Role of galectin-3 combined with multi-detector contrast enhanced computed tomography in predicting disease recurrence in patients with ovarian cancer [PDF]
Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is an endogenous β-galactoside-binding lectin, playing an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple malignancies. Aim of the study was to evaluate in a group of patients treated for ovarian cancer (EOC), the role of Gal-3 ...
ANASTASI, Emanuela +9 more
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Meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) is a rare neurologic complication of lung cancer. Occasionally, it is the initial presentation of lung cancer. The clinical features of MC exclusively in lung cancer patients have not been well identified and characterized ...
Tzu-Yi Chuang +4 more
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Prognostic factors influencing infectious complications after cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. Results from a tertiary referral center [PDF]
Background. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) showed promising results in selected patients. High morbidity restrains its wide application.
Carbonari, Ludovica +8 more
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KLK7, a tissue kallikrein‐related peptidase, is elevated in advanced colorectal cancer and associated with shorter survival. High KLK7 levels in ascites correlate with peritoneal metastasis. In mice, KLK7 overexpression increases metastasis. In vitro, KLK7 enhances cancer cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, and spheroid formation, driving ...
Yosr Z. Haffani +6 more
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Textbook outcome in ovarian cancer and its impact on survival: comparative study
Introduction Patients who achieve the textbook outcome (TO) present an uneventful postoperative course. Obtaining TO has also been related to better survival in oncological patients.
Silvia Carbonell-Morote +9 more
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CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis
Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a term used to describe widespread metastases of cancerous tumors in the peritoneal cavity. It is most common in carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and ovaries, and must be considered to be the main diagnosis even
S Smiti, KV Rajagopal
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Background: Paxillin is a cytoskeletal protein involved in the pathogenesis of several types of cancers. However, the roles of paxillin in epithelial dysplasia (ED), oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), oral lichen planus with dysplasia (OLPD ...
Seyedeh Sara Aghili +2 more
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Immunotherapy of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis with the Antibody Catumaxomab in Colon, Gastric, or Pancreatic Cancer: An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase I/II Trial [PDF]
Background: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is common in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer and there is no effective standard treatment. We investigated the tolerability and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the trifunctional antibody catumaxomab in patients ...
Grützner, Klaus-Uwe +10 more
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Effects of Biological Sex and Age on Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers—A Retrospective Observational Study
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a key diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. To date, only a few studies have investigated in larger cohorts the effect of age and biological sex on diagnostic markers extracted from CSF. Methods For this retrospective observational study, 4163 CSF findings (2012–2020) were evaluated.
Isabel‐Sophie Hafer +3 more
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Results of treatment of cancer patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis
Objective: At present, common forms of cancer of different localization can not be ignored. New approaches to the treatment of metastatic lesions have some success in clinical application.
O. Bondar, A. Rybin, A. Varabina
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