HIV-Associated Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Prognosis and Therapy in the Era of cART by Caron A. Jacobson, Jeremy S. Abramson

“…Before the introduction of cART, patients with HIV-HL had lower response rates and worse outcomes than non-HIV-infected HL patients treated with conventional chemotherapy. The introduction of cART, however, has allowed for the delivery of full-dose and dose-intensive chemotherapy regimens with improved outcomes that approach those seen in non-HIV infected patients. …”
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Clinical Biology and Potential Use of Thrombopoietin by Russell Basser

“…However, one of these agents, interleukin-11, was successfully shown to reduce the incidence of severe thrombocytopenia in patients receiving dose-intensive chemotherapy, and has now received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for this purpose. …”
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Endoscopic biliary drainage for distal bile duct obstruction due to pancreatic cancer by Masahiro Itonaga, Masayuki Kitano

“…Obstructive jaundice often leads to poor general conditions and acute cholangitis, interfering with surgery and chemotherapy and requiring biliary drainage. The first choice of treatment for biliary drainage is the endoscopic transpapillary approach. …”
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Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma: A Case with Unique and Impressive Computed Tomography Findings by Jaspreet S Kambo, Bonnie Richardson, Diana N Ionescu, Tracy Tucker, Greg Kraushaar

“…The present case highlights complications of a rare malignancy and demonstrates positive response to ifosfamide-based chemotherapy in the setting of PPSS.…”
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Revolutionizing acute myeloid leukemia treatment: a systematic review of immune-based therapies by Ugochi Ebinama, Binsah George

“…Abstract The established protocol for the management of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has traditionally involved the administration of induction chemotherapy, followed by consolidation chemotherapy, and subsequent allogeneic stem cell transplantation for eligible patients. …”
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Post-traumatic Corneal Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia: A Case Report by Keerti Wali, Nikita Sankolli, Savitri Nerune

“…Immediate corneal tear repair may have prevented its occurrence and the need for long-term chemotherapy.…”
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Multidisciplinary Treatment for Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases: Review of the Literature by Shaobo Mo, Guoxiang Cai

“…With the advancement of surgical techniques, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), and multidisciplinary treatment in recent years, the cognition and treatment strategies of colorectal peritoneal metastases (CPM) have changed dramatically. …”
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AM3, an Oral BRM: Protective Agent against Iatrogenic Bone-Marrow and Liver Damage in Breast Cancer Patients under Conventional Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy by Vicente G Villarrubia, Paula Marquez, Jose Cobo, Guillermo J Sada

“…The incidence of thrombocytopenia in patients receiving combined radio-chemotherapy only was 70% compared with 6% observed in patients also receiving AM3 treatment. …”
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Escin Chemosensitizes Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells and Inhibits the Nuclear Factor-kappaB Signaling Pathway by A. Rimmon, A. Vexler, L. Berkovich, G. Earon, I. Ron, S. Lev-Ari

“…Moreover, Escin sensitized pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy. Further translational research is required.…”
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Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy with a Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide-Secreting Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Accompanied by a Gastric Cancer by Katsushi Takeda, Ryosuke Kimura, Nobuhiro Nishigaki, Shinya Sato, Asami Okamoto, Kumiko Watanabe, Sachie Yasui

“…Chemotherapy reduced the size of the ICC and decreased the serum PTHrP level. …”
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The patterns of presentation, management and outcomes of breast cancer patients at a tertiary health facility in Sierra Leone by Constance Cummings-John, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Isaac Olufemi Smalle, Caesar Cho Challe, Babatunde Duduyemi, Temidayo Ogundiran

“…With respect to treatment modalities, surgery, chemotherapy, and hormonal therapy were provided to patients — with 120 (48%) mastectomies, 73 (29.2%) neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 84 (33.6%) adjuvant chemotherapy, 98 (39.2%) hormonal therapy, 35 (14.0%) palliative care and approximately 38 (15.2%) refused or did not initiate any treatment. …”
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Efficacy and safety of molecular targeted therapies in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a network meta-analysis by Htet Htet, Jwala Rebacca James Anaghan, Heethal Jaiprakash, Ismail Abdul Sattar Burud, Thiruselvi Subramaniam, Igor Iezhitsa, Renu Agarwal

