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Advances in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumours.
(2007-09)
Imatinib, a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is currently the standard of care first-line treatment for unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST), improving survival time and delaying disease ...
Enhancing endocrine response with novel targeted therapies: why have the clinical trials to date failed to deliver on the preclinical promise?
(2008-02)
Acquired resistance to endocrine therapies has severely limited their long-term effectiveness in breast cancer. In recent years a clear rationale has developed for combining signal transduction inhibitors (STIs) with ...
The Patient Deficit Model Overturned: a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of invitation to participate in a randomized controlled trial comparing selective bladder preservation against surgery in muscle invasive bladder cancer (SPARE, CRUK/07/011).
(2012-11-29)
Background Evidence suggests that poor recruitment into clinical trials rests on a patient 'deficit' model - an inability to comprehend trial processes. Poor communication has also been cited as a possible barrier to ...