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According to recent research from the United States, Radiosurgery for brain metastasis fails in some patients, who require further surgical care. In this paper the authors' goal was to evaluate prognostic factors that correlate with the survival of patients who require a resection of a brain metastasis after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Roche announced results from the international phase III study PRIMA1, which show that MabThera (rituximab) maintenance therapy can significantly increase the time until the disease progresses in newly-treated patients with advanced follicular lymphoma, a common and slow-developing but incurable form of lymphoma.
According to recent research published in the journal Oncology Reports, "Laryngeal carcinoma is a malignancy of the respiratory tract with a significantly higher male to female ratio, suggesting involvement of gender-depended factors in the pathogenesis.
According to a study from the United States, Previously, we reported that caveolin-1 (cav-1) is overexpressed in metastatic prostate cancer and that virulent prostate cancer cells secrete biologically active cav-1.
Patients with early stage, non-small cell lung cancer who are not able to undergo surgery, now have a highly effective treatment option.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, behind lung cancer, and it is the most common cancer among women. Once it begins to spread through the body, it's considered incurable. But new research into an immune-based therapy by Dr. Leisha Emens at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland may hold the key to treating it.
The SAVI 6-1Mini breast brachytherapy applicator is the only brachytherapy solution for patients with small breasts, hard-to-reach lumpectomy cavities, or cavities close to the skin surface, according to a new study.
Think of a protective fence that blocks the neighbor's dog from charging into your backyard. The body, too, has fences -- physical and biochemical barriers that keep cells in their place.
In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study To develop a targeted biological drug that when systemically injected can penetrate to metastatic breast cancer tumors, one needs a drug of high potency and reduced immunogenicity.
Standard adjuvant treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer patients, following primary surgery for their cancer, is Trastuzumab (Herceptin)--typically used in combination with chemotherapy.
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