... ResultsVolumetric and SUVmax dataVolumetric and SUVmax data for the 15 primarytumors are listed in Table 1. The volumetric data and related SUV information for the nGTVs were excluded for simplification ... radiotherapytreatment planning of headandneck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys2007, 69:286-293.26. Schinagl DA, Vogel WV, Hoffmann AL, van Dalen JA, Oyen WJ, Kaanders JH:Comparison of five segmentation ... tomography and computed tomogram (PET/CT) for radiotherapy planning in head andneckcancer (HNC).Methods: Fifteen HNC patients prospectively received PET/CT simulation for their radiation treatment...
... significant. All statistical analyses were performed with the GraphPad Prism Software (GraphPad PrismSoftware Inc. San Diego, California, USA).Results Patients CharacteristicsOf 60 patients that ... these patients is considered a medical emergency, anda standar-dized management approach including wide-spectrumantibiotics and admission is usually implemented for all patients. So far, there are ... evaluated the serial expressionof sFlt-1 and VEGF -A in patientswith hematologicalmalignancies and chemotherapy-related FN, to gaininsights about both potential rolesofsFlt-1inpatientswith...
... 97:1114-1123.19. Harada M, Mitsuyama K, Yoshida H, Sakisaka S, Taniguchi E, Kawaguchi T,Ariyoshi M, Saiki T, Sakamoto M, Nagata K, et al: Vascular endothelialgrowth factor in patientswith rheumatoid arthritis. ... clinical data, performed laboratory analysis and contributed to manuscript production; SALM Performed laboratoryanalysis; FJPA performed statistical analysis and reviewed the manuscript; IL,CADS ... significant. All statistical analyses were performed with the GraphPad Prism Software (GraphPad PrismSoftware Inc. San Diego, California, USA).Results Patients CharacteristicsOf 60 patients that...
... Estela Kennen, Advantages and Disadvantages of ADR - Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution (2008), available at http://www.suite101.com/content/advantages -and- disadvantages-of-adr -a5 8925 ... http://www.suite101.com/content/advantages -and- disadvantages-of-adr -a5 8925 11 M.I.M. Aboul Enein, International Commercial Arbitration, at Conference “Preventing and Managing International Commercial Disputes Towards a ... diplomatic measures and arbitration. Besides, there are many other advantages that diplomatic measures and arbitration share commonly. For example, parties seeking to ADR usually wish to avoid...
... Glabbeke M, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Trial 22931: Postoperative irradiation with or without concomitantchemotherapy for locally advanced headandneck cancer. N Engl ... LL, Van Waes C: Expression of proinflammatory and proangiogenic cytokines in patientswithheadandneck cancer. Clin Cancer Res 1999, 5:1369-1379.9. Kanazawa T, Nishino H, Hasegawa M, Ohta Y, ... Topham A, Lowry LD, Brodovsky H, Curran WJ Jr:Elapsed radiation therapy treatment time as a predictor of survival in patients with advanced headandneckcancer who receivechemotherapy and radiation...
... 2009,all headandneckpatients are treated with RapidArctechnology, generally associated with chemotherapy.Aim of the present study is to evaluate the initial clinicalexperience withheadand ... modulated radiation therapy forheadand neck carcinoma. The Oncologist 2007, 12:555-564.2. Lee N, Puri D, Blanco AI, Chao KS: Intensity modulated radiathion therapyin headandneck cancers: an ... patient comfort under the fixation mask, is oneof the significant advantages in using the RapidArc tech-nology forheadandneck patients. With RapidArc treat-ment those patients can be easily...
... hyperfractionated and acceleratedradiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy with carboplatin and 5-fluorouracil: updated results of a randomized multicentric trial inadvanced head- and- neck cancer. ... outcome and patterns of failure in patientswith advanced headand neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).Methods and materials: Between 1992 and 2005 127 patients (median age 55 years, UICC stage ... J, Maingon P, Rolland F, Bolla M, Cognetti F, Bourhis J, Kirkpatrick A, van Glabbeke M: Postoperative irradiation with or without concomitantchemotherapy for locally advanced headandneck cancer. ...
... CJ,Marsh R, Pameijer FA, Balm AJ: Dysphagia and aspiration afterchemoradiotherapy for head- and- neck cancer: which ana-tomic structures are affected and can they be spared byIMRT? Int J Radiat Oncol ... a phase IIIrandomized trial comparing concurrent chemoradiotherapy with radiation therapy alone in patientswith stage III and IVsquamous cell carcinoma of the headand neck. Cancer 2000,88:876-83.8. ... SL, Narayana A, Kraus D, Shah JP, Pfister DG: Concur-rent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for locoregionally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngealcancers. Int J RadiatOncol...
... (dysglossia) and voice disorder (dysphonia)after the treatment forheadandneck cancer. 2. Speech Disorders in Patients with Oral Cancer Dysglossia often occurs in patientswith oral squamous cellcarcinoma ... otherhand, Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used. Contraryto other agreement measurements, such as Kappa and Alpha,correlations are suitable to compare the averaged scores ofthe raters and ... interferences, a standard text anda stablerecording setup are used. Thus, the speaker remains the onlyfactor of influence. For this study, we applied a nonadapted ASR system for automatic speech evaluation...
... C, et al: Dysphagia and aspiration afterchemoradiotherapy for head- and- neck cancer: Which anatomicstructures are affected and can they be spared by IMRT? InternationalJournal of Radiation ... Group(RTOG) phase III randomized study to compare hyperfractionation and two variants of accelerated fractionation to standard fractionationradiotherapy forheadandneck squamous cell carcinomas: first ... PE, Meredith RF, et al: Factors Associated With Long-Term Dysphagia After Definitive Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Head- and- Neck Cancer. International Journal of RadiationOncology*Biology*Physics...
... after radiation therapy.We performed a retrospective analysis of all our patients treated with bilateral radiation and curative intent for headandneckcancerwith IMRT or conventional treat-ment ... A, Schwartz M, Rasch C, Vineberg K, Damen E, Van As CJ,Marsh R, Pameijer FA, Balm AJ: Dysphagia and aspiration afterchemoradiotherapy for head- and- neck cancer: which ana-tomic structures are ... was not calculated since no planning CT scanwas available for all patients. For the patients within theIMRT group a comparison was made between the patients witha mean spared parotid dose above...