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Intérêt de la mesure individualisée de la qualité de vie en oncologie: utilisation du SEIQoL chez des patients traités pour tumeur neuro-endocrine
Les mesures individualisées de qualité de vie en oncologie peuvent apporter des informations spécifiques et complémentaires à celles qui sont issues des mesures standardisées de qualité de vie. Cet article ill...
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Sodium iodide symporter expression and radioiodine distribution in extrathyroidal tissues
The functional role of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) in extrathyroidal tissues was investigated by examining its mRNA and protein expression, together with the evidence of radioiodine (131I) uptake in 302 pat...
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Open AccessLong-term outcome of medullary thyroid carcinoma in patients with normal postoperative medical imaging
Imaging-detected relapses are observed in a significant proportion of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) with normal postoperative imaging studies. The aim of this study was to search for prognost...
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Open AccessChromogranin A and the α-subunit of glycoprotein hormones in medullary thyroid carcinoma and phaeochromocytoma
Using specific immunoradiometric assays, we evaluated the clinical usefulness of chromogranin A and the α-subunit of glycoprotein hormones in neuroendocrine tumours of neuroectodermic origin. The serum α-subun...
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Open AccessTreatment of advanced medullary thyroid cancer with an alternating combination of doxorubicin-streptozocin and 5 FU-dacarbazine
Combinations of doxorubicin and streptozocin and 5-FU and dacarbazine were given alternately to 20 patients with metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma. Three partial responses and 10 long-term stabilizations ...
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Open AccessTreatment of poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumours with etoposide and cisplatin
The purpose of this study was to evaluate by a retrospective analysis of 53 patients the efficacy of chemotherapy combining etoposide and cisplatin in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumours. The regimen was a...
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Neuron-specific enolase and chromogranin A as markers of neuroendocrine tumours
Circulating neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and chromogranin A (CgA) were measured in 128 patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NET) to compare their sensitivity and specificity, to investigate factors associate...
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Cytotoxic therapy with etoposide and cisplatin in advanced adrenocortical carcinoma
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumour with a poor prognosis. Cisplatin is the most widely tested cytotoxic agent in this disease. A total of 18 patients with advanced ACC were enrolled. Cytotoxic the...
