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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
In 2015 the International Club of Ascites redefined AKI in cirrhosis as an increase in serum creatinine (sCr) of 26.5 µmol/L as even small increases in sCr are clinically relevant and associated with poorer outcomes. The investigators recently conducted a ward-based study of 105 cirrhotic patients
Patients with peritoneal surface malignancy from gastrointestinal (GI) cancers almost uniformly succumb to advanced locoregional disease in the form of intractable ascites, malignant visceral obstruction and cancer cachexia. The natural history of peritoneal carcinomatosis from GI malignancies is
1.0 BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES
Post endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis is defined as the development of epigastric pain radiating to the back accompanied by either an increase in the pancreatic enzymes (amylase and lipase) to greater than three times the upper limit of
Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of visual impairment in the United States. Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a manifestation of diabetic retinopathy that produces loss of central vision. Data from the Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy (WESDR) estimate that after 15 years of
Ovarian cancer is diagnosed in approximately 26,000 American women each year, and is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers. Difficult to detect, the disease typically presents only when advanced. Ovarian cancer is among the most sensitive of solid tumors to chemotherapy. However, the