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The Role of Pleural Fluid Tumor Marker Examination in Diagnosing Malignant Pleural Effusion Caused by Primary Lung Cancer

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia
Introduction. Pleural effusion is a frequently acquired lung disorder and based on the type of cause it is divided into malignant and non-malignant pleural effusion.
Cleopas Martin Rumende, Noorwati Sutandyo, Arif Hanafi, Samuel Keryanto Rumende, Erwin Christian Susanto, Truely Panca Sitorus   +5 more
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Improved diagnosis and prognostication of patients with pleural malignant mesothelioma using biomarkers in pleural effusions and peripheral blood samples – a short report [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: There is a lack of robust and clinically utilizable markers for the diagnosis and prognostication of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).
Aerts, J.G.J.V. (Joachim), Bakker, M.A. (Michael) den, Beije, N. (Nick), Cornelissen, R. (Robin), Kraan, J. (Jaco), Leest, K.H. (Cor) van der, Maat, A.W.P.M. (Alex), Martens, J.W.M. (John), Sleijfer, S. (Stefan), van, N.M. (Ngoc M.)   +9 more
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Clinical trial of safety and antitumor activity of farletuzumab ecteribulin in patients with platinum‐resistant ovarian cancer: Phase I expansion results

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective In the dose‐escalation part of Study 101, which included multiple tumor types, objective responses were observed in 10 of 22 patients across multiple dose levels of farletuzumab ecteribulin (FZEC). We explored the safety/antitumor activity of FZEC in patients with platinum‐resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) from the Study 101 expansion ...
Kan Yonemori, Mayu Yunokawa, Koji Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Takehara, Kosei Hasegawa, Yasuyuki Hirashima, Hidenori Kato, Hiroki Ikezawa, Yohei Otake, Wataru Yusa, Takuma Miura, Shin Nishio   +11 more
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in diagnosis of pleural effusion of malignant origin [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in differentiating benign from malignant exudative pleural effusions.
D'Angelo, L., Di Carlo, A., Di Domenico, M., Feola, A., Fiorelli, A., Mazzella, A., Ricci, S., Santini, M.   +7 more
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Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology: Guidelines and Consensus Statement for Palliative Surgery in Oncology

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective Palliative surgery in oncology aims to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and respect patient autonomy in advanced cancer. This study aimed to develop evidence‐based recommendations for safely indicating and performing palliative surgeries in Brazil, considering clinical, ethical, and multidisciplinary aspects.
Audrey Cabral Ferreira de Oliveira, Jordana Henz Hammes, Isabela Maria Alves de Almeida Oliva, Lara Andrade Mendes Mangieri, Ronald Enrique Delgado Bocanegra, Marcos Gonçalves Adriano Junior, Ana Caroline Fonseca Alves, Eliel Oliveira de Araujo, Jairo Cerqueira de Almeida Teixeira, Patricia Isabel Bahia Mendes Freire, Larissa de Jesus Almeida, Raquel Lacerda Dantas de Farias, Heládio Feitosa e Castro Neto, Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira, Reitan Ribeiro, Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro   +15 more
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Diagnostic value of cyfra 21-1 and carcinoembryonic antigen in differentiation between benign and malignant pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Background: Tumor markers were used in malignant pleural effusion with negative cytology. Aim of the work: The aim was to assess the value of serum and pleural levels of cyfra 21-1 (fragment of cytokeratin 19) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the ...
Waffa S. El-Shimy, Basem I. El-Shafey, Hesham A. El-Sorougy, Eman Ali Abd El-Monem   +3 more
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Dose de-escalation of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator therapy for pleural infection. The alteplase dose assessment for Pleural infection Therapy project [PDF]

, 2017
Rationale: Intrapleural therapy with a combination of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) 10 mg and DNase 5 mg administered twice daily has been shown in randomized and open-label studies to successfully manage over 90% of patients with pleural infection ...
Bintcliffe, Oliver, Blyth, Kevin G., De Fonseka, Duneesha, Edey, Anthony, Lee, Y. C. Gary, Martin, Geoffrey, Maskell, Nick, Piccolo, Francesco, Popowicz, Natalia, Smith, Nicola A., Wong, Donny   +10 more
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The role of liquid-based cytology and ancillary techniques in pleural and pericardic effusions: An institutional experience [PDF]

, 2015
"Epub ahead of print 2015 Jan. 14"BACKGROUND: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of serous membrane effusions may fulfil a challenging role in the diagnostic analysis of both primary and metastatic disease.
Afshar-Moghaddam, Bedrossian, Biscotti, Dabbs, Davidson, Fetsch, Gabriel, Gong, Granados, Hoda, Jing, Lee, Leung, Linder, Ordones, Pinheiro, Renshaw, Rossi, Rossi, Rossi, Schmitt, Su, Sun, Wu, Ylagan   +24 more
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Leptin In Malign Pleural Efusions: May Be A New Marker?

Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 2011
Objective: The pleural effusions may be caused by malignant or benign diseases. In this study, it was aimed to determine the serum and pleural leptin levels in non-malignant and malignant pleural effusions.Methods: Patients with non-malignant (n=20) and ...
Serap Duru, Zeynep Sönmez, Yasemin Saygıdeger, Alper Dilli, Günnur Dikmen, Özlem Sever, Sadık Ardıç   +6 more
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The diagnostic utility of cell block as an adjunct to cytological smears [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: Cytological examination of serous fluids is of paramount importance in detecting cancer cells. Distinguishing malignant cells from benign reactive mesothelial cells in fluid cytology is an everyday diagnostic problem. Cell blocks are valuable
Bhavana Grandhi, Vissa Shanthi, Mohan Rao N, Chidananda Reddy V, Venkata MuraliMohan K
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