Genomic analysis in short- and long-term patients with malignant pleura mesothelioma treated with palliative chemotherapy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.03.002
Abstract: BACKGROUND Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumour with poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to identify genetic mutations associated with poor or extended survival in patients who received palliative chemotherapy. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: mesothelioma; long term; analysis; palliative chemotherapy ... See more keywords
The role of surgical resection before palliative chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39432-7
Abstract: The role of palliative surgical resection in recurrent or metastatic gastric cancer is still controversial. A retrospective review was conducted on 689 patients who received palliative chemotherapy for recurrent (n = 307) or primary metastatic (n = 382) gastric… read more here.
Keywords: gastric cancer; surgical resection; resection; palliative chemotherapy ... See more keywords
Sarcopenia as a Prognostic Marker for Survival in Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Palliative Chemotherapy. A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2022.2077387
Abstract: ABSTRACT Sarcopenia, defined as low-skeletal muscle mass (LSMM), can be assessed by imaging modalities. Our aim was to establish the effect of LSMM on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in gastric cancer patients… read more here.
Keywords: cancer patients; undergoing palliative; palliative chemotherapy; analysis ... See more keywords
The will to live – breast cancer patients perceptions’ of palliative chemotherapy
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DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2017.1327719
Abstract: Abstract Background: For women with metastatic breast cancer, late lines of chemotherapy might be beneficial but also harmful. Ongoing chemotherapy late in life increase the risk of late or absent discussions of palliative care and… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; palliative chemotherapy; treatment; breast cancer ... See more keywords
Palliative chemotherapy for breast cancer: A population-based cohort study of emergency hospital admissions and place of death.
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DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13598
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Patients with incurable breast cancer may be treated with chemotherapy to improve cancer-related symptoms, quality of life and survival. We examined the association between use of palliative chemotherapy towards the end of life in… read more here.
Keywords: death; palliative chemotherapy; life; line ... See more keywords
Symptoms of total pain experienced by older people with advanced gastrointestinal cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy
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DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13674
Abstract: Abstract Objective Little is known about concurrent physical, psychological, social and spiritual distress experienced by older patients during early stages of advanced cancer while receiving life‐prolonging treatment. Drawing on the concept of total pain, this… read more here.
Keywords: palliative chemotherapy; pain; cancer receiving; receiving palliative ... See more keywords
Skeletal muscle depletion to predict survival of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.4_suppl.460
Abstract: 460Background: Reports regarding sarcopenia as a prognostic factor in advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) are rare. Furthermore, no study has investigated the dynamics of body weight with body muscle mass as a prognostic factor in… read more here.
Keywords: chemotherapy; biliary tract; tract cancer; muscle ... See more keywords
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of metastatic or recurrent gastric cancer with high progranulin expression in patients who had received palliative chemotherapy.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.4_suppl.83
Abstract: 83Background: Progranulin (PGRN), characterized as an autocrine growth and survival factor, is known to stimulate the tumorigenesis and proliferation of several cancer cell types. However, little is known about the prognostic role of PGRN in… read more here.
Keywords: chemotherapy; received palliative; metastatic recurrent; expression ... See more keywords
Predictive role of temporal changes in intratumoral metabolic heterogeneity during palliative chemotherapy in advanced pancreatic cancer patients: A prospective cohort study.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.4_suppl.311
Abstract: 311 Background: Metabolic intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) is known to be related with cancer treatment outcome. However, information on the temporal changes in metabolic ITH during chemotherapy and the correlations between metabolic changes and treatment outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: chemotherapy; metabolic ith; response; temporal changes ... See more keywords
Single-institute outcomes of palliative chemotherapy in metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e18513
Abstract: e18513Background: Distantly metastatic HNSCC carries a poor prognosis with limited palliative systemic treatment options and a paucity of literature examining factors impacting outcomes of such the... read more here.
Keywords: outcomes palliative; institute outcomes; chemotherapy metastatic; single institute ... See more keywords
Distress Management in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Before Start of Palliative Chemotherapy: A Practical Approach
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DOI: 10.1200/jgo.17.00044
Abstract: Purpose This study reports the incidence of distress, the factors associated with distress, and a practical strategy to resolve distress in patients with head and neck cancer who are starting palliative chemotherapy. Methods Adult patients… read more here.
Keywords: patients head; palliative chemotherapy; cancer; distress ... See more keywords