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A current recommendation for the treatment of patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is conventional fractionated radiotherapy (RT) with concurrent cisplatin followed by adjuvant cisplatin and 5‐fluorouracil (PF).
Anne W. M. Lee+13 more
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Paralytic Ileus- A Rare but Serious Side-effect of Oral Capecitabine
Paralytic ileus is a condition where the intestine becomes paralysed in the absence of any mechanical obstruction. The common causes are intra-abdominal surgery, severe metabolic problems and drugs.
Rahul Roy, Subhadip Sarkar
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Background and Design: Vitiligo is an acquired depigmenting disorder associated with profound psychological effects. It can manifest as depigmented macules that can be localized or generalized in nature.
Parwaaz Matharoo+3 more
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Systemic 5-fluorouracil induced lupus erythematosus: a review of the literature [PDF]
Drug-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is the most common subtype of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus and has been associated with more than 100 drugs.
Marsch, Amanda F, Shakhbazova, Anastasia
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Investigating the benefits of molecular profiling of advanced non-small cell lung cancer tumors to guide treatments. [PDF]
In this study we utilized data on patient responses to guided treatments, and we evaluated their benefit for a non-small cell lung cancer cohort. The recommended therapies used were predicted using tumor molecular profiles that involved a range of ...
Alifrangis, C+11 more
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PURPOSE Treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) commonly involves a fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy regimen such as infusional fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) or fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, often combined ...
E. Van Cutsem+14 more
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Levamisole and fluorouracil for adjuvant therapy of resected colon carcinoma.
Twelve hundred ninety-six patients with resected colon cancer that either was locally invasive (Stage B2) or had regional nodal involvement (Stage C) were randomly assigned to observation or to treatment for one year with levamisole combined with ...
C. Moertel+11 more
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Duration of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer [PDF]
BACKGROUND Since 2004, a regimen of 6 months of treatment with oxaliplatin plus a fluoropyrimidine has been standard adjuvant therapy in patients with stage III colon cancer.
Andre, Thierry+22 more
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Cisplatin, fluorouracil, and docetaxel in unresectable head and neck cancer.
BACKGROUND Phase 2 studies suggest that the standard regimen of cisplatin and fluorouracil (PF) plus docetaxel (TPF) improves outcomes in squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
J. Vermorken+17 more
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A Study of Thymidylate Synthase Expression as a Biomarker for Resectable Colon Cancer: Alliance (Cancer and Leukemia Group B) 9581 and 89803. [PDF]
PurposeTumor levels of thymidylate synthase (TS), a target of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy for colorectal cancer, have been studied as a predictive or prognostic biomarker with mixed results.Patients and methodsTumor TS levels were ...
Bertagnolli, Monica M+13 more
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