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Non-small cell Lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most frequent type of lung cancer worldwide. Brain metastases (BM) are the most frequent neurological complications related to NSCLC and it is estimated that 20% to 40% of these patients will present them at some point during the progression of their
The prognosis for patients with metastatic disease remains poor. The use of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer is based on the premise that tumors evade the endogenous immune response by being recognized as self, and not non-self. The recent success of immune-modulating agents in patients with
Background and Significance
With an aging population, the prevalence of cutaneous malignancies continues to pose significant burden in terms of morbidity and economic cost. It is estimated that 5.4 million new cases of non-melanoma skin cancers, i.e squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell
Given that both Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and PD-L1 appear important in cervical cancer pathogenesis, this study is designed to test the hypothesis that breaking of immune tolerance by PD-1/PD-L1 blockade will enhance the efficacy of anti-VEGF therapy in the treatment of patients
Tumor hypoxia can lead to poor effector T cell penetration and immunosuppressive signaling via myeloid-derived suppressor, myofibroblast and regulatory T cells. Disruption of these hypoxic regions within the tumor microenvironment by the hypoxia-directed cytotoxic agent evofosfamide may enhance the
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHC) are cancers with pathologic features of biliary tract differentiation which arise from intrahepatic bile ducts and/or trans-differentiation of hepatocytes. IHC is the second most common primary liver cancer and its incidence and mortality rates are increasing
A pilot phase II imaging study to determine hypoxia in melanoma.
About 16 - 24 hours before surgery, participants will be asked to come to the study center to take the investigational agent oral pimonidazole (pimo) by mouth. Pimo is a substance that is able to enter tissue when there are low levels
Hypoxia is an independent marker of a poor prognosis for subjects with metastatic melanoma (Simonetti 2012, Lartigau 1997). Hypoxic melanoma cells are more likely to exhibit a stem-cell like phenotype with an associated increased propensity for invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis formation
In response to various stresses, cells can launch a process of "self-eating", termed autophagy. Thereby, components of the cell are catabolically digested via specific lysosomes called autophagosomes, to provide the cell with energy and other necessary factors to serve as a temporary survival