PTLD Burkitt Lymphoma in a Patient with Remote Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis by A. Stravodimou, A. Cairoli, T. Rausch, R. Du Pasquier, P. Michel

“…With careful reduction of the immunosuppression after the first manifestation and with the use of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy after the second manifestation, our patient showed complete disappearance of neurologic symptoms and she is clinically well with good kidney function. …”
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Acromegaly: Role of Surgery in the Therapeutic Armamentarium by Gerardo Guinto, Miguel Abdo, Erick Zepeda, Norma Aréchiga, Moisés Mercado

“…Radiation therapy can be also indicated in two main forms for residual tumor with medically refractory patients: radiosurgery for small tumors or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for larger ones.…”
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Primary Signet-Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urinary Bladder Treated with Partial Cystectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Umesh Jayarajah, D. M. Hilary Fernando, Kasun Bandara Herath, M. V. Chandu de Silva, S. A. S. Goonewardena

“…Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma is a variant of adenocarcinoma which is extremely rare, associated with poor prognosis and generally found to be resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We report a case of primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the bladder which was successfully treated with partial cystectomy. …”
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Failure of Colorectal Anastomosis: Risk Factors, Prevention, Diagnosis, Therapeutic Tactics by M. F. Cherkasov, A. V. Dmitriev, V. S. Groshilin, S. V. Pereskokov, M. A. Kozyrevskiy, A. A. Urupina

“…In almost all studies, the height of the tumour and the anastomosis from the anus, preoperative radiotherapy and male sex are independent risk factors for the development of colorectal anastomotic leakage. …”
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Electrostatic properties of human germlines and biodistribution of small biologics by Leticia Maria De Souza Cordeiro, Kelley Christine Atkinson, Argin Aivazian, Patrick Frank Joyce, Fang Jia, Alessandro Mascioni

“…Antibody fragments intended for use as vectors of cytotoxic payloads (e.g. antibody-drug conjugates, radiotherapy) can accumulate at clearance organs like kidneys and liver, where they can cause dose-limiting toxicities. …”
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Microenvironment Elements Involved in the Development of Pancreatic Cancer Tumor by Katarzyna Gardian, Sława Janczewska, Marek Durlik

“…The surgical intervention remains main possibility of treatment because chemotherapy and radiotherapy has a minimal impact on long-term survival. …”
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Social role performance and self-identity among breast cancer patients in Lagos, Nigeria by Samuel Ojima Adejoh, Deborah Tolulope Esan, Adeola Adejayan

“…The population study comprised of women who were diagnosed with breast cancer, had undergone surgery, and were currently or recently receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy at private hospitals in Ikeja, capital of Lagos State, Nigeria, from December 2015 to March 2016. …”
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Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Vagina by Rafael Oliveira, Mayra Coelho Bócoli, João Carlos Saldanha, Eddie Fernando Candido Murta, Rosekeila Simões Nomelini

“…The patient received 6 cycles of chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide and radiotherapy, achieving complete response, with complete regression of the lesion. …”
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Progress in immunotherapy for brain metastatic melanoma by Shicheng Zheng, Zhongqiao Lin, Ruibo Zhang, Zihang Cheng, Kaixin Li, Chenkai Gu, Yu Chen, Yu Chen, Jing Lin, Jing Lin

“…This review explores recent developments in immunotherapy for patients with melanoma brain metastasis, with such treatments encompassing immune checkpoint inhibitors and various immunotherapy combination approaches, such as dual immunotherapy, immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy, immunotherapy combined with targeted drugs, and immunotherapy combined with radiotherapy. This article also discusses existing treatment obstacles and potential future avenues for research and clinical practice.…”
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Construction of a Cuprotosis-Related Gene-Based Model to Improve the Prognostic Evaluation of Patients with Gastric Cancer by Chunyan Han, Kai Zhang, XinKai Mo

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Evaluating the Kerma coefficients relevant to various water-equivalent materials at different photon energies by Zahra Abdi, Hamid Reza Baghani, Reza Shamsabadi

