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Treatment of advanced melanoma - A changing landscape

Summary Following decades of relative ostracism, advances in the treatment of melanoma have brought a new reality for patients, physicians and researchers. While antibodies targeting molecules involved in the modulation of the interaction between melanoma and immune cells changed the meaning of the term ...

BIOSSEGURANÇA EM ONCOLOGIA E O PROFISSIONAL FARMACÊUTICO: ANÁLISE DE PRESCRIÇÃO E MANIPULAÇÃO DE MEDICAMENTOS ANTINEOPLÁSICOS

Rev. baiana saúde pública; 40 (2016) (4), 2017
A adoção de medidas de biossegurança, associada à técnica asséptica durante a manipulação de antineoplásicos, é essencial para minimizar a exposição dos profissionais de saúde aos riscos inerentes a essas substâncias. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o conhecimento dos profissionais fa...

Gestão de custos e resíduos na utilização de quimioterápicos antineoplásicos

Objetivos: Mensurar o volume e o gasto correspondente dos resíduos de medicamentos antineoplásicos e discutir a gestão de resíduos, a fim de otimizar a utilização e diminuir custos com o desperdício. Métodos: Estudo transversal retrospectivo. Foram calculados os volumes dos resíduos de um grupo ...

Effects of nivolumab in peritoneal carcinamatosis of malign melanoma in mouse model

Acta cir. bras; 32 (12), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of nivolumab and comparison with dacarbazine (DTIC) on peritoneal carcinomatosis of malignant melanoma in mouse model. Methods: Mouse skin melanoma cells was injected under the capsule of the peritoneal surface in the left side of the abdomen. On postoperativ...

RHO GTPasas como blancos moleculares en cáncer: Estrategias y oportunidades terapéuticas
Rho GTPases as molecular targets in cancer. Strategies and therapeutic opportunities

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (6), 2017
Las Rho GTPasas son una familia de proteínas que actúan como interruptores moleculares en diversas vías de señalización coordinando la regulación de distintos procesos celulares. La desregulación de dichas proteínas se vincula con transformación maligna y progresión tumoral en distintos tipos d...

The safety and clinical efficacy of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor injection for colon cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Summary Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) injection and whether this regimen could reduce the incidence of adverse events caused by chemotherapy. Method: A total of 100 patients with colon cancer ...

What clinical, functional, and psychological factors before treatment are predictors of poor quality of life in cancer patients at the end of chemotherapy?

Summary Objective: To correlate physical activity level (PAL), functional capacity and psychological state with quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (CT). Method: Observational cohort study. Patients (n=121) with any primary cancer site with indications of chemotherapy with ...

Study of the protective effect of dexamethasone on cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in rats

Acta cir. bras; 32 (10), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the ability of dexamethasone to protect against cisplatin (CDDP)-induced ototoxicity. Methods: Male Wistar rats were divided into the following three groups: 1) Control (C): 6 animals received intraperitoneal (IP) saline solution, 8 ml/kg/day for four days; 2) C + CDDP: ...

Tumores del estroma gastrointestinal: Análisis de 40 casos
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Analysis of 40 cases

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (5), 2017
Los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal representan menos del 3% de los tumores digestivos. Se localizan principalmente en el estómago y el intestino delgado. El tratamiento radical es la resección quirúrgica. Cuando son inoperables o diseminados la administración de imatinib es el tratamiento de el...