“…Methods Databases were searched from inception to Aug 2023, comparing molecular targeted therapies (MTT) with conventional chemotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery. Study screening, data extraction, and data analysis were conducted independently by two investigators. …”
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Cell Therapy for Chemically Induced Ovarian Failure in Mice by Paula Terraciano, Tuane Garcez, Laura Ayres, Isabel Durli, Melchiani Baggio, Cristiana Palma Kuhl, Claudia Laurino, Eduardo Passos, Ana Helena Paz, Elizabeth Cirne-Lima

“…Studies modeling this in mice have shown that cells transplantation generates donor-derived oocytes in chemotherapy-treated recipients. This study was conducted to further clarify the impact of cell transplantation from different sources on female reproductive function after chemotherapy using a preclinical mouse model. …”
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Primary cardiac lymphoma: a clinicopathological study of 121 cases by Shuhui Zhuang, Liudi Chang, Liudi Chang, Xiaoxi Feng, Xiaoxi Feng, Weiwen Hu, Weiwen Hu, Zhaobo Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang

“…The timely initiation of chemotherapy is vital for improving survival rates and the overall quality of life for patients with PCL.…”
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Prognostic and Predictive Value of CpG Island Methylator Phenotype in Patients with Locally Advanced Nonmetastatic Sporadic Colorectal Cancer by Yuwei Wang, Yadong Long, Ye Xu, Zuqing Guan, Peng Lian, Junjie Peng, Sanjun Cai, Guoxiang Cai

“…In patients with CIMP positive tumor, those receiving adjuvant chemotherapy had a poor DFS than those without adjuvant chemotherapy (P=0.023). …”
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A Case of Significant Response to Olaparib in a Patient with Primary Peritoneal Carcinosarcoma Diagnosed by Laparoscopic Surgery by Satoshi Nagamata, Yukiko Nakasuji, Keitaro Yamanaka, Maho Azumi, Keiichi Washio, Maho Shimizu, Ryosuke Takahashi, Kazuyo Matsumoto, Yuka Murata, Kaho Suzuki, Masashi Deguchi, Hideto Yamada, Yoshito Terai

“…The pathological diagnosis was carcinosarcoma, and the patient received chemotherapy with docetaxel and carboplatin. After three cycles of chemotherapy, the interval debulking surgery was attempted but resulted in suboptimal results. …”
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New insight into the role of the pathway NLRP1 and NLRP3 inflammasomes and IL-33 in ultraviolet-induced cutaneous carcinogenesis by Aleksandra Lesiak, Aleksandra Lesiak, Karolina Wodz, Justyna Ceryn, Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny, Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny, Igor Bednarski, Janusz Piekarski, Marta Pabianek, Dariusz Nejc, Izabela Dróżdż, Joanna Narbutt, Marcin Noweta, Magdalena Ciążyńska, Magdalena Ciążyńska

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A Rare Case of Metastatic Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour: Diagnosis and Management by Shahzaib Nabi, Abhijit Saste, Rohit Gulati

“…His condition continued to improve after second cycle of chemotherapy and he was ultimately discharged in a stable condition to continue outpatient chemotherapy after a 2-month inpatient stay.…”
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Retroperitoneal Endometrioid Carcinoma Arising from Ureteral Endometriosis by Daiken Osaku, Fuminori Taniguchi, Maako Moriyama, Shinya Sato, Tetsuro Oishi, Tasuku Harada

“…In the interval debulking surgery after the chemotherapy, tumor adjacent the left iliac vessels was observed. …”
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Synchronous Occurrence of Primary Breast Carcinoma and Primary Colon Adenocarcinoma by Gurkan Yetkin, Fevzi Celayir, Ismail Ethem Akgun, Ramazan Ucak

“…After operations, the patient did not develop postoperative complications and was sent to medical oncology department for adjuvant chemotherapy.…”
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