 surgery

open access: yesAsian Journal of Surgery, 2019
Summary: Background: Radical gastrectomy and extended lymph node (D2) dissection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy is the optimal treatment for patients with stage III gastric cancer in Asian population.
Jen-Shi Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy for older adults with stage II/III gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2023
Background Adjuvant chemotherapy is recommended as the standard treatment for patients with stage II/III resected gastric cancer. However, it is unclear whether older patients also benefit from an adjuvant chemotherapy strategy.
Yu-Hsuan Shih   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adjuvant chemotherapy in node‐positive patients after esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

open access: yesThoracic Cancer, 2023
Background The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival in patients with positive nodes after surgery for ESCC.
Yeong Jeong Jeon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trastuzumab (Herceptin (R)): Monoclonal antibody in the treatment of HER2/neu-overexpressing breast cancer in the metastatic and (neo)adjuvant situation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Trastuzumab (Herceptin (R)) is a humanized monoclonal antibody that specifically targets HER2/neu (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) breast cancer cells, which are overexpressed in about 25-30% of breast carcinomas.
Bauerfeind, Ingo   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Adjuvant chemotherapy for medulloblastoma [PDF]

open access: yesCancer, 1985
The use of adjuvant chemotherapy for cerebellar medulloblastoma is controversial. Twenty-one children and adolescents were treated with adjuvant low-dose cyclophosphamide and vincristine following surgery and radiotherapy. With a mean observation period of 6 years, the disease-free survival is 81%.
S, McIntosh   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Survival after recurrence in patients with gastric cancer who receive S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy: exploratory analysis of the ACTS-GC trial

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2018
Background Some patients develop recurrence after curative resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. S-1, an oral fluoropyrimidine, is one of the standard regimens in adjuvant chemotherapy, and is also used in first-line treatment for advanced/metastatic ...
Seiji Ito, Yasuo Ohashi, Mitsuru Sasako
doaj   +1 more source

Characterisation of the immune-related transcriptome in resected biliary tract cancers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Although biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are known to have an inflammatory component, a detailed characterisation of immune-related transcripts has never been performed.
Braconi, Chiara   +19 more
core   +3 more sources

The practical roadmap for peri-cystectomy approaches in muscle-invasive bladder cancer

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology
The management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) remains a challenging topic since it is witnessing rapidly evolving changes and new drug approvals. In fact, more effective approaches are now available to improve the outcomes of patients with MIBC
Joseph Kattan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of life changes during adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2016
Purpose: The survival of advanced colon cancer patients has increased due to the development of surgical techniques and adjuvant chemotherapy. The administration of adjuvant chemotherapy after curative resection is generally accepted as a standard of ...
Seo Hee Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Node-Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Satellite Pulmonary Nodules in the Same Lobe

open access: yesJournal of Chest Surgery, 2022
Background: According to the eighth TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) staging system, the presence of separate tumor nodules in the same lobe is designated as a T3 descriptor.
Jiyoun Park   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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