Combination immunotherapy can overcome the limited objective response rates of PD-1 blockade. Interferon alpha (IFN-α) has been proven to be effective in modulating immune responses and may enhance the clinical responses to PD-1 blockade.
Dong-Dong Jia +5 more
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Medical treatment of early stage and rare histological variants of epithelial ovarian cancer [PDF]
Epithelial ovarian cancer is often considered a single pathological entity, but increasing evidence suggests that it is rather a group of different neoplasms, each with unique pathological characteristics, molecular features, and clinical behaviours ...
Biglia, Nicoletta +6 more
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Adjuvant therapy with anti-PD-1 antibody vs targeted therapy for patients with resected stage Ⅲ malignant melanoma: a real-world data analysis from China centers [PDF]
Background and purpose: Anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD-1) adjuvant therapy and targeted therapy have resulted in longer recurrence-free survival (RFS) for malignant melanoma patients in clinical trials.
LI Ting, XU Yu, JIA Dongdong, LIAO Zhichao, SUN Wei, WU Haixiao, REN Zhiwu, ZHAO Jun, XING Ruwei, TENG Sheng, YANG Yun, CHEN Yong, LI Tao, YANG Jilong
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Therapeutic approach in glioblastoma multiforme with primitive neuroectodermal tumor components: case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant glioma that is treated with first-line therapy, using surgical resection followed by local radiotherapy and concomitant/adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) treatment.
Berrios J. R. G. +12 more
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Purpose To determine the role and rational application of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) adjuvant therapy in patients with completely resected stage IB-IIIA EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Shu-Ling Zhang +5 more
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in Taiwan. Some patients with HCC are diagnosed with macrovascular invasion (MVI), which is associated with a poorer prognosis.
Che-Jui Chang +7 more
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Epirubicin With Cyclophosphamide Followed by Docetaxel With Trastuzumab and Bevacizumab as Neoadjuvant Therapy for HER2-Positive Locally Advanced Breast Cancer or as Adjuvant Therapy for HER2-Positive Pathologic Stage III Breast Cancer: A Phase II Trial of the NSABP Foundation Research Group, FB-5 [PDF]
Background The purpose of this study was to determine the cardiac safety and clinical activity of trastuzumab and bevacizumab with docetaxel after epirubicin with cyclophosphamide (EC) in patients with HER2-positive locally advanced breast cancer (LABC ...
Ansari, Bilal +17 more
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Maintenance bevacizumab beyond first-line paclitaxel plus bevacizumab in patients with Her2-negative hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. Efficacy in combination with hormonal therapy [PDF]
Background: Data on efficacy of bevacizumab (B) beyond first-line taxane -including regimen (BT) as first-line treatment are lacking. Although preclinical results that anti-angiogenic agents combined with hormonal therapy (HT) could be active, no ...
Cognetti F. +10 more
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A Study of Thymidylate Synthase Expression as a Biomarker for Resectable Colon Cancer: Alliance (Cancer and Leukemia Group B) 9581 and 89803. [PDF]
PurposeTumor levels of thymidylate synthase (TS), a target of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy for colorectal cancer, have been studied as a predictive or prognostic biomarker with mixed results.Patients and methodsTumor TS levels were ...
Bertagnolli, Monica M +13 more
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Multigene expression signatures in early hormone receptor positive HER 2 negative breast cancer
The standard treatment of hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative early breast cancer (BC) is surgery followed by adjuvant systemic therapy either with endocrine therapy alone or with the addition of chemotherapy followed by endocrine therapy.
Ovcaricek Tanja +2 more
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