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Effects of interleukin-3 on myelosuppression induced by chemotherapy for ovarian cancer and small cell undifferentiated tumours
Two clinical studies were undertaken to study the toxicity profile and effects of interleukin-3 (rhIL-3) on chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression. Fifteen patients with recurrent ovarian carcinoma were treated...
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p53 and P-glycoprotein are often co-expressed and are associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer
Expression of both P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and mutant p53 have recently been reported to be associated with poor prognosis of breast cancer. The expression of P-gp is associated in vitro and in vivo with cross-r...
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Continuous infusion or subcutaneous injection of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: increased efficacy and reduced toxicity when given subcutaneously
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a haematopoietic growth factor with a wide variety of applications in the clinic. In early phase I studies the continuous intravenous (c.i.) route o...
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Highly sensitive and specific detection of P-glycoprotein function for haematological and solid tumour cells using a novel nucleic acid stain
Progress in our understanding of the contribution of P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated resistance to chemotherapy failure in haematological as well as solid tumours has been hampered by the lack of highly sensiti...
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Prognostic role of clinical, pathological and biological characteristics in patients with locally advanced breast cancer
Forty-two patients with clinical stage IIIA or IIIB breast cancer were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by mastectomy and radiotherapy. The median follow-up was 32 months (range 10-72 months) and...
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Open AccessImmunochemotherapy with interleukin-2, interferon- α and 5-fluorouracil for progressive metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter phase II study
In patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma response rates of 7–26% have been achieved with immunotherapy. A high response rate of 48% in 35 patients has been reported for treatment with the combination o...
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Open AccessRole of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor/thymidine phosphorylase in fluoropyrimidine sensitivity
Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF)/thymidine phosphorylase (TP) catalyses the reversible phosphorolysis of thymidine to thymine and 2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate and is involved in the metab...