Pparg may Promote Chemosensitivity of Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Meng Lian, Jiaming Chen, Xixi Shen, Lizhen Hou, Jugao Fang

“…Expression levels of molecules within the PPARG regulatory pathways were compared in 21 patients that underwent chemotherapy for primary HSCC, including 12 chemotherapy-sensitive patients (CSP) and 9 chemotherapy-nonsensitive patients (CNSP). …”
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Obstructive Jaundice as an Initial Manifestation of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Treatment Dilemma and High Mortality by Dhara Chaudhari, Sarah Khan, Atif Saleem, Tamarro Taylor, Chakradhar Reddy, Thomas Borthwick, Mark Young

“…One patient died of sepsis and multiorgan failure before initiating chemotherapy and the second patient did not choose to undergo chemotherapy. …”
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The Cytoreductive Effect of Radiotherapy for Small Cell Ovarian Carcinoma of the Pulmonary Type: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Shuhei Terada, Takashi Suzuki, Akihiro Hasegawa, Satoru Nakayama, Hiroshi Adachi

“…Three courses of cisplatin and etoposide therapy were administered as adjuvant chemotherapy. Because the tumor was chemotherapy resistant, she underwent palliative abdominal irradiation at a dose of 26 Gy in 13 fractions, which induced cytoreduction and provided symptomatic relief. …”
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Bortezomib Use for a Critically Ill Patient with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma by Motoharu Shibusawa

“…There is still no gold standard chemotherapy for treating newly diagnosed AITL. This case describes the use of bortezomib in newly diagnosed AITL. …”
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Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome due to Uterine Leiomyosarcoma with Lung Metastases by Vivek Alaigh, Debapriya Datta

“…TLS is usually seen after the initiation of chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies. TLS occurring spontaneously, without initiation of chemotherapy, is rare and its occurrence in solid tumors is rarer still. …”
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Primary Breast Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma by Min-Hong Wang, Hui-Hua Hsiao

“…The patient received brentuximab vedotin in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone (CHP) chemotherapy, as well as involved site radiation therapy (ISRT). …”
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Altered Ca2+-Homeostasis of Cisplatin-Treated and Low Level Resistant Non-Small-Cell and Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells by Kathrin Schrödl, Hamza Oelmez, Martin Edelmann, Rudolf Maria Huber, Albrecht Bergner

“…Background: Chemotherapy often leads to encouraging responses in lung cancer. …”
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Relapsed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Presenting as “Sister Mary Joseph Nodule” by Jennifer E. Vaughn, Ajay K. Gopal

“…Although the few reports of lymphoma exhibiting umbilical metastasis suggest that patients may still expect a reasonable response to chemotherapy, this patient experienced multiple relapses, despite aggressive chemotherapy regimens. …”
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THE GENUS AS, A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ANTICANCER AGENT: AN UPDATED REVIEW

“…However, the adverse side  effects of chemotherapy have prompted researchers to investigate whether medicinal plants could replace  chemotherapy in cancer treatment. …”
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Pneumatosis Coli Formation via Counterperfusion Supersaturation in a Patient with Severe Diarrhea by Eric Vecchio, Sehrish Jamot, Jason Ferreira

“…We present the case of an elderly male patient with known multiple myeloma who was hospitalized with profuse watery diarrhea and abdominal pain after a course of induction chemotherapy. Intestinal intramural gas was found on imaging and the diagnosis of pneumatosis intestinalis was confirmed by colonoscopy. …”
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Update on the Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma by Nedal Bukhari, Humaid O. Al-Shamsi, Faisal Azam

“…Platinum-based combination chemotherapy has been the standard of care in the first-line treatment of metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). …”
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A REVIEW OF THE MODERN TRENDS IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT BONE TUMORS IN CHILDHOOD by Kircho Patrikov

“…Current treatment of both entities is multidisciplinary and consists of preoperative chemotherapy (sometimes in combination with radiation therapy), surgery to remove the tumor, and postoperative chemotherapy. …”
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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

“…There is no standard treatment protocol. Chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy is generally suggested. …”
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Primary Spinal Germ Cell Tumors: A Case Analysis and Review of Treatment Paradigms by Joshua J. Loya, Henry Jung, Caroline Temmins, Nam Cho, Harminder Singh

“…As spinal cord germinomas are highly sensitive to radiation and chemotherapy, a patient can be spared radical surgery. …”
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Pure Testicular Seminoma Relapsing Late with Somatic Type Malignancy by Klaus-Peter Dieckmann, Petra Anheuser, Ralf Gehrckens, Waldemar Wilczak, Guido Sauter, Doris Höflmayer

“…As no remission occurred after chemotherapy with three cycles of cisplatin, ifosfamide and etoposide, the mass was surgically resected. …”
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Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Occurring 5 Years after Resection of a Primary Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Relevant Differential Diagnosis by R. F. Falkenstern-Ge, M. Wohlleber, M. Kimmich, K. Huettl, G. Friedel, G. Ott, M. Kohlhäufl

“…After the diagnosis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma with widespread metastasis, she was treated with systemic chemotherapy. For a period of next three years, she was treated with different chemotherapy regimens due to repeated episodes of tumor progression. …”
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Long-Term Survival of More than 5 Years with Maintenance Therapy Using Single-Agent Pemetrexed in a Patient with Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma by Yasuo Otsuka, Yoriaki Komeda, Masayuki Takeda, Takayuki Takahama, Masashi Kono, Mamoru Takenaka, Satoru Hagiwara, Naoshi Nishida, Hiroshi Kashida, Masatoshi Kudo

“…The patient received chemotherapy with cisplatin (75 mg/m2) and pemetrexed (500 mg/m2). …”
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Long-Term Survival after Adrenalectomy for Asynchronous Metastasis of Bladder Cancer to the Bilateral Adrenal Glands by S. Washino, M. Hirai, A. Matsuzaki, Y. Kobayashi

“…Isolated adrenal metastasis of bladder cancer, particularly the bilateral, is quite rare. Systemic chemotherapy is the treatment of choice for metastatic urothelial carcinoma. …”
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Clinical Analysis of Bloodstream Infection of Escherichia coli in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer from 2011 to 2019 by Changsen Bai, Xiuse Zhang, Dong Yang, Ding Li, Honglei Feng, Yueguo Li

“…Hospitalization days ≥7 days, number of admissions ≥2 times, surgery, chemotherapy, the type of antibiotics used ≥2 species, albumin<40.0 g/L, and prealbumin < 0.2 g/L were the potential risk factors for pancreatic cancer patients with E. coli BSI (P<0.1). …”
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The Influence of Radiological “Disappearing Lesions” on the Efficacy and Prognosis of Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases Undergoing Conversion Therapy by Zhi-yang Song, Dong Yang, Yang Liu, Yong Cheng

“…There was a statistical difference between chemotherapy alone and chemotherapy combined with the targeted therapy group on the occurrence of DLM (58.3% vs. 37.1%, P<0.001). …”
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