“…Solid water (RMI 457) showed the best water-equivalency among studied plastic phantoms for radiology and radiotherapy quality assurance purposes. From the results, the Kerma coefficients for solid phantoms are highly dependent on photon energy.…”
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Radiation-Induced Growth Retardation and Microstructural and Metabolite Abnormalities in the Hippocampus by Shaefali P. Rodgers, Janice A. Zawaski, Iman Sahnoune, J. Leigh Leasure, M. Waleed Gaber

“…Cranial radiotherapy (CRT) increases survival in pediatric brain-tumor patients but can cause deleterious effects. …”
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Treatment of Severe Refractory Hematuria due to Radiation-Induced Hemorrhagic Cystitis with Dexamethasone by José Carlos Rodrigues Nascimento, Márcio Wilker Soares Campelo, Iuri Arruda Aragão, José Fernando Bastos de Moura, Lúcio Flávio Gonzaga Silva, Reinaldo Barreto Oriá

“…Treatment of pelvic neoplasms with radiotherapy may develop sequelae, especially RHC. An 85-year-old male patient was admitted to a hospital emergency with gross hematuria leading to urinary retention and was diagnosed with RHC. …”
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17-Week Delay Surgery after Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer with Complete Pathological Response by Marisa D. Santos, Manuel T. Gomes, Filipa Moreno, Anabela Rocha, Carlos Lopes

“…The need to increase the interval between CRT and surgery for 17 weeks allowed a curative surgery without morbidity and an unexpected complete tumor response in the resected specimen (given the parameters presented in pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed 11 weeks after radiotherapy completion).…”
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Cell Proliferation Activity and Prognostic Index in Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma by José Antonio Alvarez-Riesgo, Andrés Sampedro, Radhamés Hernández, María Victoria Folgueras, Ana Salas-Bustamante, Antonio Cueto

“…The multivariant analysis reveals radiotherapy (p = 0.004) as protective variable and the high S-phase fraction (SPF) (p = 0.001) and stage IIIA (p = 0.012) as risk factors. …”
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Treatment and outcomes of high-risk neuroblastoma in Southeast Asia: a single-institution experience and review of the literature by Anselm Chi-Wai Lee, Chan Hon Chui, Robert Kwok, Kim Shang Lee, Chee Meng Fong, Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong

“…Treatment consisted of intensive chemotherapy, surgery aimed at gross total resection of residual disease after chemotherapy, consolidation with high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell rescue, and radiotherapy to the primary and metastatic sites followed by maintenance treatment with either cis-retinoic acid or anti-disialoganglioside monoclonal antibody therapy. …”
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A synchronous occurrence of breast cancer and pleural mesothelioma: a case report by Zaheer Ahmad, Hashir Jehanzeb, Saad Noor Hussain, M. Umar, Humna Saleem

“…However, a few studies have reported cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma resulting from non-asbestos factors, including radiotherapy for breast cancer, viruses, chronic inflammation, and BRCA1-associated protein-1-associated genetic mutations. …”
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Immunotherapy of osteosarcoma based on immune microenvironment modulation by Heping Lian, Heping Lian, Jiakui Zhang, Shuna Hou, Shuang Ma, Jiachen Yu, Wei Zhao, Duoyi Zhao, Zhiyu Zhang

“…Osteosarcoma is a highly malignant tumor with unsatisfactory therapeutic outcomes achieved by chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. As an emerging oncological treatment, immunotherapy has shown potential in the clinical management of many tumors but has a poor response rate in osteosarcoma. …”
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Unusual Presentation with Orbital Mass in a Child with Precursor B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Lalita Sathitsamitphong, Rungrote Natesirinilkul, Worawut Choeyprasert, Pimlak Charoenkwan

“…Chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy is generally suggested. The role of upfront hematopoietic stem cell transplantation remains inconclusive. …”
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Leiomyosarcoma of the Right Gonadal Vein: Review of the Approach and Prognostic in a Rare Case by Noa de la Fuente, Manuel Rodríguez Blanco, Gemma Cerdán, Antonio Moral, Vicenç Artigas

“…No chemotherapy or radiotherapy has yet proven effective in improving survival, and complete surgical excision is currently considered to offer the best chance of cure. …”
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