Phase II trial of XELOX as first-line treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer.

abstract：:The in vitro bactericidal effects of therapeutic concentrations of levofloxacin (LVFX) on clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus faecalis were assessed. Starting from 10(7) CFU/ml, the bacterial count was determined serially during the exposure to LVFX present at concentrations automatically simu...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Takahashi S,Sano M,Nishimura M,Matsukawa M,Mikami M,Hirose T,Tsukamoto T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aztreonam is the first monobactam antibiotic to be used clinically. It is highly resistant to beta-lactamases, and although its activity spectrum is similar to that of the aminoglycoside antibiotics, it has no effect on gram-positive bacteria. The current study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of aztreonam in ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Schönwald S,Schoss-Vidensek Z,Car V,Krznar B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of acyclovir (ACV) treatment on selected functions of human blood-derived macrophages was examined. ACV was not cytotoxic when applied in a wide range of concentrations. Only minor effects on macrophage functions were observed when cells were treated with therapeutic concentrations of ACV:phagocytosis and t...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Stenseth AM,Rollag H,Degré M

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the value of tumor markers in monitoring chemotherapy response and predicting prognosis in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:We studied carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CYFRA21-1 and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) of 111 untreated patients wi...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Jin B,Huang AM,Zhong RB,Han BH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic effectiveness of pretazettine (PTZ) has been demonstrated in the intraperitoneally (i.p.) implanted Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) in both syngeneic and allogeneic mice. The i.p. implanted LLC has been found to be sensitive to most standard drugs tested such as cyclophosphamide (CY), actinomycin D, 5-fluoroura...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Furusawa E,Furusawa E,Sokugawa L

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary excretion of cefaclor, a new orally active cephalosporin, was studied in vitro using an isolated rabbit liver preparation perfused for 3 h (n = 5). Under these conditions, bile recovery amounted to 2.3% of the cefaclor dose added to the circulating blood (10 mg). In humans, after oral administration of a 1-gra...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Brogard JM,Pinget M,Comte F,Adloff M,Lavillaureix J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:There is no standard consensus on a strategy in the second-line setting for gemcitabine-refractory advanced pancreatic cancer. This study evaluated the activity and tolerability of oxaliplatin, irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (FOLFIRINOX) as a second-line therapy in advanced pancreatic adenoca...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Lee MG,Lee SH,Lee SJ,Lee YS,Hwang JH,Ryu JK,Kim YT,Kim DU,Woo SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the new penem ALP 201 was tested against 243 recent clinical isolates of which 95 were from the family Enterobacteriaceae, 50 were from the genus Streptococcus, 50 were Staphylococcus aureus and 48 were Staphylococcus epidermidis. An agar dilution technique was used to det...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Bergan T,da Fonseca J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), CDDP) is one of the most important chemotherapeutic agents; however, the mechanisms of resistance to this drug are still unknown. Recent reports have demonstrated that chemotherapy can induce apoptosis in some cancer cells, indicating that apoptosis may play a very importan...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mese H,Sasaki A,Alcalde RE,Nakayama S,Matsumura T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1,442 patients with symptoms of chronic prostatitis were examined over a 4-year period at the Outpatient Department for Urogenital Infections, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr. Fran Mihaljević, Zagreb, Croatia. The inclusion criteria for chronic prostatitis caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum wer...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Skerk V,Mareković I,Markovinović L,Begovac J,Skerk V,Barsić N,Majdak-Gluhinić V

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of clarithromycin after a single oral dose of 500 mg were determined in serum and saliva of ten healthy adult volunteers. After 2 h, the levels were 4.04 +/- 1.14 (SD) mg/l in serum and 2.72 +/- 0.87 mg/l in saliva. After 7 h these values were 1.98 +/- 0.65 and 1.21 +/- 0.34 mg/l, respectively, and ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Wüst J,Hardegger U

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dosage recommendations for antibiotics in patients receiving continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) should be based on pharmacodynamic requirements. For meropenem, this would be achieving appropriate time above the minimum inhibitory concentration (T > MIC). We employed Monte Carlo simulation to calcul...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kuti JL,Nicolau DP

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 30 hospitalized patients with upper and lower urinary tract infections were treated with cefotaxime (HR-756) by intramuscular or intravenous route. All patients had a monomicrobial infection, and the major part of bacterial isolates were gram-negative bacilli (83%) while gram-positive cocci accounted only f...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Paradisi F,Cristiano P,Mirone V,D'Armiento V,Iovene MR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viscum album (VA) preparations consist of aqueous extracts of V. album, the European mistletoe. VA extracts contain mistletoe lectins, which are members of the ribosome-inactivating protein type II family. VA preparations have cytotoxic and immunomodulatory properties. Cytotoxicity induced by VA extracts may differ gr...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Duong Van Huyen JP,Delignat S,Kazatchkine MD,Kaveri SV

