7 rezultātiem
1. Introduction to investigational treatment(s) and other study treatment(s)
1.1 Overview of gemcitabine Gemcitabine (29,29-difluoro 29-deoxycytidine, dFdC) which developed from cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) is an nucleoside analog used as chemotherapy. It was intended as an antiviral drug in
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To compare the rate of complete remission (CR) after 1 course of induction therapy with the timed-sequential combination of alvocidib (flavopiridol), cytarabine (cytosine arabinoside [ara-C]), and mitoxantrone hydrochloride (FLAM) vs traditional "7+3" cytarabine and
Unlike adjuvant chemotherapy, primary (preoperative) chemotherapy will shrink tumor and allow more patients to become candidates for conservative surgery and avoid mastectomy. It also is an in vivo chemosensitivity test and the result is a predictive marker for clinical outcomes.
Paclitaxel has been
Unlike adjuvant chemotherapy, primary (preoperative) chemotherapy will shrink tumor and allow some patients to become candidates for conservative surgery and avoid mastectomy. It also is an in vivo chemosensitivity test and the result is a predictive marker for clinical outcomes. Paclitaxel is a
1. Breast Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be approximately 215,990 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in women during 2004 in the United States. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer death in
Results from a recent clinical study (1) show that tamoxifen administered concurrently with chemotherapy reduces the efficacy of the latter in patients with estrogen and/or progesterone receptor positive breast cancer. Tamoxifen exerts its anti-tumour efficacy in breast cancer primarily by its
Carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP) accounts for approximately 5% of all newly diagnosed malignancies. The overall prognosis for patients with CUP remains poor, with median survival less than one year with modern chemotherapy combinations and virtually no long-term survivors.
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