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Multimodality Treatment for Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Bridging Therapy for Liver Transplantation [PDF]

, 2012
Purpose: To evaluate the efficiency of a multimodality approach consisting of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as bridging therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) awaiting orthotopic liver
A. Peporte, Bloomston M, Blum HE, F. Bamberg, F.T. Kolligs, J.A. Al-Tubaikh, M. D’Anastasi, M. Rentsch, M.F. Reiser, Marin HL, Minami Y, N. Ashoori, P. Paprottka, R.T. Hoffmann, Rossi S, S. Siegert, T.F. Jakobs   +16 more
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The Integration of Positron Emission Tomography With Magnetic Resonance Imaging [PDF]

, 2008
A number of laboratories and companies are currently exploring the development of integrated imaging systems for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET).
Cherry, Simon R., Jacobs, Russell E., Louie, Angelique Y.   +2 more
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Lidocaine-Midazolam-Fentanyl Combination in Controlling Pain for Reduction of Anterior Shoulder Dislocation; a Randomized Clinical Trial

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Finding a fast-acting compound with minimal side-effects to induce a safe and efficient analgesia with short or medium duration of action is of great interest in the emergency department. The present study has been designed with the aim of
Ali Arhami Dolatabadi, Aida Mohammadian, Hamid Kariman   +2 more
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Nomenclature for renal replacement therapy and blood purification techniques in critically ill patients: practical applications [PDF]

, 2016
This article reports the conclusions of the second part of a consensus expert conference on the nomenclature of renal replacement therapy (RRT) techniques currently utilized to manage acute kidney injury and other organ dysfunction syndromes in ...
Bagshaw, S. M., Balducci, A., Baldwin, I., Barbarigo, F., Bellomo, R., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Braganã³, P., Braunsky, J., Calletti, F., Cerda, J., Cerda, Jorge, Chawla, L., De Gaudio, A. Raffaele, De Rosa, S., De Rosa, Silvia, Di Somma, S., Doi, K., Dosil Rosende, P., Emmett, M., Fecondini, L., Galavotti, D., Garzotto, F., Garzotto, Francesco, Gibney, N., Goldstein, S. L., Guadagni, G., Honore, Patrick M., Honorã, P., Hoste, E., Inadome, S., Kashani, K., Katz, N., Kellum, J., Kenley, R., Kobayashi, Y., Lannoy, J., Lewington, A., Lorenzin, Anna, Mariano, F., Mccullough, P. A., Mehta, R. L., Menneguerre, J., Mettifogo, M., Neri, M., Neri, Mauro, Ostermann, M., Pani, A., Payen, Didier, Pirazzoli, P., Pohlmeier, R., Pouchoulin, D., Ricci, Z., Ricci, Zaccaria, Ronco, C., Ronco, Claudio, Rosner, M., Samoni, Sara, Seamann, M., Shaw, A., Tolwani, A., Villa, G., Villa, Gianluca, Vincent, J. L., Vincent, Jean-Louis, Wendon, J., Wendon, Julia, Zaccaria, Marta   +66 more
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Local treatment failure after globe-conserving therapy for choroidal melanoma. [PDF]

, 2013
Local treatment failure after globe-conserving therapy for choroidal melanoma is a surgical complication with significant morbidity to the vision and eye. Few reports in the literature have addressed this complication exclusively.
Chang, Melinda Y, McCannel, Tara A
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Heterogeneity in the Global Practice of Central Nervous System Staging in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is assessed by cell counting and cytomorphology from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is used for treatment stratification worldwide. The ratio of “CNS2” patients in clinical trials ranges from 3% to 40%, with unclear prognostic significance ...
Laura Almási, Bernadett Borbála Huszti, Gábor Barna, Marko Kavcic, Janez Jazbec, Lennart Lenk, Vera Münch, Sophia Polychronopoulou, Ágnes Márk, Maria Thastrup, Lüder H. Meyer, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Cornelia Eckert, Christina Halsey, Dániel J. Erdélyi   +14 more
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Clinical Analysis of 45 Patients with Thymic Carcinoma

Cancer Biology & Medicine, 2009
OBJECTIVE To retrospectively evaluate the prognostic factors for advanced thymic carcinoma. METHODS The data from 45 patients with advanced thymic carcinoma were retrospectively analyzed according to Masaoka stage criteria.
Ruitai FAN, Jingmin WANG, Hongzhi ZHANG
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Radio-chemotherapy as a preoperative treatment for advanced rectal cancer. Evaluation of down-staging and morbidity [PDF]

, 2002
Background: The standard therapy for patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer is generally considered to be surgery, If the patient is diagnosed with advanced disease, postoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) is usually recommended. In our study we
Dühmke, Eckhart, Schaffer, Moshe, Schaffer, Pamela Manuela, Thoma, M., Wilkowski, R.   +4 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
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Photofrin II as an efficient radiosensitizing agent in an experimental tumor [PDF]

, 2001
Background and Objective: The use of ionizing irradiation as radiation therapy (RT) for tumor treatment represents a well-established method. The use of photodynamic therapy (PDT), especially with Photofrin II, for tumor treatment is also known. Chemical
Corti, L., Dühmke, Eckhart, Hofstetter, Alfons, Jori, G., Schaffer, Moshe, Schaffer, Pamela Manuela, Sotti, G.   +6 more
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