Clinical benefit of adding oxaliplatin to standard neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer: a meta-analysis : Oxaliplatin in neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer [PDF]
, 2017 . Background: To evaluate the treatment tolerance and clinical outcomes in patients aged 70 years and older with locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer treated by definitive intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
Benevento, Ilaria +6 more
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Mitoxantrone is superior to doxorubicin in a multiagent weekly regimen for patients older than 60 with high-grade lymphoma: results of a BNLI randomized trial of PAdriaCEBO versus PMitCEBO [PDF]
, 2001 A prospective, multicenter, randomized trial was undertaken to compare the efficacy and toxicity of adriamycin with mitoxantrone within a 6-drug combination chemotherapy regimen for elderly patients (older than 60 years) with high-grade non-Hodgkin ...
Cunningham, D. +9 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman +8 more
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LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния, 2016 : epilepsy is 3d common neurologic problem after cerebrovascular diseases and dementia in elderly patients. At the onset of epilepsy in elderly patients the most frequent etiologic factors are cerebrovascular, neurodegenerativ diseases, neurosurgical ...
S. R. Nurmuhametova, R. V. Magzhanov
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Intussusception Caused by Colonic Tumors in Elderly Patients: A Case Series of Seven Patients
International Journal of Gerontology, 2015 Intussusception is an uncommon disease and its etiology differs significantly between children and adults. The cause of intussusception in adults is usually related to an underlying lesion, and adult intussusception of the colon is often secondary to a ...
Ching-Kuo Yang +3 more
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Scaling Up: Bringing the Transitional Care Model Into the Mainstream [PDF]
, 2010 Describes features of an innovative care management intervention to facilitate elderly, chronically ill patients' transitions among providers and settings; the adopting organization; and the external environment that affect its translation into ...
Julie A. Sochalski, Mary D. Naylor
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Cognitive dysfunction following desflurane versus sevoflurane general anesthesia in elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2014 UnlabelledAs life expectancy increases, more patients ≥65 years undergo general anesthesia. Anesthetic agents may contribute to postoperative cognitive dysfunction, and incidence may differ with anesthetic agents or intraoperative anesthesia depth ...
Allard, Martin +7 more
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Anaemia in elderly patients [PDF]
Clinical Medicine, 2007 Anaemia is independently associated with mortality and loss of physical function in elderly subjects, even with haemoglobin levels currently considered to be within the lower end of the normal range Chronic disease and iron deficiency anaemia are the most common causes of anaemia in older people A ferritin level below 45 μg/l should be used as a cut ...
Graham Mulley +3 more
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Effect of empowerment program on the quality of life of the elderly cancer patients’ caregiver: A quasi-experimental study [PDF]
, 2023 Arya Wasmani +3 more
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Intravitreal GD2‐Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐Cell Therapy for Refractory Retinoblastoma
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Effective treatments for advanced, treatment‐resistant retinoblastoma (RB) remain limited. GD2‐specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells show potent antitumor activity with minimal toxicity but have not previously been evaluated in RB.
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul +13 more
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