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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Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Oral Mucosal Diseases: A Questionnaire-Based Study by Ajay Kajla, Manoj Meena, Mohit Sareen, Omprakash Kumawat, Kamal Kishor Saini, Anil Gulia, Kshitij Bhardwaj

“…Oral ulcers accounted for 77 (38.1%) of all COMDs, whereas radiation or chemotherapy ulcers accounted for just 6 (3.0%). The COMDQ had a mean score of 19.9 overall. …”
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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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Developing anti-TDE vaccine for sensitizing cancer cells to treatment and metastasis control by Stephene S. Meena, Benson K. Kosgei, Geofrey F. Soko, Cheng Tingjun, Ramadhani Chambuso, Julius Mwaiselage, Ray P. S. Han

“…The possibility of combining the anti-TDE vaccines with other treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and surgery is also explored.…”
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A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer by Manish M. Karamchandani, Tej Ganti, Sunny Jaiswal, Julian K. Wu, Muhammad Wasif Saif

“…Initially, our patient presented with dysphagia and was diagnosed with gastric cancer after a thorough evaluation. One year after chemotherapy and surgical resection of his gastric cancer, he presented with headaches, nausea, dizziness, and photophobia. …”
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Nonleukemic Ureteral Granulocytic Sarcoma Presenting with Unilateral Urinary Obstruction and Hematuria by Ömer Acar, Tarık Esen, Tülay Tecimer, Mustafa Çetiner, Önder Peker, Ahmet Musaoğlu

“…He started receiving the chemotherapy protocol of acute myeloblastic leukemia. …”
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Primary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Paranasal Sinuses by Maliha Khan, Sobia Nizami, Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Benjamin Maughan, Justin A. Bishop, William H. Sharfman

“…The management strategy is based on that for pulmonary small cell cancer and includes platinum-based chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy. We are reporting a case of an 89-year-old female patient diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of right-sided ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses. …”
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Isolation of Intact Mitochondria From Drosophila melanogaster and Assessment of Mitochondrial Respiratory Capacity Using Seahorse Analyzer by Christopher Groen, Anthony Windebank

“…Neurodegenerative disorders such as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) often exhibit damaged mitochondria or reduced mitochondrial respiratory capacity. …”
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A Case of Primary Signet-Ring Cell Cervical Carcinoma Treated with Chemoradiation, Brachytherapy, and Adjuvant Hysterectomy by Nicole Salmen, Dominic LaBella, Kenneth Strumpf, Wiley Douglas Bunn, Paul Aridgides

“…Herein, the authors present a case of stage 1B3 primary signet-ring cell cervical carcinoma treated with combined chemotherapy and radiation (including external beam radiation and brachytherapy), followed by resection for residual disease. …”
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A Case of Unsuspected Peritoneal Mesothelioma Occurring with Colonic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Peritoneal Metastases by Wei Xie, Linda K. Green, Rishi A. Patel, Syeling Lai

“…Because the patient was clinically thought to be a T4 colon carcinoma with peritoneal metastatic lesions (M1), prior to initiating chemotherapy, a debulking right hemicolectomy was performed. …”
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Primary Renal Synovial Sarcoma by Mehmet Gulum, Ercan Yeni, Murat Savas, Ilyas Ozardali, Ismail Ozdemir, Dilek Mil, Adem Altunkol, Halil Ciftci

“…Surgical resection and ifosfamide based chemotherapy are the mainstay for the management of renal synovial sarcoma. …”
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Spontaneous Nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa Meningitis Presenting as Trismus by C. J. Parr, J. Wheeler, A. Sharma, C. Smith

“…We describe the case of a 78-year-old female receiving adjuvant postsurgical chemotherapy for colon adenocarcinoma who spontaneously developed nosocomial Pseudomonas meningitis causing severe trismus. …”
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Primary Malignancy in a Supernumerary Testicle Presenting as a Large Pelvic Mass by Justin Noroozian, Daniel Farishta, Daniel Ballow, Joseph Sonstein, Eduardo Orihuela, Eduardo Eyzaguirre

“…The mass was surgically removed, and the patient underwent chemotherapy. The report discusses his workup, treatment, and outcome. …”
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Fertility-Sparing Surgery in Early Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Viable Option? by Christina Fotopoulou, Ioana Braicu, Jalid Sehouli

“…As such, this paper considers indications for fertility sparing surgery in EOC, reflects on outcomes from the oncologic and reproductive data of the largest and most relevant series outcomes data, reporting on fertility sparing techniques in EOC, reviews medicamentous efforts to prevent chemotherapy induced gonadotoxicity, and discusses future aspects in the gynecologic cancer management.…”
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Atezolizumab-Induced Sarcoidosis-Like Reaction in a Patient with Metastatic Breast Cancer by Akira Tsunoda, Toshiro Mizuno, Shohei Iida, Katsunori Uchida, Masako Yamashita, Koshi Sukeno, Hiroki Oka, Yasutaka Tono, Mikiya Ishihara, Kanako Saito, Satoshi Tamaru, Keiichi Yamanaka, Isao Tawara

“…We report a case of 50-year-old woman who observed an enlarged lymph node in the right hilar region and the appearance of a subcutaneous mass in the extremities during chemotherapy with atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Morgagni Hernia Combined with Right Hemicolectomy for Bleeding Ascending Colon Carcinoma Lodged within the Chest: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Oluwatobi O Onafowokan, Kiran Khosa, Hugo Bonatti

“…Recovery was uneventful, but the patient died 5 months later from chemotherapy-associated cardiac failure. Literature review revealed eight similar published cases, and including ours, there were seven Morgagni hernias, one traumatic hernia, and one Bochdalek hernia. …”
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Progress in immune microenvironment, immunotherapy and prognostic biomarkers in pediatric osteosarcoma by Lin Zhang, Haoming Jiang, Haichao Ma

“…Despite advances in treatment, including multi-agent chemotherapy, survival rates remain suboptimal, with metastasis, particularly to the lungs, contributing significantly to mortality. …”
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