Successful Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Harvest despite Preoperative Therapeutic Subcutaneous Heparin Administration into the Abdominal Pannus by Joseph W. Duncumb, Kana Miyagi, Parto Forouhi, Charles M. Malata

“…We report three cases of successful deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap harvest despite patients injecting therapeutic doses of low molecular weight heparin into their abdomens for thrombosed central venous lines (portacaths™) used for administering primary chemotherapy in breast cancer.…”
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Laryngeal Preservation in Managing Advanced Tracheal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma by Thavakumar Subramaniam, Paul Lennon, John Kinsella, James Paul O’Neill

“…The patient was treated with adjuvant radiotherapy including platinum based chemotherapy in an effort to maximise local control. …”
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PPARγ and PPARδ as Modulators of Neoplasia and Cell Fate by Robert I. Glazer, Hongyan Yuan, Zhihui Xie, Yuzhi Yin

“…PPARγ agonists are used by millions of people each year to treat type 2 diabetes but may also find additional utility as relatively nontoxic potentiators of chemotherapy. PPARδ agonists produce complex actions as shown by their tumor promoting effects in rodents and their cholesterol-lowering action in dyslipidemias. …”
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The Conundrum of Septic Shock Imitators in Patients with Hematologic Cancers: Case Presentation and Possible Differential Diagnoses by Giorgio Berlot, Giulia Moratelli, Martina Tarchini, Katiuscia Battaglia, Paolo Grassi, Nadia Zarrillo, Vincenzo Colella, Rossana Bussani

“…The authors describe the case of a patient treated with several cycles of chemotherapy due to an advanced stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma. …”
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Pancreatic Cancer: What the Oncologist Can Offer for Palliation by Malcolm J Moore

“…The poor medical condition of many patients interferes with their ability to tolerate traditional chemotherapy. Recently, however, a nucleoside analogue, gemcitabine, has been developed. …”
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Neuroblastoma Soft Tissue Metastasis in a 10-Month-Old Infant with a Right Thigh Mass by Shokouh Taghipour Zahir, Fateme Salemi

“…The patient has been in remission since the completion of chemotherapy. Conclusion. Neuroblastoma should be considered in infants with an abnormal mass in extremities. …”
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Spontaneous Regression of a Carcinoid Tumor following Pregnancy by A. Sewpaul, D. Bargiela, A. James, S. J. Johnson, J. J. French

“…We present a case of spontaneous regression of a neuroendocrine tumor following pregnancy in the absence of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or alternative medicine (including herbal medicine). …”
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Overview of the evaluation of the destructive effect of procarbazine on the ovarian reserve in the apoptotic, inflammatory, and oxidative pathways by Kezban Kartlasmis, Ayse Nur Cakir Gungor, Yurdun Kuyucu, Samet Kara

“…This agent is also an indispensable component of combination-type chemotherapy. Procarbazine has a detrimental impact on ovarian reserve by directly targeting the oocyte or indirectly through somatic cell destruction. …”
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Variant Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Patient with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by R. H. Bishay, J. Paton, V. Abraham

“…We report a 72-year-old female patient with diffuse large B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) with previous treatment with standard chemotherapy presenting as an acute, ascending, sensorimotor polyneuropathy. …”
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Grover's Disease after Heart Transplantation: A Case Report by Giovanbattista Ippoliti, Marco Paulli, Marco Lucioni, Andrea Maria D'Armini, Marinella Lauriola, Rany Mahrous Haleem Saaleb

“…Histologically characterized by an acantholytic pattern, it has been associated with numerous disorders, including hematologic malignancies, chronic renal failure, and HIV infection, as well as with chemotherapy and bone marrow and/or kidney transplant. …”
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Research Progress on Tumor Treatment Strategies Targeting TGF-β by Jian ZHANG, Binyue LYU, Xiao ZHAO

“…Combination therapies that show promising results include combination with PD-1 antibodies, and combination with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. New combination therapies, such as CAR-T therapy modified with TGF-βRII, are also emerging in clinical research. …”
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A Novel Split-Course High-Dose Palliative Radiotherapy Regimen for Locally Advanced Sinonasal Cancer: A Case Report by Saif Aljabab, Amna Mohaimeed, Firas AlMomen, Abdullah AlSwailem, Yasir Alayed

“…He progressed further after receiving induction chemotherapy from an outside institution. The patient requested prompt tumor and symptom control to travel back to his home country. …”
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Prognosis Factors in Patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Tract Symptoms by Brian H Weinerman, Brendan MacDougall, Ian Carr

“…The natural history of this group of gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin’s disease is described, and univariate and multivariate analyses were done using the variables of sex, pathology, stage, resection, site of disease and initial chemotherapy. The median survival of the group was 28 months. …”
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Effect of Metformin and Sitagliptin on Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats: Impact of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis by Mina Thabet Kelleni, Entesar Farghaly Amin, Aly Mohamed Abdelrahman

“…These results may suggest using metformin and/or sitagliptin as preferable drugs for diabetic patients suffering from cancer and receiving DOX in their chemotherapy regimen.…”
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Duodenal Obstruction as First Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer by Sami Khairy, Ayman Azzam, Shamayel Mohammed, Kausar Suleman, Abdurahman Khawaji, Tarek Amin

“…In this paper, we are reporting a rare case of 50-year-old lady who presented with intestinal obstruction as result of metastatic breast cancer which completely responds to chemotherapy. The tumor presents again as brain metastasis after stop of Herceptin due to cardiac toxicity.…”
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New Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Glioblastoma by Gustavo Ignacio Vázquez Cervantes, Dinora F. González Esquivel, Saúl Gómez-Manzo, Benjamín Pineda, Verónica Pérez de la Cruz

“…The current treatment consists of surgical resection, radiation, and chemotherapy; however, the median survival rate is only 12–18 months despite these alternatives, highlighting the urgent need to find new strategies. …”
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A Case of Definitive Therapy for Localised Prostate Cancer: Report of a Urological Nightmare by Andreas Sommerhuber, Verena Traxlmayr, Wolfgang Loidl

“…If local or systemic progressive disease is associated with evolving neuroendocrine differentiation hormonal manipulation is increasingly ineffective; radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy with a platinum agent and etoposide are recommended. …”
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Primary Osteosarcoma of the Breast: A Case Report by Anna Rizzi, Alberto Soregaroli, Claudia Zambelli, Fausto Zorzi, Stefano Mutti, Claudio Codignola, Paola Bertocchi, Alberto Zaniboni

“…Treatment follows the model of sarcomas affecting other locations and must be planned in a multidisciplinary fashion. Adjuvant chemotherapy should be considered for patients with tumors showing aggressive features.…”
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Small Cell Lung Cancer Patient with Profound Hyponatremia and Acute Neurological Symptoms: An Effective Treatment with Fludrocortisone by Jana Jaal, Tõnu Jõgi, Alan Altraja

“…Here we report a case of SCLC patient with severe hyponatremia and acute neurological symptoms that developed 2 days after the first course of second-line chemotherapy, most probably due to the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH, also known as arginine vasopressin) during lysis of the tumour cells. …”
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Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Producing Osteosarcoma of the Sacrum in a 26-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ryan Glass, Jaya Ruth Asirvatham, Leonard Kahn, Mohamed Aziz

“…The tumor cells demonstrated positive staining for beta-human chorionic gonadotropin by immunohistochemistry, and serum levels of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin were used to monitor tumor progression and response to chemotherapy. We review the literature and discuss a potential role of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin in the treatment of such patients.…”
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