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Joint models for dynamic prediction in localised prostate cancer: a literature review.
(BMC, 2022-09-19)BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is a very prevalent disease in men. Patients are monitored regularly during and after treatment with repeated assessment of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. Prognosis of localised prostate ... -
Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 and endocrine resistance in hormone-dependent breast cancer.
(BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD, 2022-08-01)Endocrine therapies are the main treatment strategies for the clinical management of hormone-dependent breast cancer. Despite prolonged time to recurrence in the adjuvant setting and the initial clinical responses in the ... -
Immune reconstitution in children following chemotherapy for acute leukemia.
(WILEY, 2020-07-01)Although survival rates for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia are now excellent, this is at the expense of prolonged chemotherapy regimens. We report the long-term immune effects in children treated according to the ... -
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with oesophageal mucinous adenocarcinoma: Post-hoc analysis of the UK MRC OE02 and OE05 trials.
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2022-07-01)BACKGROUND: Adenocarcinoma with more than 50% extracellular mucin is a relatively rare histological subtype of gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas. The clinical impact of extracellular mucin in oesophageal adenocarcinoma ... -
Second Revision of the International Staging System (R2-ISS) for Overall Survival in Multiple Myeloma: A European Myeloma Network (EMN) Report Within the HARMONY Project.
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2022-10-10)PURPOSE: Patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) show heterogeneous outcomes, and approximately 60% of them are at intermediate-risk according to the Revised International Staging system (R-ISS), the ... -
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study of paclitaxel {plus minus} napabucasin in pretreated advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
(American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2022-05-26)PURPOSE: To compare napabucasin (generator of reactive oxygen species) plus paclitaxel with paclitaxel only in patients with second-line advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. EXPERIMENTAL ... -
Characterisation of a Novel Cell Line (ICR-SS-1) Established from a Patient-Derived Xenograft of Synovial Sarcoma.
(MDPI, 2022-08-04)Synovial sarcoma is a rare translocation-driven cancer with poor survival outcomes, particularly in the advanced setting. Previous synovial sarcoma preclinical studies have relied on a small panel of cell lines which suffer ... -
Indirect comparisons of brigatinib and alectinib for front-line ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer.
(FUTURE MEDICINE LTD, 2022-05-24)Aim: To conduct an indirect treatment comparison (ITC) of the relative efficacy of brigatinib and alectinib for progression-free survival in people with tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-naive ALK-positive non-small-cell ... -
Current and future diagnostic and treatment strategies for patients with invasive lobular breast cancer.
(ELSEVIER, 2022-08-01)BACKGROUND: Invasive lobular breast cancer (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer after invasive breast cancer of no special type (NST), representing up to 15% of all breast cancers. DESIGN: Latest data on ... -
Breast cancer and common malignancies in older adults
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2022-08-08)Cancer is increasingly a diseases of older adults. However, they are heterogeneous and life expectancy and tolerance to stressors may vary greatly within this age group. Comorbidities, functional impairments, malnutrition, ... -
Magnetic resonance guided radiotherapy for the treatment of bladder and pancreatic cancer
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2022-08-05)Magnetic resonance guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) has many postulated benefits over conventional radiotherapy treatment techniques. Its superior soft tissue definition, lack of imaging related ionising radiation and the ... -
Three-dimensional simulation of aesthetic outcome from breast-conserving surgery compared with viewing photographs or standard care: randomized clinical trial.
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2021-10-23)INTRODUCTION: Over half of women with surgically managed breast cancer in the UK undergo breast-conserving treatment (BCT). While photographs are shown prior to reconstructive surgery or complex oncoplastic procedures, ... -
Local control and toxicity after hypofractionated accelerated palliative RT in breast cancer
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Exploiting gene dependency to inform drug development for multiple myeloma.
(NATURE PORTFOLIO, 2022-07-26)Despite recent advances in therapy, multiple myeloma essentially remains an incurable malignancy. Targeting tumour-specific essential genes, which constitute a druggable dependency, potentially offers a strategy for ... -
Fractionation Choice for Elective Lymph Node Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer: Slightly More to CHIRP About.
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Predominance of BRCA2 Mutation and Estrogen Receptor Positivity in Unselected Breast Cancer with BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation.
(MDPI, 2022-07-04)BACKGROUND: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 inhibitor (PARPi) agents can improve progression-free survival of patients with breast cancer who carry a germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant (gBRCA) ... -
Efficacy and safety of erdafitinib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma: long-term follow-up of a phase 2 study.
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2022-02-01)BACKGROUND: Erdafitinib, a pan-fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, was shown to be clinically active and tolerable in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma and prespecified FGFR ... -
Imaging Modality and Frequency in Surveillance of Stage I Seminoma Testicular Cancer: Results From a Randomized, Phase III, Noninferiority Trial (TRISST).
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2022-08-01)PURPOSE: Survival in stage I seminoma is almost 100%. Computed tomography (CT) surveillance is an international standard of care, avoiding adjuvant therapy. In this young population, minimizing irradiation is vital. The ...