Treatment of neuropathic pain with repeated low-dose MDMA: a case report by Peter Gasser, Matthias E. Liechti, Friederike Holze

“…A 64-year-old male patient who suffered from traumatic life experiences and neuropathic pain after oncological chemotherapy was treated with medium to high doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and high doses and microdoses of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). …”
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Epitranscriptomic RNA m6A Modification in Cancer Therapy Resistance: Challenges and Unrealized Opportunities by Mohammad Burhan Uddin, Zhishan Wang, Chengfeng Yang

“…Abstract Significant advances in the development of new cancer therapies have given rise to multiple novel therapeutic options in chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies. …”
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The role of radiotherapy in small cell lung cancer: a new paradigm for the radiation oncologist by Paolo Borghetti, Sara Ramella, Sara Ramella, Umberto Ricardi

“…Radiotherapy plays a crucial role in this oncological scenario, and there are still many open questions on the correct application of radiotherapy and its integration with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. These issues are of great interest to the oncology community; among these, in particular, there are the choice of optimal fractionation and total dose for thoracic radiotherapy in limited SCLC and its biological implications, the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation and thoracic consolidation in the context of modern treatments with chemoimmunotherapy in extensive SCLC, the role and indications of stereotactic radiotherapy in oligometastatic scenario and finally the complex clinical and multidisciplinary management of SCLC. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells and their Derived Exosomes Promote Malignant Phenotype of Polyploid Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells through AMPK Signaling Pathway by Lili Wang, Mingyue Ouyang, Sining Xing, Song Zhao, Shuo Liu, Lingyan Sun, Huiying Yu

“…Chemotherapy is an important method for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but it can lead to side effects and polyploid cancer cells. …”
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Preclinical advance in nanoliposome-mediated photothermal therapy in liver cancer by Lixuan Tang, Xiao Yang, Liwen He, Chaogeng Zhu, Qingshan Chen

“…Although traditional treatment methods such as surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have increased the survival rate of patients, their efficacy remains unsatisfactory owing to the nonspecific distribution of drugs, high toxicity, and drug resistance of tumor tissues. …”
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A review of the pathogenesis of mitochondria in breast cancer and progress of targeting mitochondria for breast cancer treatment by Aoling Huang, Haochen Xue, Ting Xie, Lingyan Xiang, Zhengzhuo Chen, Aolong Ma, Honglin Yan, Jingping Yuan

“…Standard treatments include chemotherapy, surgery, endocrine therapy, and targeted therapy. …”
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Ocular adnexal lymphoma – A single-center observational study of survival outcomes by Karuvel Kannan Saraswathi, Pragya Saini, Radhakrishnan Santhi, Veerappan Muthukkaruppan, Ayyasamy Vanniarajan, Usha Kim

“…In addition, 83% of patients were treated with chemotherapy, and with a median follow-up of 38 months, complete remission was achieved in 48% of patients. …”
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A Nonpediatric Extraosseous Ewing Sarcoma of the Pancreas: Differential Diagnosis and Therapeutic Strategies by Binoy Yohannan, Mark Feldman

“…She was diagnosed with extraosseous Ewing sarcoma of the pancreas and underwent multiagent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgical resection, but subsequent imaging revealed evidence of systemic disease progression. …”
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Addressing the consequences of missing vaccines: A case report of pertussis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Diana Marcela Perea Rojas, Indiana Luz Rojas Torres, Luis Enrique Perea Vásquez

“…We report a case of a 3-year-old boy with ALL who developed a Bordetella parapertussis infection during chemotherapy. The child's lack of documented pertussis vaccination underscores critical gaps in primary healthcare and immunization practices. …”
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Ocular Tuberculosis with Multiple Cerebral Abscesses by Saidin Nor-Masniwati, Embong Zunaina, Yaakub Azhany

“…He was treated with antituberculosis chemotherapy for one year which divided into intensive phase for three months and maintenance phase for nine months. …”
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Lymph Node Abscessation Secondary to Neoplasia in Two Dogs by Erin Close, Sarah Lumbrezer-Johnson, Eric Hostnik, Rhonda Burge, Ryan Jennings, Laura Selmic

“…Both dogs underwent surgical extirpation of the lymph nodes and adjuvant chemotherapy protocols. Six weeks postsurgical excision, dog one was euthanized due to quality-of-life concerns. …”
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Leiomyosarcoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Literature Review by Michael Coulter, Jingxuan Liu, Mark Marzouk

“…Although these tumors are not very responsive to chemotherapy or radiation, adjuvant treatment is commonly used when margins are unclear.…”
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A Unique Presentation of Occult Primary Breast Cancer with a Review of the Literature by Inaya Ahmed, Kavita Dharmarajan, Amy Tiersten, Ira Bleiweiss, Hank Schmidt, Sheryl Green, Richard L. Bakst

“…She was successfully treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by definitive axillary lymph node dissection and ipsilateral whole breast radiotherapy. …”
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Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Occurring in an HIV-Positive Patient by Philippe Genet, Driss Chaoui, Virginie Masse, Ahmad Al Jijakli, Nina Arakelyan, Laurent Sutton

“…Anthracyclin-based chemotherapy was unsuccessful. The literature review was performed focusing on incidence, clinical characteristics, prognosis, and physiopathology of ALCL in HIV patients. …”
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A Case of Malignant Biliary Obstruction with Severe Obesity Successfully Treated by Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Biliary Drainage by Takashi Obana, Shuuji Yamasaki

“…A female patient in her sixties who had been undergoing chemotherapy for unresectable pancreatic head cancer was admitted to our institution for obstructive jaundice. …”
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Up-to-Date Tailored Systemic Treatment in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Caroline Y. K. Fong, Emma Burke, David Cunningham, Naureen Starling

“…Despite intensive research efforts, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is still regarded as an aggressive and life-limiting malignancy. Combination chemotherapy regimens that underpin the current treatment approach in the advanced setting have led to incremental survival gains in recent years but have failed to confer patients with a median overall survival that exceeds 12 months from diagnosis. …”
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Octreotide Treatment of Massive Hemorrhage due to Cytomegalovirus Colitis by Christopher N Andrews, Paul L Beck

“…We present a case of a patient who was undergoing chemotherapy for acute B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia and developed significant abdominal pain and diarrhea followed by massive hematochezia. …”
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Bilateral Serous Psammocarcinoma of Ovary: Rare Variant Low Grade Serous Carcinoma by Saubhagya Kumar Jena, Pritinanda Mishra, Vandana Mohapatra, Sweta Singh

“…Histopathology showed bilateral serous psammocarcinoma of ovary with invasive implants on omentum. Adjuvant chemotherapy was advised in view of advanced stage disease, although its benefits are poorly defined due to rarity of the tumor. …”
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Treatment of Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome and Prevention of Bleeding Postautologous Stem Cell Transplant during Severe Pancytopenia with IVIG by Behyar Zoghi, Paul Shaughnessy, Roger M. Lyons, Richard Helmer, Carlos Bachier, C. Frederick LeMaistre

“…The use of high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for remission consolidation after initial induction represents standard of care for patients with multiple myeloma. …”
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Development of Bullous Disease during Treatment of Pulmonary Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma by S. Ansari, H. Dubaybo, E. Levi, B. A. Dubaybo

“…During the ensuing 4 years, and while on chemotherapy for the MALT lymphoma, sequential CT and pulmonary function tests revealed the development of progressive bullous disease resulting in the replacement of large portions of the lung parenchyma with bilateral bullae. …”
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