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Exploring the effect of BRCA1/2 status on chemotherapy-induced hematologic toxicity in patients with ovarian cancer
BRCA1/2 are integral to the DNA repair mechanism and their germline pathogenic variants (gBRCA) result in a high risk for develo** breast and ovarian cancer. Patients with gBRCA mutations showed increased sensi...
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Clinical implications and chemo-sensitivity of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with poorly cohesive cells-gastric cancer
Poorly cohesive cells-gastric cancer (PCC-GC) represents distinct features within the GC spectrum. The present study investigated the clinicopathologic characteristics and chemo-sensitivity for a relatively la...
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Evaluating the indotecan–neutropenia relationship in patients with solid tumors by population pharmacokinetic modeling and sigmoidal Emax regressions
This study aimed at characterizing indotecan population pharmacokinetics and explore the indotecan–neutropenia relationship in patients with solid tumors.
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Open AccessPhase 1b trial of anti-VEGF/PDGFR vorolanib combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced solid tumors
Vorolanib is a multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor with anti-angiogenic properties. This study aimed to evaluate the tolerability, safety and efficacy of vorolanib when added to checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs)...
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Impact of adverse events of adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapies on outcomes of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Recently, the number of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) who have received both neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) has been increasing. However, whether adverse ...
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A phase I trial of temsirolimus and erlotinib in patients with refractory solid tumors
Resistance to treatment with inhibitors of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is partially mediated by activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). We conducted a phase I study to determine the rec...
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Open AccessA phase I, randomized, single-dose pharmacokinetic study comparing sb8 (bevacizumab biosimilar) with reference bevacizumab in healthy volunteers
To compare pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity between SB8, a bevacizumab biosimilar, and the European Union (EU) and United States (US) reference products (bevacizumab-EU, bevacizumab-US).
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Single-center risk factor analysis for FOLFIRINOX associated febrile neutropenia in patients with pancreatic cancer
FOLFIRINOX is the standard therapy in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer (PC). However, FOLFIRINOX frequently induces febrile neutropenia (FN) and neutropenia. The purpose of this study was to explor...
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Involvement of ER stress and reactive oxygen species generation in anti-cancer effect of CKD-516 for lung cancer
CKD-516 (Valecobulin), a vascular-disrupting agent, inhibits microtubule elongation. We evaluated the effect of CKD-516 on lung cancer cells and the underlying molecular mechanisms.
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A phase I trial of intraperitoneal nab-paclitaxel in the treatment of advanced malignancies primarily confined to the peritoneal cavity
To evaluate intraperitoneal (IP) nab-paclitaxel in patients with advanced malignancies that are primarily confined to the peritoneal cavity in a phase I trial.
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Safety and efficacy of trastuzumab administered as a 30-min infusion in patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer
To investigate the safety and efficacy of 30-min maintenance infusions of trastuzumab in advanced gastric cancer positive for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).
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Self-targeted knockdown of CD44 improves cisplatin sensitivity of chemoresistant non-small cell lung cancer cells
Chemoresistance remains a major challenge for effective chemotherapy of non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). CD44 expression is related to the susceptibility of various cancer cell types to anticancer drugs....
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Randomized, prospective, comparative study on the effects and safety of sorafenib vs. hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis
Treatment responses of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) remain unacceptably low and treatment modalities are limited. We compared the efficacy and safety of sora...
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A pilot study of daunorubicin-augmented hyper-CVAD induction chemotherapy for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Induction of complete remission (CR) is imperative for long-term survival in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients regardless of transplantation eligibility. Hyper-CVAD chemotherapy is a widely-use...
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Benefits and Pitfalls of Tumor Vessel Normalization
Tumor vasculature has been intensively studied not only to understand its role in tumor progression and metastasis but also to discover regulatory pro- and anti-angiogenic molecules and cells. Until now, numer...
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Open AccessA non-randomized, open-label, single-arm, Phase 2 study of emibetuzumab in Asian patients with MET diagnostic positive, advanced gastric cancer
Mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor (MET) is expressed in gastric cancer and associated with poor clinical outcomes. We assessed activity, safety, and pharmacokinetics of emibetuzumab, a bivalent monoclon...
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Comparison of RECIST to immune-related response criteria in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors
Given that immune-related response in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been well evaluated, we assessed tumor response using the response evaluation criteria in solid tumors, version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1...
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Human microdosing and mice xenograft data of AGM-130 applied to estimate efficacious doses in patients
AGM-130 is a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor that exhibits dose-dependent efficacy in xenograft mouse models. During preclinical pharmacokinetic (PK) studies, mice and rats showed comparable PK parameters wh...
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Open AccessA randomized phase II study of gemcitabine plus Z-360, a CCK2 receptor-selective antagonist, in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer as compared with gemcitabine plus placebo
We investigated the efficacy and safety of 60, 120, or 240 mg of Z-360, which is a highly potent cholecystokinin2-receptor-selective antagonist, combined with gemcitabine in patients with metastatic pancreati...
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Prognostic factors in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer treated with first-line gemcitabine plus cisplatin: retrospective analysis of 740 patients
Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a heterogeneous group of diseases comprising intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer. Although gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GEMCIS) was established ...