Geographic Variations and Time Trends in Cancer Treatments in Taiwan
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background Targeted therapies have become important treatment options for cancer care in many countries. This study aimed to examine recent trends in utilization of antineoplastic drugs, particularly the use of targeted therapies for treatment of cancer,
Jason C. Hsu +2 more
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Natural killer cell response to chemotherapy-stressed cancer cells: Role in tumor immunosurveillance. [PDF]
, 2017 Natural killer (NK) cells are innate cytotoxic lymphoid cells that actively prevent neoplastic development, growth, and metastatic dissemination in a process called cancer immunosurveillance.
Borrelli, Cristiana +5 more
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Ocular complications of antineoplastic therapies
Future Science OA, 2023 Ocular complications of antineoplastic agents can have a profound effect on the quality of life of cancer patients. New oncologic treatments like monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapies, antibody-drug conjugates, checkpoint inhibitors and growth factor ...
Abbas Bader +5 more
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Acute kidney injury in critically ill cancer patients : an update [PDF]
, 2016 Patients with cancer represent a growing group among actual ICU admissions (up to 20 %). Due to their increased susceptibility to infectious and noninfectious complications related to the underlying cancer itself or its treatment, these patients ...
Benoit, Dominique +3 more
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Extravasation of antineoplastic agents: prevention and treatments
Pediatric Reports, 2012 The extravasation of antineoplastic agents is an unwanted and distressing situation that can easily occur. It may cause severe and irreversible local injuries.
Rita Boschi, Elena Rostagno
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Strategic Improvement of Oral Antineoplastic Investigational Agents Compliance [PDF]
Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2019 Background: The use of oral antineoplastic agents has increased in cancer medicine. However, the convenience of oral medication carries the risk of nonadherence and dosing errors, which could jeopardize therapeutic benefits and patient safety.
Anas Alshawa +8 more
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External contamination of commercial containers by antineoplastic agents: a literature review
European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice, 2019 The aim of this study was to review the literature regarding the external contamination of commercial vials by antineoplastic drugs. A PubMed and CINAHL searches from 1 January 1990 to 1 May 2018 was performed with the terms: « antineoplastic agents », «
D. Hilliquin, C. Tanguay, J. Bussières
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5-(carbamoylmethylene)-oxazolidin-2-ones as a promising class of heterocycles inducing apoptosis triggered by increased ROS levels and mitochondrial dysfunction in breast and cervical cancer [PDF]
, 2020 Oxazolidinones are antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis by binding the 50S ribosomal subunit. Recently, numerous worldwide researches focused on their properties and possible involvement in cancer therapy have been conducted.
Armentano, B +10 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2023 Introduction and Objectives: Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) caused by antineoplastic and biological agents is an emerging clinical burden in oncologic patients.
Fernando Bessone +22 more
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Transcriptional inhibition of type I collagen gene expression in scleroderma fibroblasts by the antineoplastic drug ecteinascidin 743. [PDF]
, 2003 We previously showed that COL1A1 expression is up-regulated at the transcriptional level in systemic sclerosis (SSc) fibroblasts and that the CCAAT-binding factor (CBF) is involved in this increased expression.
Herrick, David J +3 more
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