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Modulation of the immune response to tumors by a novel synthetic compound, N-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl]phenyl] acetamide (CL 259,763)
CL 259,763, N-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl]phenyl] acetamide, is an orally active compound capable of modifying the reactivity of certain lymphoid cell populations affected by the growth of a tumor. The compou...
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Intervention trial with selenium for the prevention of lung cancer among tin miners in Yunnan, China
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of conducting a double-blind clinical trial for the prevention of lung cancer with selenium (Se) in Yunnan Tin Corporation, the People's Republic of...
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American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 91st Annual Convention Podium and Poster abstracts
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Technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime single photon emission tomography of the brain in early Parkinson's disease: correlation with dementia and lateralization
Regional cerebral blood flow was assessed in 19 patients with early idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and 12 control subjects of similar age by single-photon emission tomography using technetium-99m hexameth...
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Accuracy of a rapid 10-minute carbon-14 urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori-associated peptic ulcer disease
Urease in the human gastric mucosa is a marker for infection with Helicobacter pylori (HP), an organism which is associated with peptic ulcer disease. To detect gastric urease, we examined 184 patients (144 males...
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Effect of arginase on splenic killer cell activity in patients with gastric cancer
Arginase has been detected in high levels in gastric cancer tissues. The effect of arginase on the activities of splenic natural killer (NK) cell, phytohemagglutinin activated killer (PAK) cell, and interleuki...
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Ecological study of association betweenHelicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer in Taiwan
The association betweenHelicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer remains controversial. A community-based serosurvey was carried out in Taiwan to investigate the association. Serum IgG antibodies againstHe...
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Preparation and biodistribution of yttrium-90 Lipiodol in rats following hepatic arterial injection
In this study, we labelled Lipiodol with yttrium-90 and analysed the biodistribution in rats after intrahepatic arterial injection. An RP-18 column (E. Merck) was used to separate90Y from strontium-90.90Y was ret...
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Rhenium-188 sulphur colloid as a radiation synovectomy agent
Radiation synovectomy has been shown to be an effective treatment for the rheumatoid arthritic knee. In this study, we evaluated the suitability of rhenium-188 as a radiation synovectomy agent. In addition, we...
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Generation of cytotoxic effector cells against human melanoma
Metastatic or tumor-draining lymph nodes from six of nine melanoma patients undergoing lymph node dissection for metastatic melanoma generated cytotoxic T cells against autologous melanoma when these lymph nod...
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Overproduction of inhibitory hematopoietic cytokines by lipopolysaccharide-activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with aplastic anemia
The aim of this study was to measure the level of cytokines produced by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) in patients with aplastic anemia (AA) and to determine their effect on the clonal growth of no...
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Biodistribution of rhenium-188 Lipiodol infused via the hepatic artery of rats with hepatic tumours
The purpose of this study was to analyse the biodistribution of rhenium-188 Lipiodol in rats with hepatic tumours following intrahepatic arterial injection to assess the potential of188Re-Lipiodol as a radiopharm...
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American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 95th Annual Convention Podium and Poster Abstracts June 9–14, 1996 Seattle, Washington
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Primary transplantation of allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell for severe aplastic anemia
Primary allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (allo-PBSCT) has not been previously described in the treatment of severe aplastic anemia (SAA). We report a patient with SAA who underwent primar...
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Rhenium-188 hydroxyethylidene diphosphonate: a new generator-produced radiotherapeutic drug of potential value for the treatment of bone metastases
The search for an ideal radioisotope for systemic radiotherapy continues. As a generator-produced radioisotope emitting both beta and gamma rays and having a short physical half-life of 16.9 h, rhenium-188 is ...
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Expression of a binding protein for FGF is associated with epithelial development and skin carcinogenesis
Fibroblast growth factors (FGF)-1 and -2 are found in most embryonic and adult normal and tumor tissues, where they are immobilized in the extracellular matrix (EM). Mobilization of these FGFs is part of a tig...
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Case-control study of oral cancer in Shenyang, Northeastern China
To investigate the risk factors of oral cancer, a hospital-based case-control study was conducted from March 1989 to September 1995 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
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Gastric cancer risk in relation to Helicobacter pylori infection and subtypes of intestinal metaplasia
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and intestinal metaplasia (IM) are each associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer (GC). To explore further the influences of H. pylori and IM on GC, H. pylor...
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Increased level of exhaled nitric oxide and up-regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase in patients with primary lung cancer
Monocyte-macrophage series have an important role in host surveillance against cancer. The cytotoxic/cytostatic activity of macrophages is, to a great extent, attributed to the up-regulation of inducible nitri...
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Overexpression of p53 in different subtypes of intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer
p53 immunostaining was evaluated in cancerous epithelia and adjacent intestinal metaplasia of 135 gastric cancer specimens. The differential p53 overexpression in different subtypes of intestinal metaplasia an...