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Treatment utilization and outcomes in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal carcinoma: A review of the National Cancer Database [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
For elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, therapeutic approaches and outcomes in a modern cohort are not well characterized. Patients ≥70 years old with clinical stage II and III esophageal cancer diagnosed between 1998 and 2012 were ...
Bradley, Jeffrey D   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combination of Local Ablative Therapy and Continuation of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Therapy Provides Durable Treatment Response Past Oligometastatic Progression in NSCLC: A Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Oncology, 2019
Adenosquamous carcinoma is a rare type of non-small cell lung cancer associated with advanced disease and poor prognosis. There is limited data for the management of mixed histology disease in elderly or frail patients.
Cassia R. Griswold   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hip fracture. Preliminary results supporting significative correlations between the psychological wellbeing of patients and their relative caregivers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background and aim. Hip fracture is one of the major causes of loss of self-sufficiency in older patients. The associated caregiving rehabilitation task often falls to the lot of a member of the patient’s family.
Bellanti, G .   +2 more
core  

A Clinical Prediction Score to Guide Referral of Elderly Dialysis Patients for Kidney Transplant Evaluation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
IntroductionDialysis patients aged ≥70 years derive improved life expectancy through kidney transplantation compared to their waitlisted counterparts, but guidelines are not clear about how to identify appropriate transplantation candidates. We developed
Campbell, Kellie Hunter   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of Suspected Pemphigus Vulgaris in Elderly Patient with Chronic Diseases

open access: yesJournal of Dentistry Indonesia, 2013
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a group of vesicobullous disease affecting skin and mucous membranes. PV is associated with autoimmune diseases, characterized by binding of IgG autoantibodies to desmoglein 3.
Ayu M. Prihanti, Muhammad Jusri
doaj   +1 more source

Trauma in the elderly patient [PDF]

open access: yesThe British Journal of Radiology, 2018
Major Trauma Centres and Emergency Departments are treating an increasing number of elderly trauma patients in the UK. Elderly patients, defined as those over the age of 65 years, are more susceptible to injury from lesser mechanisms of trauma than younger adults.
Angela, Atinga   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of postoperative delirium according to cognitive status, improved responsiveness and inflammatory response at elderly patients in urgent abdominal surgery

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Background. Postoperative delirium (POD) is a clinical syndrome that is manifested in impaired consciousness and attention, perception, memory, thinking and psychomotor behavior after surgery. Methods.
Inna Demyter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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