Abstract:
:Thirty-two patients (30 men, 2 women), median age 68 years (range 47-85) with histologically confirmed advanced bladder carcinoma (Stages T3 and T4 according to the International Union Against Cancer staging system), who were poor surgical candidates, were prospectively treated with 1-6 (median 4) cycles of intra-arterial epirubicin (60 mg/cycle) delivered through two infusion pumps that were surgically implanted to each internal iliac artery, along with intravenous leucovorin 200 mg per day and 5-fluorouracil 750 mg per day for three consecutive days. Regional intra-arterial chemotherapy was well tolerated. There were 12 complete and 10 partial responses for an overall objective response rate of 69%. Eight patients had stable disease and 2 demonstrated progressive disease. All participating patients had gross hematuria prior to therapy. After the end of treatment, 24 out of 32 patients had resolution of their gross hematuria. Eight out of 15 patients with tumor-associated dysuria at the time of initiation of chemotherapy had significant pain relief at the end of the treatment. Regional intra-arterial chemotherapy is a safe and effective technique for patients with advanced, muscle invasive bladder carcinoma and can improve the quality of life of most affected patients by decreasing the degree of hematuria and dysuria associated with this malignancy.
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Anticancer Resjournal_title
Anticancer researchauthors
Mantadakis E,Panagiotidis C,Delakas D,Samonis Gsubject
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2003-11-01 00:00:00pages
5143-7issue
6Deissn
0250-7005issn
1791-7530journal_volume
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临床试验,杂志文章abstract::The use of salvage chemotherapy in advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is controversial. However, many patients need to be treated in order to achieve relief of their symptoms. Docetaxel (taxotere) is one of the most active drugs for the treatment of advanced NSCLC and several studies have also shown its effec...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,评审
doi:
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:AIM/ BACKGROUND: To determine the feasibility and safety of intratumoral α-gal glycolipids injection for conversion of human tumors into autologous Tumor Associated Antigens (TAA) vaccine. α-Gal glycolipids bind anti-Gal--the most abundant antibody in humans. Pre-clinical studies indicated that injected α-ga...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.12058
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.12419
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.14256
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.12379
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIM:Matrix metalloproteinase 20 (MMP20) is a member of the family of matrix metalloproteinases. Under normal conditions the expression of MMP20 is restricted to ameloblasts and odontoblasts. In order to identify a possible expression of MMP20 under pathological conditions, we investigated three major human t...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00