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Open AccessSurvival of advanced/recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors in Taiwan: a nationwide registry study
Most gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) harbor c-KIT or PDGFRA mutations. Administration of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has significantly improved the survival of patients with GISTs. We aimed to evalu...
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Open AccessCancerous inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A (CIP2A) is an independent prognostic marker in wild-type KRAS metastatic colorectal cancer after colorectal liver metastasectomy
The impact of KRAS signaling on cancerous inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A (CIP2A) expression has not yet been explored. We investigated the impact of KRAS on CIP2A expression in colorectal cancer patients ...
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Comparison of cetuximab to bevacizumab as the first-line bio-chemotherapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: Superior progression-free survival is restricted to patients with measurable tumors and objective tumor response—a retrospective study
We aimed to compare the treatment efficacy of cetuximab versus bevacizumab in combination with either irinotecan-based or oxaliplatin-based regimens (targeted triplet) as the first-line treatment for patients...
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Temsirolimus enhances the efficacy of cetuximab in colon cancer through a CIP2A-dependent mechanism
A dozen clinical trials examining a combination of temsirolimus and cetuximab in treating metastatic colon cancer are currently underway. We investigated the role of cancerous inhibitor of protein phosphatase ...
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Duloxetine improves oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy in patients with colorectal cancer: an open-label pilot study
This open-label pilot study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the antidepressant duloxetine, which is effective for diabetic neuropathic pain, in the treatment of chronic oxaliplatin-induce...
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Prognostic factors of Chinese patients with primary pulmonary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: the single-institute experience in Taiwan
Primary pulmonary lymphoma (PPL) accounts for less than 1% of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, with no report in Chinese patients. This study aims to analyze the clinical features and prognosis of this po...
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High prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in patients with B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Several reports recently found that patients with B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) had a higher carrier rate of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The current study aimed to examine the hepatitis B virus ...
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Rituximab therapy increased post-transplant cytomegalovirus complications in Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients receiving autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
The use of monoclonal antibody, rituximab, had been reported to be associated with some severe viral infections. The inference of rituximab therapy and post-transplant cytomegalovirus (CMV) infectious complica...
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Higher fungal infection rate in elderly patients (more than 80 years old) suffering from diffuse large B cell lymphoma and treated with rituximab plus CHOP
Although adding rituximab to standard cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy is an efficacious and well-tolerated regimen in elderly patients with diffuse large B cell l...
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Severe anaphylactic reactions in patients receiving oxaliplatin therapy: a rare but potentially fatal complication
The most well-known adverse events of oxaliplatin are hematologic toxicity, gastrointestinal tract toxicity, and sensory neuropathy. However, hypersensitivity reaction of oxaliplatin, especially severe anaphyl...
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N-acetylcysteine has neuroprotective effects against oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy in colon cancer patients: preliminary data
Although adding oxaliplatin to fluorouracil and leucovorin in adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer may improve disease-free survival, grade 3–4 sensory neuropathy also increases. To determine whether oral N-ace...