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Bevacizumab with Chemotherapy as a First-Line Treatment for Advanced Ovarian Cancer in a Serbian Cohort

open access: yesMedicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: For stage IIIb–IV ovarian cancer, bevacizumab-containing treatment is considered the standard of care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of bevacizumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel as a ...
Irena Conic   +7 more
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Detecting an Overall Survival Benefit that Is Derived From Progression-Free Survival [PDF]

open access: yesJNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2009
Whether progression-free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS) is the more appropriate endpoint in clinical trials of metastatic cancer is controversial. In some disease and treatment settings, an improvement in PFS does not result in an improved OS.We partitioned OS into two parts and expressed it as the sum of PFS and survival postprogression (SPP).
Kristine R, Broglio, Donald A, Berry
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Outcome of Primary CNS Lymphoma; A Retrospective Analysis

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 2022
Background: Rituximab along with high dose Methotrexate is nowadays the standard of care in treatment of PCNSL. We report the retrospective analysis of PCNSL patients who were treated with and without Rituximab at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi ...
Mehwish Shahzadi   +3 more
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Clinical Characteristics, Course, and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Talaromyces marneffei Infection: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesInfectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023
Introduction Talaromyces marneffei (T. marneffei), a dimorphic fungus, causes local or disseminated infection in humans. We aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and survival outcomes of patients with T.
QingLiang Yu   +14 more
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Population Pharmacokinetics of Palbociclib and Its Correlation with Clinical Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer

open access: yesPharmaceutics, 2022
Neutropenia is the most frequent dose-limiting toxicity reported in patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving palbociclib. The objective of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) relationships for toxicity (i.e.,
Perrine Courlet   +15 more
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Exploring the relationship between Overall Survival (OS), Progression Free Survival (PFS) and Objective Response Rate (ORR) in patients with advanced melanoma

open access: yesCancer Treatment and Research Communications, 2021
Purpose: From 2011 to 2016, 13 randomized clinical trials with active controls were submitted to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of advanced melanoma.
Manasi Sheth, Jinnie Ko
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Prognostic factors and survival study in high-grade glioma in a hospital in Lima, Peru

open access: yesRevista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2020
Introduction: Gliomas are primary tumors of the central nervous system. They are classifiedfrom grade I-IV, with high grade III and IV being the most frequent and with poor prognosis. Objective: To determine the prognostic factors of survival in patients
Paul Méndez-Aguilar   +1 more
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The impact of LncRNA dysregulation on clinicopathology and survival of pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA compliant)

open access: yesCancer Cell International, 2021
Purpose An increasing number of studies have reported a significant association between long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) dysregulation and pancreatic cancers.
Elahe Seyed Hosseini   +6 more
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Progression‐free survival as a surrogate marker of overall survival [PDF]

open access: yesCancer, 2011
The use of progression‐free survival as a surrogate marker of efficacy in cancer treatment has been the subject of much discussion in recent years. However, it should not be considered a surrogate marker for overall survival.
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Optimal duration of a first-line palliative chemotherapy in disseminated colorectal cancer – a review of the literature from a developing country perspective

open access: yesContemporary Oncology, 2016
We still do not know whether the presently used protocol of the first-line palliative treatment of disseminated colorectal cancer (FOLFOX/FOLFIRI protocol) allows maximization of therapeutic response and minimization of side effects.
Wojciech Rogowski   +1 more
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