... involving the parotid gland HeadNeck 2001, 23:744-748 Joseph MG, Zulueta WP, Kennedy PJ: SquamousCellCarcinomaofthe skin ofthe trunk and limbs: The incidence of metastases and their outcome ... (63.6%) were T3 and (36.4%) were T4 Nine were submitted to lymphadenectomy, 01 was treated withradiotherapyand 01 refused treatmentThetreatmentof choice ofthe primary tumor was radiotherapy in ... most of them are heterogeneous or include also initial stage lesions andheadandneck tumors [1016] The present study investigates a consecutive series of only localized advanced SCCS of the...
... relationship between the rate of normalization of PSA andthe duration of NAAD therapy Previous studies have attempted to determine the optimal duration of androgen deprivation therapy for men with clinically ... obtained the retrospective data from the charts, and wrote the first draft ofthe paper GDAP and PC conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the ... Soloway MS: Androgen deprivation with radiation therapy compared with radiation therapy alone forlocallyadvanced prostatic carcinoma: A randomized comparative trial ofthe Radiation Therapy Oncology...
... complained of new headaches, and three of recurrent hyperlacrimation ofthe irradiated eye, one with change of taste perception None ofthe patients developed dysfunctions ofthe pituitary gland, neuropathy, ... Several groups have reported their clinical results of precision radiotherapyforthetreatmentof ONSM Figure Correlation of PTV-size and visual outcome Patients with smaller treatment volumes were ... Kuhn and her team of technicians for excellent patient care Authors’ contributions SC, JD and SR treated the patients SA, SR and SC collected the data SC and SA evaluated the dataset and performed...
... Resau J, Bradford C, Carey T, et al.: Genetic and expression profiles ofsquamouscellcarcinomaoftheheadandneck correlate with cisplatin sensitivity and resistance in cell lines and patients ... Determination ofthe regulation of these genes will require further study ofthe potentially complex contribution of expression, phosphorylation, and co-factor interaction of wild-type and p53 mutants, and ... applications of microarrays in headandneck cancer research Laryngoscope 2004, 114:241-248 Choi P, Chen C: Genetic expression profiles and biologic pathway alterations in headandnecksquamouscell carcinoma...
... part, to the small amounts of pea H-protein introduced into the assay withthe mitochondrial extracts Notably, the Vmax values were significantly higher with FtGLDHAA than they were with FtGLDH, ... N-terminus ofthe H-protein In conclusion, the substrate properties ofthe alternatively encoded Flaveria H-protein FtGLDHAA in the P-protein reaction of GDC differ significantly from those ofthe normal ... criteria of integrity Methods Enzymol 148, 403–420 32 Bradford MM (1976) A rapid and sensitive method forthe quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein–dye...
... cisplatin is the backbone ofthechemotherapy regimen as a component of IC and CCRT in thetreatmentoflocallyadvanced HNSCC Its main cytotoxic activity is based on the formation of DNA adducts, ... DE, Forastiere AA: An intergroup phase III comparison of standard radiation therapy and two schedules of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable squamouscellheadandneck ... L: Chemotherapy added to locoregional treatmentforheadandneck squamous- cell carcinoma: three meta-analyses of updated individual data MACH-NC Collaborative Group Meta-Analysis of Chemotherapy...
... affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date ofthe financial statements andthe reported amounts of revenues and. expenses ... estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date ofthe financial statements andthe reported ... without cost, services forthe administration ofthe Foundation in the form of personnel costs, rent, utilities, andthe use of office equipment These services are valued at their actual cost to Grambling...
... Cullen KJ: Molecular markers predictive of response and prognosis in the patient withadvancedsquamouscellcarcinomaoftheheadand neck: evolution of a model beyond TNM staging Curr Opin ... value of c-erbB2 and other markers in patients treated withchemotherapyfor recurrent headandneck cancer HeadNeck 2000, 22:599-608 33 Werkmeister R, Brandt B, Joos U: Clinical relevance of erbB-1 ... Renginfo E, et al: Use ofthe humanized anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody h-R3 in combination withradiotherapy in thetreatmentoflocallyadvancedheadandneck cancer patients...
... cisplatin is the backbone ofthechemotherapy regimen as a component of IC and CCRT in thetreatmentoflocallyadvanced HNSCC Its main cytotoxic activity is based on the formation of DNA adducts, ... DE, Forastiere AA: An intergroup phase III comparison of standard radiation therapy and two schedules of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable squamouscellheadandneck ... L: Chemotherapy added to locoregional treatmentforheadandneck squamous- cell carcinoma: three meta-analyses of updated individual data MACH-NC Collaborative Group Meta-Analysis of Chemotherapy...
... Cullen KJ: Molecular markers predictive of response and prognosis in the patient withadvancedsquamouscellcarcinomaoftheheadand neck: evolution of a model beyond TNM staging Curr Opin ... value of c-erbB2 and other markers in patients treated withchemotherapyfor recurrent headandneck cancer HeadNeck 2000, 22:599-608 33 Werkmeister R, Brandt B, Joos U: Clinical relevance of erbB-1 ... Renginfo E, et al: Use ofthe humanized anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody h-R3 in combination withradiotherapy in thetreatmentoflocallyadvancedheadandneck cancer patients...
