Browsing by Subject "Recombinant granulocyte colony stimulating factor"
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Carboplatin plus paclitaxel in unknown primary carcinoma: A phase II Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Study
(2000)Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of the carboplatin/paclitaxel combination in patients with carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP). Patients and Methods: Seventy-seven consecutive CUP patients (45 women and 32 men; median ...
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CEOP-21 versus CEOP-14 chemotherapy with or without rituximab for the first-line treatment of patients with aggressive lymphomas: Results of the HE22A99 trial of the hellenic cooperative oncology group
(2007)Background: In this study we investigated whether administering CEOP (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vincristine [Oncovin], and prednisone) every 2 weeks (CEOP-14) instead of every 3 weeks (the standard CEOP-21 regimen) ...
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Cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone, fluorouracil versus conventional CMF as adjuvant treatment in node-positive breast cancer patients
(1996)362 evaluable node-positive patients with stage II breast cancer were randomized, receiving either 6 cycles of conventional CMF or 6 cycles of the combination of cyclophosphamide (500 mg/m2), mitoxantrone (Novantrone 10 ...
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Dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy with epirubicin monotherapy in patients with operable breast cancer and ≥ 10 positive axillary lymph nodes
(1998)Forty-one patients with operable breast cancer and ≥ 10 positive axillary lymph nodes were treated with 6 cycles of dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of epirubicin (100 mg/m2) every 2 weeks with G-CSF support. A ...
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Dose-dense sequential adjuvant chemotherapy with epirubicin, paclitaxel and CMF in high-risk breast cancer
(2001)Dose-dense sequential chemotherapy appears to be a promising approach in the management of patients with operable breast cancer. We evaluated the tolerability of such a novel chemotherapeutic regimen in high-risk patients. ...
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Dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin and paclitaxel in advanced breast cancer
(2001)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity and toxicity profile of dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin (EPI) and paclitaxel in advanced breast cancer (ABC). From January to September 1997, 41 ...
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Dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin and paclitaxel versus the combination, as first-line chemotherapy, in advanced breast cancer: A randomized study conducted by the hellenic cooperative oncology group
(2001)Purpose: To compare the efficacy of two different schedules of epirubicin and paclitaxel, as first-line chemotherapy, in patients with advanced breast cancer (ABC). Patients and Methods: From October 1997 until May 1999, ...
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High‐dose epirubicin and r‐met‐hu G‐CSF (Filgrastim) in the treatment of patients with advanced breast cancer: A hellenic cooperative oncology group study
(1995)The delivery of high‐dose epirubicin in patients with advanced breast cancer usually entails serious myelotoxicity and frequent treatment delays. Concurrent administration of G‐CSF probably allows the administration of ...
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Intensive chemotherapy with high-dose epirubicin every 2 weeks and prophylactic administration of filgrastim in advanced breast cancer
(1994)50 women with advanced breast cancer were treated with an intensified regimen which consisted of high-dose epirubicin (110 mg/m2) every 2 weeks and filgrastim (5 μg/kg) subcutaneously for 13 days, starting 24 h after ...
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Paclitaxel by 3-h infusion and carboplatin in anthracycline-resistant advanced breast cancer. A phase II study conducted by the hellenic cooperative oncology group
(1997)37 patients with advanced breast cancer resistant to anthracyclines were treated with paclitaxel 200 mg/m2 by 3-h infusion and carboplatin at an area under the curve of 7 mg · min/ml every 4 weeks with G-CSF support. There ...
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Paclitaxel by three-hour infusion and carboplatin in advanced carcinoma of nasopharynx and other sites of the head and neck: A phase II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
(1997)Background: Paclitaxel has been demonstrated to have significant activity in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer (HNC). In addition, the combination of paclitaxel and cisplatin is active in untreated patients with ...
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Paclitaxel plus carboplatin versus paclitaxel plus alternating carboplatin and cisplatin for initial treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: Long-term efficacy results: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) study
(2005)Background: We compared the combination plus Carboplatin plus paclitaxel, which is considered the treatment of choice for initial chemotherapy of advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) with a regimen combining alternating carboplatin ...
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Paclitaxel, cisplatin, leucovorin, and continuous infusion fluorouracil followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A hellenic cooperative oncology group phase II study
(2005)The primary objective of this phase II study was to access the complete response (CR) rate to a new innovative induction regimen in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA-HNC). From October 2000 until ...
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Paclitaxel-carboplatin combination chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer: Accumulating evidence for synergy, efficacy, and safety
(2006)Patients with metastatic breast cancer receive multiple lines of cytotoxic chemotherapy, with taxane and anthracycline-based regimens being the most active. Anthracyclines carry the risk of significant cardiotoxicity at ...
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Phase II study of docetaxel-vinorelbine in platinum-resistant, paclitaxel-pretreated ovarian cancer
(2003)Background: This multicenter, prospective phase II study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the combination of docetaxel and vinorelbine in patients with platinum-resistant, paclitaxel-pretreated recurrent ovarian cancer. ...