Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia treated with low-dose induction chemotherapy despite prognostic score < 13: a case report [PDF]
Background: Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) can cause significant morbidity and mortality if not appropriately recognized and treated. Low-dose induction chemotherapy is recommended for “ultra-high risk” GTN– defined as prognostic score ≥ 13 ...
Patrick Marta +6 more
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Bevacizumab added to conventional induction chemotherapy for children with high risk neuroblastoma (BRAVEN trial) [PDF]
Background Despite advances in multimodal therapy, high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NB) continues to have poor outcomes. Response to induction chemotherapy is a key predictor of long-term survival, yet intensive multi-agent regimens have not substantially ...
Jagdish Prasad Meena +25 more
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Immunotherapy plus induction chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy alone or one cycle of concurrent chemotherapy with cisplatin vs induction chemotherapy followed by two cycles of concurrent chemotherapy with cisplatin in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma [PDF]
ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy and safety of immunotherapy combined with induction chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy alone or one cycle of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin versus induction chemotherapy followed by two cycles of ...
Renba Liang +11 more
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Orbital Myeloid Sarcoma in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report [PDF]
Orbital myeloid sarcoma is a common presentation in acute myeloid leukemia. A 6 years old girl child presented with progressive proptosis of the left eye for two weeks with associated redness, watering, and reduced vision in the left eye.
Kishalay Baidya +3 more
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Retrospective Analysis of the Survival Benefit of Induction Chemotherapy in Stage IVa-b Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. [PDF]
PURPOSE:The value of adding induction chemotherapy to chemoradiotherapy in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC) remains controversial, yet high-risk patients with LA-NPC have poor outcomes after chemoradiotherapy.
Xiao-Wen Lan +6 more
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Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate whether the addition of hypomethylating agents (HMA) to low-intensity chemotherapy can enhance the clinical efficacy of induction treatment for elderly acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who are ...
Dan Liu +9 more
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BackgroundFluoropyrimidine with platinum-based chemotherapy has become the standard of care for advanced gastric and gastroesophageal (GEJ) cancer.
Daniel Walden +6 more
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Background Although patients with positive lavage cytology (CY1) are classified as having stage IV disease, long-term survival without other unresectable factors (P0CY1) has been reported.
Akikazu Yago +6 more
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Background Hyperthermia has been reported to cause cancer stage regression, thus providing surgical opportunities in patients with unresectable tumors and improving the quality of life of patients by preserving certain organs.
Guoxin Ren +11 more
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IMPACT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS ON INDUCTION MORTALITY IN PAEDIATRIC ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA
OBJECTIVE: To study the impact of nutritional status on induction mortality among pediatric patients suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Muhammad Tahir +5 more
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