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Citorreducción óptima en cáncer de ovario avanzado tratado con paclitaxel a dosis densa y carboplatino seguido de cirugía de intervalo en el Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas del Perú

RESUMEN Objetivos. Determinar la tasa de citorreducción óptima en pacientes con cáncer de ovario avanzado que recibieron quimioterapia neoadyuvante con carboplatino y paclitaxel dosis densa seguido de cirugía de citorreducción de intervalo (CCI). Materiales y métodos. Estudio de una serie de c...

Diagnostic utility of DREAM gene mRNA levels in thyroid tumours

ABSTRACT Objective The transcriptional repressor DREAM is involved in thyroid-specific gene expression, thyroid enlargement and nodular development, but its clinical utility is still uncertain. In this study we aimed to investigate whether DREAM mRNA levels differ in different thyroid tumors and how thi...

Relación entre el proceso evolutivo del ser humano y su predisposición al cáncer
Relationship between the human being evolutionary process and cancer predisposition

Rev. cuba. med. mil; 47 (1), 2018
El cáncer se ha convertido en la primera causa de morbimortalidad en numerosos países. En las últimas décadas se ha asistido a un cambio en el paradigma conceptual de las enfermedades neoplásicas, que ahora se enfoca hacia la perspectiva ecológica-evolutiva de estas. Con el objetivo de analizar, co...

Epidemiological and histopathological aspects of primary cutaneous melanoma in residents of Joinville, 2003-2014

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (1), 2018
Abstract: Background: The worldwide incidence of cutaneous melanoma (CM) has been continuously increasing over the last decades. Primary and secondary prevention, with attention to risk factors and early diagnosis, remain the cornerstone for reducing the burden of cutaneous melanoma. Detailed informatio...

Prognostic factors for metastasis in cutaneous melanoma

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (1), 2018
Abstract: Background: Melanoma is a malignant neoplasia that shows high mortality when diagnosed in advanced stages. Early identification of high-risk patients for the development of melanoma metastases is the main strategy to reduce mortality. Objective: To assess the influence of eight epidemiologica...

Outcomes of patients with bone metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer

ABSTRACT Objective Bone metastases (BM) from differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) are associated with poor survival rates. Due to the low frequency of this entity, we performed a multicentric retrospective study that aimed to evaluate the presentation, outcome and causes of death in this population. Sub...

Experience in intra-arterial chemotherapy using two protocols for the treatment of OSCC over two decades at the University Hospital Vienna

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: This retrospective study performed a comprehensive analysis of the usage of intra-arterial chemotherapy (iaCh) for locally recurrent UICC stage IV oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) over two decades at the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at the University Hospital Vienna ...

Relationships of interleukin-10 with the regulatory T cell ratio and prognosis of cervical cancer patients

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated serum interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels, changes in peripheral blood CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cell (PBCDT) ratios, and the prognosis of cervical cancer (CC) patients. METHODS: Seventy patients with CC composed the observation group, and 70 healthy subjects composed the contr...

Relationship between the Asp1104His polymorphism of the nucleotide excision repair gene ERCC5 and treatment sensitivity to oxaliplatin in patients with advanced colorectal cancer in China

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: To study the relationship between the Asp1104His polymorphism of the nucleotide excision repair gene ERCC5 and treatment sensitivity to oxaliplatin in patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) in China. METHODS: A group of 226 patients in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Z...

Nuclear metallothionein in oral squamous cell carcinoma: clinicopathological parameters and patient survival

Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the immunoexpression of methallothionein in oral squamous cell carcinoma as well as to address the correlation with clinical features, histological grade and patient survival. Samples were collected from 93 patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma who pr...