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Effects of Treatment of Malignant Lymphomas on the Granulocytic Progenitor Cells (CFUc)
Study of the after-effects of therapy on the healthy organs is one of the main preoccupations of oncology. Although progress in therapeutics has clearly improved the prognosis for malignant lymphomas, the afte...
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Phase I-II study of the somatostatin analogue lanreotide in hormone-refractory prostate cancer
Lanreotide (BIM 32014), a somatulin analogue, was found to be as effective as castration in a rat prostate tumor model. Therapeutic benefit was also demonstrated in the hormone-resistant phase of this tumor m...
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Phase I–II study of the somatostatin analogue lanreotide in hormone-refractory prostate cancer
Lanreotide (BIM 32014), a somatulin analogue, was found to be as effective as castration in a rat prostate tumor model. Therapeutic benefit was also demonstrated in the hormone-resistant phase of this tumor mo...
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Open AccessPrognostic factors for tumour response, progression-free survival and toxicity in metastatic colorectal cancer patients given irinotecan (CPT-11) as second-line chemotherapy after 5FU failure
Our purpose was to determine, in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma treated with irinotecan single-agent after 5-FU failure, the most significant predictive parameters for tumour response, progressi...
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Open AccessA phase I/II study of 4 monthly courses of high-dose cyclophosphamide and thiotepa for metastatic breast cancer patients
This pilot phase I/II study intended to determine the maximum tolerated dose of cyclophosphamide and thiotepa administered on four consecutive courses with peripheral blood progenitor cell and granulocyte-colo...
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Open AccessThe risk of thrombo-embolic events is increased in patients with germ-cell tumours and can be predicted by serum lactate dehydrogenase and body surface area
The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of thrombo-embolic events (TEE) in patients with germ-cell tumours (GCT) who receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy, to compare this risk to that of a matched contr...