Primary Lymphoma of the Liver: A Case Report and Review by Franzjosef Schweiger, Rowen Shinder, Sheldon Rubin

“…The response to treatment varies, but surgical resection and/or chemotherapy can result in prolonged remissions. The literature on this topic is briefly reviewed.…”
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to refractory acute myeloid leukemia resolved after second line treatment with azacitidine plus venetoclax by Claudio Fozza

“…Secondary HLH typically occurs in conjunction with severe infections, malignancies or autoimmune disorders and intensive chemotherapy, potentially complicating treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in around 10% of cases. …”
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Optimal Treatment for Intermediate- and High-Risk, Nonmuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer by A.P.M. van der Meijden

“…The prognosis is determined by the likelihood of recurrence(30-70%) and/or progression to muscle invasive bladder cancer(1-15%).Trans urethral resection of bladder tumors remains the initial therapy but adjuvant intravesical instillations are necessary.All patients benefit from a single immediate post operative instillation with a chemotherapeutic agent and for low risk tumors this is the optimal therapy.Patients with intermediate and high risk tumors need more intravesical chemo-or immunotherapy. Chemotherapy reduces recurrences but not progression. …”
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Interactions between the tumor microbiota and breast cancer by Hua Guo

“…Gut microbes and their metabolites influence the development of breast cancer by regulating the tumor immune response, estrogen metabolism, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy effects. It was previously thought that there were no microorganisms in breast tissue, but it is now thought that there are microorganisms in breast cancer that can affect the outcome of the disease. …”
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Jejunal Perforation: A Rare Presentation of Burkitt’s Lymphoma—Successful Management by Samir Ranjan Nayak, Ganni Bhaskara Rao, Subramanya Sarma Yerraguntla, Sisir Bodepudi

“…We present an interesting case of jejunal perforation as a first manifestation of Burkitt’s lymphoma which was successfully managed with surgical resection, high dose chemotherapy, and good supportive care.…”
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Patient and public involvement and engagement to improve impact on antimicrobial resistance by Emily Scott-Dearing, Vanessa Carter, Michael Corley, Philip Mathew, Ara Darzi

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Finite-difference and pseudo-spectral methodsfor the numerical simulations of in vitro human tumor cellpopulation kinetics by Z. Jackiewicz, B. Zubik-Kowal, B. Basse

“…Pseudo-spectral approximations areconstructed for the model equations describing the populationkinetics of human tumor cells in vitro and their responses toradiotherapy or chemotherapy. These approximations are moreefficient than finite-difference approximations. …”
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Recurrent Cervical Cancer Treated Successfully with Single-Agent PARP-Inhibitor, Olaparib by Maya Gross, Ryan J. Spencer

“…Current treatment options are limited; standards of care such as palliative chemotherapy and surgical resection often provide a small survival advantage. …”
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Gene Expression in Oligodendroglial Tumors by Elisabeth J. Shaw, Brian Haylock, David Husband, Daniel du Plessis, D. Ross Sibson, Peter C. Warnke, Carol Walker

“…Background: Oligodendroglial tumors with 1p/19q loss are more likely to be chemosensitive and have longer survival than those with intact 1p/19q, but not all respond to chemotherapy, warranting investigation of the biological basis of chemosensitivity.…”
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Primary sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis by Swati Mishra, Kuldeep Chaudhary, Swati Tyagi, Pratibha Mishra, Vatsala Misra

“…It can be primary (idiopathic) or secondary (chemotherapy, beta-blockers, peritoneal dialysis, shunts, tuberculosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.). …”
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A Fatal Case of Primary Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Intrahepatic Bile Ducts by Johan Kirkegaard, Mie Grunnet, Jane Preuss Hasselby

“…We describe a case of a 67-year-old man, who underwent chemotherapy and surgery for a right-sided liver tumor with an unusual presentation of metastasis to a lymph node in the left armpit. …”
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Oxaliplatin-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity in Gastrointestinal Malignancies: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Mor Moskovitz, Mira Wollner, Nissim Haim

“…Oxaliplatin is a common chemotherapy drug, used mainly for colon and gastric cancer. …”
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A Rare Case of Renal Recovery in a Young Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Hasan J. Salameh, Adeel Ahmad, Tina Kochar

“…We describe an atypical presentation of MM in a young patient who presented with severe renal insufficiency requiring renal replacement therapy and achieved complete renal recovery with chemotherapy.…”
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Plasmablastic transformation of a double hit follicular lymphoma: An emerging entity by Shanaz Khodaiji, Vidisha Mahajan, Krishna Sawaimoon Satyakam, Pratibha Sudhan Kadam Amare

“…This unusual case presentation is a challenge for the treating physician with the patient becoming resistant to chemotherapy and succumbing to the disease within a few months of diagnosis. …”
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Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver in an Adult Patient by Nicole Lightfoot, Mehrdad Nikfarjam

“…She was tumour-free on imaging at 6 months without adjuvant chemotherapy. An UES should be considered in the differential of large cystic hepatic lesions, with aggressive surgical resection considered when possible.…”
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Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Kidney Treated with Nephrectomy and Adjuvant Radiotherapy: A Case Report by Rita Marchese, Pantaleo Bufo, Giuseppe Carrieri, Giuseppe Bove

“…Although radical nephrectomy is the most beneficial curative choice for this neoplasm, patients are often treated with adjuvant chemotherapy due to high risk of local recurrence and distant metastases. …”
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Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane by Annahita Amireskandari, Elena Nguyen, David Hinkle, Thomas Mauger

“…This is a case report of corneal deposits noted in a 69-year-old female patient taking the aromatase inhibitor, exemestane, after undergoing a mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast cancer. The patient presented to our eye clinic for a new-onset floater in one eye, and bilateral subepithelial opacities were found incidentally on exam. …”
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Survival from Primary Abdominal Lymphoma Presenting with a Mass and Obstructive Jaundice by Hugh J Freeman, Andrew M Seal

“…Pathological evaluation of the mass revealed a localized abdominal lymphoma. Treatment with chemotherapy and radiation resulted in complete clinical remission (for almost 14 years at the last evaluation). …”
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The Role of Gemcitabine in the Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer: A Systematic Review by Brian H Dingle, R Bryan Rumble, Melissa C Brouwers

“…The treatment of choice is surgery, dependent on detection at a resectable stage. No chemotherapy or radiotherapy options have shown substantial activity. …”
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HSV-1 Encephalitis in an Elderly Man Receiving Ibrutinib for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia by Mark R. Wallace

“…Though ibrutinib has proven to be a revolutionary new small molecule agent, and has relatively minimal toxicity as compared to traditional chemotherapy, infections have emerged as a major complication of therapy. …”
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