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Globally, 1 in 3 adults or 1.2 billion people smoke. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that tobacco is responsible for the death of 1 in 10 adults worldwide, about 6 million premature deaths each year. In the United States (U.S.), cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine if intra-pyloric botulinum toxin type A (botulinum toxin) injection (Botox) during a minimally invasive esophagectomy decreases postoperative occurrence of delayed gastric emptying.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine if intra-pyloric botulinum toxin injection during
The prospective, randomized controlled unblinded study with 61 consecutive outpatients. All patients were stratified according to primary disease (esophageal-, gastric- or gynecological cancer). Patients were randomised using tin foil-lined sealed envelopes by the authors. The sample size was
Background
Endoscopic modalities have been reported to be effective in definitive treatment of early stage esophageal cancer. A study comparing endoscopic treatment to surgery in early esophageal cancer using the SEER (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results) database showed no difference in the
BACKGROUND
Much of the clinical practice of oncology involves palliative care. In this setting ,the emphasis is on alleviation of symptoms and preservation or improvement of quality of life. A large body of clinical evidence documents the effectiveness of local-field external beam radiotherapy in
1. Introduction and Study Rationale
1.1 Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer in Korea, with almost 400,000 new patients diagnosed annually worldwide. There are large variations in the predominant histological type throughout the world but the
Adjuvant treatment of resected head and neck cancers The incidence of locoregional failures and distant metastasis is high after primary resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC), especially in patients with unfavorable prognostic factors such as residual disease,
Patients with untreated measurable metastatic esophageal cancer were included in this trial. Patients received this combination chemotherapy repeated every 28 days until progression disease. Starting dose (dose level 1) were docetaxel 50 mg/m2 on day 1, fixed dose intravenously cisplatin (15
Patients with pre-treated measurable metastatic esophageal cancer were included in this trial. Patients received this combination chemotherapy repeated every 28 days until progression disease. Starting dose (dose level 1) were docetaxel 30 mg/m2 on day 1, fixed dose intravenously cisplatin (15