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Impact of Sarcopenia on Treatment Outcomes and Toxicity in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Sarcopenia, a condition characterized by muscle mass loss, is prevalent in up to 68% of rectal cancer patients and has been described as a negative prognostic factor, impacting overall survival and tumor response.
Sebastian Curcean, Alexandra Gherman, Alexandru Tipcu, Zsolt Fekete, Alina-Simona Muntean, Andra Curcean, Rares Craciun, Stefan Stanciu, Alexandru Irimie   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Ovarian Cancer in Different Centres of Karachi

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To evaluate the treatment pattern i.e. either upfront surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy or upfront neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and outcomes of advance ovarian cancer in different hospitals of Karachi.
Perwasha Kerio, Ghulam Haider, Khalil Ahmed, Saima Zahoor, Hina Perveen, Muhammad Hayat   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Pathological Complete Response Using Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Clinical and Radiological Complete Response After Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research, 2023
Background: Any treatment protocol that leads to complete elimination of surgery may lead to a better patient acceptance of breast cancer treatments. Objectives: We conducted this study to assess the feasibility of preoperative vacuum-assisted biopsies ...
Siddhant Khare, Irrinki Santosh, Ishita Laroiya, Tulika Singh, Amanjit Bal, Gurpreet Singh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Validation of a Nomogram to Predict the Probability of Breast Cancer Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundThe methods used to predict the pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) have some limitations. In this study, we aimed to develop a nomogram to predict breast cancer pCR after NAC based on convenient and ...
Yijun Li, Jian Zhang, Bin Wang, Huimin Zhang, Jianjun He, Ke Wang   +5 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expression of CXCL10 is associated with response to radiotherapy and overall survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue [PDF]

, 2014
Five-year survival for patients with oral cancer has been disappointingly stable during the last decades, creating a demand for new biomarkers and treatment targets.
Philip John Coates, Torben Wilms, Laurell, Göran,, Rentoft, Matilda,, Coates, Philip John, Matilda Rentoft, Lotta Loljung, Göran Laurell, Karin Nylander, Rentoft, Matilda, Laurell, Göran, Wilms, Torben, Loljung, Lotta, Nylander, Karin, Loljung, Lotta,, Wilms, Torben,, Nylander, Karin,, Coates, Philip John,   +17 more
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Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Programmed death-ligand 1 expression and response to the anti-programmed death 1 antibody pembrolizumab in melanoma [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: Expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is a potential predictive marker for response and outcome after treatment with anti–programmed death 1 (PD-1).
Dronca, Roxana, Hodi, F. Stephen, Ribas, Antoni, Zarour, Hassane, Hamid, Omid, Dolled-Filhart, Marisa, Patnaik, Amita, Hersey, Peter, Kang, S. Peter, Daud, Adil I, Gangadhar, Tara C, Emancipator, Kenneth, Li, Xiaoyun Nicole, Weber, Jeffrey S, Kang, S Peter, Lunceford, Jared K, Joshua, Anthony M, Robert, Caroline, Roach, Charlotte, Joseph, Richard, Hodi, F Stephen, Hwu, Wen-Jen, Wolchok, Jedd D, Kefford, Richard, Ebbinghaus, Scot, Toland, Grant   +25 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source