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in the pharmacokinetic parameters of cephalosporins between children and adults may be predictable on the basis of the level of maturation of the physiologic processes involved in drug disposition. It appears that the most important of these factors (gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic function) are reason...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Edwards DJ,Stoeckel K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of ceftazidime has been compared with those of cephalothin, cefuroxime, and netilmicin against a variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in order to register sensitivity patterns in the western part of Norway. An agar dilution method was used for minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC)...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Digranes A,Dibb WL,Benonisen E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial susceptibility and in vitro growth curve of 4 nonencapsulated and 4 encapsulated isolates of Bacteroides fragilis were determined for clindamycin. The MIC of the nonencapsulated isolates was 1-2 dilutions less (0.062-0.25 microgram/ml) than the MIC for their encapsulated counterparts (0.25-0.5 microg...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Brook I,Gillmore JD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among common pathogens in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital in Iran between 2006 and 2009. METHODS:The isolates cultured in appropriate media and antimicrobial susceptibility were determined by disk diffusio...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mohammadtaheri Z,Pourpaki M,Mohammadi F,Namdar R,Masjedi MR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In children undergoing anticancer chemotherapy, a granulocytopenic febrile episode is a life-threatening condition. Prompt initiation of empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics is essential to limit morbidity and mortality. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of combination antibiotics consisting of a third generation cep...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Pession A,Prete A,Paolucci G

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an unconventional frontline tuberculosis drug characterized by high in vivo sterilizing activity, but poor in vitro activity. The study on the mechanism of action of PZA has attracted significant attention because of the peculiarity of PZA and its ability to shorten the tuberculosis chemotherapy....

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Huang Q,Chen ZF,Li YY,Zhang Y,Ren Y,Fu Z,Xu SQ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of ceftriaxone (CRO) after subcutaneous and intravenous administration was studied in 10 healthy volunteers (5 males, 5 females, age 22-43 years, body weight 64.3 +/- 9.5 kg). Each of them received 2.0 g CRO i.v., and then 0.5 g i.v. and 0.5 g CRO s.c. in a randomized cross-over design. Subcutaneo...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Borner K,Lode H,Hampel B,Pfeuffer M,Koeppe P

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide derivatives were evaluated for antitrichomonal and antitrypanosomal activities. In vivo tests were performed on a murine model for trichomoniasis standardized in our laboratory. The capacity of compounds to clear visceral lesions in experimentally infected animals as well as their effects...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Atienza J,Martínez Díaz RA,Gómez Barrio A,Escario JA,Herrero A,Ochoa C,Rodríguez J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitochondria have emerged as a major target for anticancer therapy because of their critical role in cancer cell survival. Our preliminary works have suggested that dihydroergotamine tartrate (DHE), an antimigraine agent, may have effects on mitochondria. METHODS:We examined the effect of DHE on the surviva...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Chang SH,Lee AY,Yu KN,Park J,Kim KP,Cho MH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activities of the newer agents Deptomycin, Difloxacin, A-56620 and Ciprofloxacin were compared with those of vancomycin, rifampin and gentamicin against methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin, rifampin,...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Chandrasekar PH,Sluchak JA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective clinical evaluation to assess the efficacy of a 1-gram once-daily regimen of intravenously administered ceftriaxone in the treatment of a variety of bacterial infections. Of the 250 patients studied, 167 had infections of the lower respiratory tract, approximately 70% of which were diagnos...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Brown R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among third-generation cephalosporins, cefodizime (CFDZ) has shown to modulate many functions of the host defense system against infections. The aim of the present study was to assess the in vitro CFDZ-dependent modulation of interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and IL-8 release from lipopolysac...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Meloni F,Ballabio P,Bianchi L,Grassi FA,Gialdroni Grassi GG

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ceftazidime is a third-generation cephalosporin almost entirely eliminated by glomerular filtration and dose reductions are essential in patients with renal impairment. The physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of ceftazidime make it susceptible to be eliminated by continuous renal replacement thera...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Isla A,Gascón AR,Maynar J,Arzuaga A,Sánchez-Izquierdo JA,Pedraz JL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nevirapine (NVP) is a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used in HIV patients and recently evaluated as a differentiating and antiproliferative agent in human malignancies. However, while NVP is a safe treatment in immunocompromised patients, NVP-containing regimens have been associated with sever...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Landriscina M,Fabiano A,Lombardi V,Santodirocco M,Piscazzi A,Fersini A,De Vis K,Barone C,Cignarelli M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are only limited data on tissue kinetics of ertapenem in colorectal tissue more than 3 h after administration of the drug. The purpose of this study was to assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of ertapenem in colorectal tissue via population PK modeling. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients ≥18 years requiring s...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Wittau M,Scheele J,Bulitta JB,Mayer B,Kaever V,Burhenne H,Henne-Bruns D,Isenmann R,Brockschmidt C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 5-year period 1989-1993, the incidence of Candida krusei, and other non-albicans Candida spp., was analyzed in a 60-bed cancer department. The frequency of C. krusei, before fluconazole was introduced into therapeutic protocols in 1990, was 16.5%, and after introduction of fluconazole into prophylaxis in ac...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kunová A,Trupl J,Spánik S,Drgona L,Sufliarsky J,Lacka J,Studená V,Hlavácová E,Studená M,Kukucková E

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00