-
Article
Concordance Between Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy Gleason Scores: Evaluation of Determinants in a Large-Scale Study of Patients Undergoing RARP in Belgium
To determine whether Gleason scores were concordant between prostate biopsies (bGS) and the definitive resection specimen (pGS) excised with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP); to identify clinical an...
-
Article
Development of a quality of meals and meal service set of indicators for residential facilities for elderly
To develop a content validated set of indicators to evaluate the quality of meals and meal service in residential facilities for elderly. Inadequate food intake is an important risk factor for malnutrition in ...
-
Article
Standardized added metabolic activity (SAM) IN 18F-FDG PET assessment of treatment response in colorectal liver metastases
Standardized added metabolic activity (SAM) is a PET parameter for assessing the total metabolic load of malignant processes, avoiding partial volume effects and lesion segmentation. The potential role of this...
-
Article
Open AccessValue of DCE-MRI and FDG-PET/CT in the prediction of response to preoperative chemotherapy with bevacizumab for colorectal liver metastases
The purpose of this study was to assess the role of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) for eval...
-
Article
Open AccessThe low-molecular-weight heparin, nadroparin, inhibits tumour angiogenesis in a rodent dorsal skinfold chamber model
Recently, low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) were found to confer a survival advantage in cancer patients. The mechanism underlying this observation is unclear, but may involve inhibition of tumour angiogen...
-
Article
Open AccessRecombinant human erythropoietin α modulates the effects of radiotherapy on colorectal cancer microvessels
Recent data suggest that recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) modulates tumour growth and therapy response. The purpose of the present study was to examine the modulation of radiotherapy (RT) effects on tu...
-
Article
Changes in rheumatoid factor reflect the inflammatory response (CRP and ESR) to infliximab treatment
-
Article
Induction of ANA, anti-dsDNA and anti-nucleosome antibodies following infliximab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathy patients
-
Article
The effect of infliximab on rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated cyclic peptide antibodies
-
Article
Macrophages expressing the scavenger receptor CD163: a link between immune alterations of the gut and synovial inflammation in spondyloarthropathy
-
Article
Opportunities for immune modulation in the spondyloarthropathies with special reference to gut inflammation
The spondyloarthropathies (SpA) are a related group of disorders, characterized primarily by spondylitis, pauci-articular arthritis and enthesitis. The presence of subclinical gut inflammation in patients wit...
