Helping patients discuss CINV management : development of a patient charter [PDF]
In April 2012, an Expert Group of specialist cancer nurses working in a variety of settings (e.g. chemotherapy delivery, chemotherapy service design, research, nurse leadership and patient information/advocacy) participated in telephone/web-based ...
Dielenseger, Pascale+9 more
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Guided by a 21‐Gene Expression Assay in Breast Cancer
BACKGROUND The recurrence score based on the 21‐gene breast cancer assay predicts chemotherapy benefit if it is high and a low risk of recurrence in the absence of chemotherapy if it is low; however, there is uncertainty about the benefit of chemotherapy
J. Sparano+29 more
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Antimicrobial resistance of nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Russia: results of multicenter epidemiological study «MARATHON» 2013-2014 [PDF]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most abundant bacterial species causing nosocomial infections in Russia. In this paper, we report the data on antimicrobial susceptibility of 743 isolates of P.
Edelstein M.V.+9 more
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A Stochastic Programming Approach for Chemotherapy Appointment Scheduling [PDF]
Chemotherapy appointment scheduling is a challenging problem due to the uncertainty in pre-medication and infusion durations. In this paper, we formulate a two-stage stochastic mixed integer programming model for the chemotherapy appointment scheduling problem under limited availability and number of nurses and infusion chairs.
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Sleep Disturbances and Fatigue in Adolescents with Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy [PDF]
Sleep disturbances and fatigue are frequently complained by adolescents with cancer. These problems will lead to a variety of changes that may affect adolescents’ development.
Allenidekania, A. (Allenidekania)+2 more
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Midostaurin plus Chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia with a FLT3 Mutation
Background Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and a FLT3 mutation have poor outcomes. We conducted a phase 3 trial to determine whether the addition of midostaurin — an oral multitargeted kinase inhibitor that is active in patients with a FLT3 ...
R. Stone+28 more
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Mechanisms of Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Chemotherapy
Cancer is one of the main causes of death worldwide. Despite the significant development of methods of cancer healing during the past decades, chemotherapy still remains the main method for cancer treatment. Depending on the mechanism of action, commonly
K. Bukowski, M. Kciuk, R. Kontek
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Antimicrobial resistance of nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Russia: results of multicenter epidemiological study «MARATHON» 2013-2014 [PDF]
Species of the family Enterobacteriaceae represent the most prevalent group of nosocomial pathogens. In this paper, we report the data on antimicrobial susceptibility of 1670 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae collected in 35 hospitals of 22 cities of Russia
Sukhorukova M.V.+7 more
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Antimicrobal resistance of nosocomial carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Russia: results of surveillance, 2014-2016 [PDF]
Objective. To assess the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE). Materials and Methods. A total of 5539 Enterobacterales isolates recovered from hospitalized patients in 52 medical institutions ...
Shajdullina E.R.+4 more
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Supernatants derived from chemotherapy-treated cancer cell lines can modify angiogenesis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: There is evidence that tumours produce substances such as cytokines and microvesicular bodies bearing bioactive molecules, which support the carcinogenic process.
Bodman-Smith, M+8 more
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