A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Plus Apatorsen or Placebo in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: The RAINIER Trial. [PDF]
Lessons learnedThe addition of the heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27)-targeting antisense oligonucleotide, apatorsen, to a standard first-line chemotherapy regimen did not result in improved survival in unselected patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer ...
Al-Hazzouri, Ahmed +14 more
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Background Capecitabine plus bevacizumab (CAP-B) maintenance treatment after 6 cycles of capecitabine, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab (CAPOXB) has demonstrated clinical activity and failure to compromise quality of life in patients with metastatic ...
Jinsong Su +7 more
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Rucaparib maintenance treatment for recurrent ovarian carcinoma after response to platinum therapy (ARIEL3): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial [PDF]
Background: Rucaparib, a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, has anticancer activity in recurrent ovarian carcinoma harbouring a BRCA mutation or high percentage of genome-wide loss of heterozygosity.
Aghajanian, C +116 more
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Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors after surgery alone for brain arteriovenous malformation
OBJECTIVES: There is a paucity of data regarding the long-term hemorrhage/progression outcomes of brain arteriovenous malformation (BAVM). The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of surgical treatment alone over a long follow-up period ...
Zhao-Ying Zhu +4 more
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Can non-small cell lung cancer histologic subtypes predict survival? A single institution experience [PDF]
Introduction. The latest histological classification of lung adenocarcinoma includes lepidic, acinar, papillary, micropapillary, and solid as subtypes.
Cristian, Balalau +8 more
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Effect of Tumor-Treating Fields Plus Maintenance Temozolomide vs Maintenance Temozolomide Alone on Survival in Patients With Glioblastoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]
Tumor-treating fields (TTFields) is an antimitotic treatment modality that interferes with glioblastoma cell division and organelle assembly by delivering low-intensity alternating electric fields to the tumor.
Ahluwalia, M.S. +28 more
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Feasibility and Efficacy of Definitive Radiotherapy with 66 Gy and Concurrent Carboplatin-Paclitaxel Chemotherapy for Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. [PDF]
Purpose/Objectives : This study was conducted to assess the feasibility and efficacy of definitive radiotherapy (RT) with a total dose of 66 Gy and concurrent carboplatin-paclitaxel chemotherapy for patients (pts) with stage Ⅲ non-small celllung cancer ...
Asakawa, Isao +7 more
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BackgroundCirculating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is an emerging biomarker in cervical cancer, with elevated levels typically indicating a higher tumor burden. However, its prognostic value in cervical cancer patients remains debated.
Xiumin Zhao +4 more
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Purpose New treatment strategies, particularly the introduction of molecular-targeted agents and appropriate patient selection based on histology and/or genotyping, have progressed markedly in recent years, and the overall survival (OS) in advanced non ...
Masayuki Aboshi +2 more
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Outcome of ovarian cancer after breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers [PDF]
Background:It is unknown whether a history of breast cancer (BC) affects the outcome of BRCA1/2-associated epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). This was investigated in the current analysis.Methods:We included 386 BRCA1/2-associated EOC patients diagnosed ...
Adank, M.A. (Muriel) +13 more
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