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«Juvenile» oncology - A missing subspecialty. The experience of a reference cancer centre
(2006)
Introduction: Despite unique tumor epidemiology and a higher cancer incidence compared to pediatric patients, adolescents and young adults have not been receiving specialized, multidisciplinary, centralized care. In an ...
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) ...
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphism and risk of ischemic stroke: A meta-analysis
(2007)
This study investigated the hypothesis that the insertion/deletion (4G/5G) polymorphism of the plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 gene affects the risk for ischemic stroke, since results concerning this association ...
Cytokine gene polymorphisms in periodontal disease: A meta-analysis of 53 studies including 4178 cases and 4590 controls
(2008)
Aim: We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis, in order to investigate the potential association of cytokine gene polymorphisms with either aggressive or chronic periodontal disease. Material and Methods: A ...
Clinical significance of low creatine phosphokinase values in patients with connective tissue disease
(1981)
We have noted that values for serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) are frequently low in patients with connective tissue diseases. Geometric mean values were 96.0 units/L among 121 disease-free males and 50.2 units/L among ...
Poor Effect of Glutamin and Human-EGF on Autologic-Allotopic Transplanted Ileum Mucosa
(2004)
Introduction: After establishing a new method of autologic-allotopic ileum mucosa transplantation as a therapy for short-bowel syndrome, the effects of glutamine and human epithelial growth factor (human EGF) on the ...
Paediatric surgical reality in germany and visions for the future
(2001)
Over the past 2 centuries paediatric surgery has developed into a well-recognised, independent surgical speciality comparable to plastic surgery or thoracic and vascular surgery. About 550 members of the GAPS (German ...
Chirurgisch relevante besonderheiten der versorgung des oberen milzpols
(1993)
Vascular dissections of the splenic, gastric und pancreatic region, corrosion specimens of the upper splenic pole and arteriographies of the superior polar artery after trunc lienal artery occlusion in humans provided an ...
Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP)
(2009)
Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is one of the 10 most frequent cancers worldwide. It constitutes 3-5% of all human malignancies. Patients with CUP present with metastases without an established primary site. CUP manifests ...
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- ...