Browsing by Subject "Feasibility studies"
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Adjuvant chemotherapy using CPT-11, leucovorin plus bolus 5-fluorouracil and radiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer. A feasibility study
(2003)Background: The addition of CPT-11 to 5FU/leucovorin resulted in survival benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer suggesting that this combination could be used successfully in the adjuvant setting. We studied ...
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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-ranging study of metronomic oral vinorelbine in patients with advanced refractory cancer
(2009)Aim: To determine the safe dose range and pharmacokinetics of metronomic oral vinorelbine and obtain preliminary data on biomarkers and efficacy in patients with advanced cancer. Methods: Successive cohorts ofpatients ...
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A feasibility study for the provision of electronic healthcare tools and services in areas of Greece, Cyprus and Italy
(2011)Through this paper, we present the initial steps for the creation of an integrated platform for the provision of a series of eHealth tools and services to both citizens and travelers in isolated areas of thesoutheast ...
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Weekly docetaxel in minimally pretreated cancer patients: A dose- escalation study focused on feasibility and cumulative toxicity of long-term administration
(1999)Background: Docetaxel is an agent with impressive clinical activity but a rather poor profile of toxicity when given every three weeks. Therefore, optimisation of its clinical use is highly warranted. This is a dose- ...