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Advancements in Cancer Immunotherapies

Vaccines, 2022
Recent work has suggested involvement of the immune system in biological therapies specifically targeting tumor microenvironment. Substantial advancement in the treatment of malignant tumors utilizing immune cells, most importantly T cells that play a key role in cell-mediated immunity, have led to success in clinical trials.
Ruchi Roy, Sunil Singh, Sweta Misra
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The Present State of Existential Interventions Within Palliative Care

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Existential psychotherapy is rooted in the European tradition of existential philosophy. Existential philosophers include Husserl and Heidegger, who were German, and Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, and Merleau-Ponty, who were French.
Takeshi Terao, Moriaki Satoh
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HERMIONE: a randomized Phase 2 trial of MM-302 plus trastuzumab versus chemotherapy of physician's choice plus trastuzumab in patients with previously treated, anthracycline-naïve, HER2-positive, locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of the disease, and ultimately progresses in patients with metastases on standard therapies.
Cortes, Javier, Hurvitz, Sara A, Krop, Ian E, Miller, Kathy, Molnar, Istvan, Reynolds, Joseph G, Riahi, Kaveh, Tripathy, Debu, Verma, Sunil, Wickham, Thomas J, Yardley, Denise A   +10 more
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Esophageal Cancer: Recent advances [PDF]

Thoracic Cancer, 2011
AbstractEsophageal carcinoma has, over the past decade, undergone a sea of change, not only in its pathological distribution, but also in the diagnosis, staging and subsequent management. Although the advent of better imaging techniques has helped in diagnosing patients at an earlier period, the majority of them have unresectable disease at the time of
Adil, Sadiq, Kamal A, Mansour
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Quality of life in patients with advanced cancer according to place of care in a referral hospital.

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2021
The quality of life perceived by patients with advanced cancer from a tertiary hospital is compared according to home care versus hospital care. Observational, cross-sectional study, included patients older than 18 years with cancer with multiple ...
Jose Amado Tineo, Moises Apolaya Segura, Elizabeth Che Hidalgo, Otto Vargas-Tineo, Jessika Solis Sarmiento, Teodoro Oscanoa Espinoza   +5 more
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Characteristics and outcome of patients with newly diagnosed advanced or metastatic lung cancer admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Although patients with advanced or metastatic lung cancer have poor prognosis, admission to the ICU for management of life-threatening complications has increased over the years.
A Steven, A-C Barbot, A-C Toffart, AK Adam, C Hamard, CA Reichner, CG Slatore, DV Schapira, E Azoulay, E Azoulay, E Biskup, F Vincent, FS Taccone, JI Salluh, JL Vincent, JR Gall Le, K Puxty, M Früh, M Garrouste-Orgeas, M Maltoni, M Soares, M Soares, M Soares, ME Charlson, MM Oken, MR Bonomi, P Zarogoulidis, R Fisher, RR Jennens, S Anisoglou, S Roques, T Cooksley, T Tanvetyanon, X Nan, Y Zerbib, Y-F Chen, YJ Kim   +36 more
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Effect of Hemoglobin on the Prognosis of Patients With Advanced Cancer in Palliative Care Settings

Palliative Medicine Reports
Background: Hemoglobin (Hb) has been reported as a prognostic factor in many cancer patients. However, its effect on the prognosis of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative treatment is still unclear.
Xinghe Liao, Cihang Bao, Qi Song, Hui Liu, Minghui Liu, Zhe Zhang, Jin Zhang, Chenyue Zhang, Weiwei Zhao   +8 more
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Methionine Adenosyltransferase 1a (MAT1A) Enhances Cell Survival During Chemotherapy Treatment and is Associated with Drug Resistance in Bladder Cancer PDX Mice. [PDF]

, 2019
Bladder cancer is among the top ten most common cancers, with about ~380,000 new cases and ~150,000 deaths per year worldwide. Tumor relapse following chemotherapy treatment has long been a significant challenge towards completely curing cancer.
de Vere White, Ralph, Ghosh, Paramita M, He, Wei, Hum, Nicholas R, Loots, Gabriela G, Martin, Kelly A, Pan, Chong-Xian, Sebastian, Aimy, Siddiqui, Salma   +8 more
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Simultaneous care in oncology: Assessment of benefit in relation to symptoms, sex, and age in 753 patients

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
BackgroundEarly activation of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer is central in the treatment trajectory. At the Veneto Institute of Oncology, a simultaneous-care outpatient clinic (SCOC) has been active since 2014, where patients are ...
Antonella Galiano, Stefania Schiavon, Mariateresa Nardi, Irene Guglieri, Ardi Pambuku, Rosalba Martino, Maital Bolshinsky, Sabina Murgioni, Rossana Intini, Caterina Soldà, Dario Marino, Francesca Daniel, Chiara De Toni, Chiara Pittarello, Benedetta Chiusole, Alessandra Anna Prete, Davide Bimbatti, Floriana Nappo, Mario Caccese, Francesca Bergamo, Antonella Brunello, Sara Lonardi, Vittorina Zagonel   +22 more
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Improving support for older people looking after someone with advanced cancer [PDF]

, 2011
The briefing paper is about the findings and recommendations from a research project conducted at the University of Nottingham, with funding awarded by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Bird, Lydia, Kennedy, Sheila, Seymour, Jane, et al   +2 more
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