... sensitivity to the system output and then which ofthe parameters are linearly independent The method iterates over the columns ofthe sensitivity matrix Z to select the column withthe highest sum of squared ... were performed for each of these methods The comparison ofthe parameter estimation methods is presented in Table and Figure In each case, the mean and standard deviation are calculated forthe 97 ... based on the model structure andthe measurement data One ofthe benefits in integrating estimation and identifiability is the reuse ofthe variance generated by the UKF forthe step size in the calculation...
... calculate the behavior ofthe proposed model in comparison with EDCA The performance ofthe MAC protocols is tested for variable number of contending stations, basic and handshaking access, andthe ... classes and a reserved bandwidth for low-priority classes by means of an admission algorithm The model is designed to be backward compatible withthe other 802.11 protocols The rest ofthe paper ... University of Thessaloniki, and in the year 1984 got his Diploma in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Patras He did his postgraduate studies in the University of Bradford in the...
... et al 127 In general, the control conditions (1.6) and (1.7) are not comparable (coupled with conditions (1.2) and (1.3)), that is, neither of them implies the others as in the following examples ... [21, 23], and others for N = 1, respectively Remark 3.5 (1) Our proof lines of Theorem 3.1 are different from those of Zhou et al [24], in which, as in [19, 23], they utilized the concept of Banach’s ... (1.2), (1.3), and (1.8) Then the iterative sequence {xn } defined by (1.1) converges strongly to QF a, where Q is a sunny nonexpansive retraction of C onto F Proof As in the proof of [1, Theorem 1],...
... upon the need for close surveillance regardless ofthe SLN status This study and review of literature highlights the potential limitations of SLN biopsy for SCC andthe critical importance of careful ... recurrence; SCC: squamouscell carcinoma; SLN: sentinel lymph node Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank Drs Noel Weiss and Thomas Lumley for their helpful review ofthe epidemiological and analytical ... contributions SK did the data collection and data analysis, reviewed the literature, and wrote the manuscript ZD provided the pathology figures and legends PW wrote the manuscript and supervised the work...
... and two grade 2) who underwent concurrent chemo -radiotherapy at 45 days from the end oftreatmentand regressed with antibiotic therapy, without hospitalization Compared with exclusive radiotherapy ... [26] the motion of these lesions is lower than mm, therefore the use of 4D techniques is unnecessary Furthermore daily kV-cone beam CT (CBCT) is performed before RT treatment in order to verify the ... received by the x% ofthe volume; Vx% = volume receiving at least x% ofthe prescribed dose; CI = ratio between the patient volume receiving at least 95% ofthe prescribed dose andthe volume of the...
... results ofthe 94-01 French HeadandNeck Oncology andRadiotherapy Group randomized trial comparing radiotherapy alone with concomitant radiochemotherapy in advanced- stage oropharynx carcinoma ... treated with a combination ofchemotherapyandradiotherapyOf these 115 patients, 42 (36.5%) patients were treated with induction chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy, 63 (54.7%) patients with ... of radiotherapy, andof these patients experienced in-field recurrences ofthe total of 20 cases of LRR occurred in the group of patients who had had a less than CR to nonsurgical treatment and...
... in terms of parotid gland sparing The IMRT technique should therefore represent the standard of care forthetreatmentofheadandneck tumors Parotid-gland-sparing up to mean doses of 26 Gy ... NL) The planning strategy was to cover 95% ofthe PTVs with 95% ofthe prescribed dose The mean dose of at least one parotid gland was limited to 26 Gy without compromising the PTV, andthe maximum ... mention the expected anatomical changes ofthe parotid glands during theheadandneck irradiation [29] This is known from studies in centers withthe use of helical tomotherapy Due to weight loss and...
... Concomitant radiotherapyandchemotherapy is superior to radiotherapy alone in thetreatmentoflocallyadvanced anal cancer: results of a phase III randomized trial ofthe European Organization for ... cancer; chemotherapy; intensity-modulated radiotherapy; squamouscellcarcinoma Introduction Fluorouracil (FU) and mitomycin C (MMC) combined withradiotherapy is the standard treatmentforsquamous ... compared with MMC (94%), andthe need for a colostomy was similar between groups Currently, radiotherapy delivered concurrently with FU and MMC remains the standard of care forsquamouscell carcinoma...
... Pierart M: Concomitant radiotherapyandchemotherapy is superior to radiotherapy alone in thetreatmentoflocallyadvanced anal cancer: results of a Page 10 of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) ... fractions The mean dose to the femoral head was 58.3% and 59.5% ofthe prescription dose for their patients using conformal avoidance IMRT Similarly, the mean dose to the femoral headwiththe IMRT ... toxicity with an iliac crest V20 of 59% and V10 of 73% It is possible that sparing ofthe femoral heads and/ or other organs comes at the cost of increasing dose to the iliac crests The results of...
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