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A phase 1 dose-escalation and dose-expansion study to assess the safety and efficacy of CKD-516, a novel vascular disrupting agent, in combination with Irinotecan in patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer
Introduction The combination of an anti-angiogenic agent with cytotoxic chemotherapy is a standard treatment strategy for metastatic colorectal cancer. CKD-516 is an oral vascular disrupting agent that was prelim...
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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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Clinical outcomes of everolimus in patients with advanced, nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a multicenter study in Korea
Everolimus is a standard treatment option for advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs). This multicenter study evaluated the efficacy and safety of everolimus in low and intermediate grade advanced pN...
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Role of adjuvant therapy after R0 resection for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma
The optimal treatment strategy for cholangiocarcinoma (CC) after curative resection remains controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of adjuvant therapy in R0-resected distal CC.
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Open AccessPhase I/II study of gefitinib (Iressa®) and vorinostat (IVORI) in previously treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Vorinostat has been shown to overcome resistance to gefitinib. We performed a phase I/II study combining gefitinib with vorinostat in previously treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Predictive factors for survival in stage IIIA N2 NSCLC patients treated with neoadjuvant CCRT followed by surgery
To assess the impact of imaging, surgical, histopathologic and patient-related factors on the risks of recurrence and overall survival (OS) in stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoi...
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Combination of gemcitabine and carboplatin as first line treatment in elderly patients or those unfit for cisplatin-based chemotherapy with advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract
Although cisplatin-based chemotherapy is the standard of care for advanced transitional cell carcinoma, tolerability is a challenging issue in unfit patients. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy,...
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Thymidylate synthase and thymidine phosphorylase as predictive markers of capecitabine monotherapy in patients with anthracycline- and taxane-pretreated metastatic breast cancer
The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of thymidylate synthase (TS) and thymidine phosphorylase (TP) as biomarkers to predict clinical outcomes of capecitabine monotherapy in patients with ...
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Clinical impact of microsatellite instability in colon cancer following adjuvant FOLFOX therapy
Colon cancer with DNA mismatch repair (MMR) defects reveals indistinguishable clinical and pathologic aspects, including better prognosis and reduced response to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy. There...
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A phase II trial of modified weekly irinotecan and cisplatin for chemotherapy-naïve patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
This phase II study assessed the efficacy and toxicity profile of a modified weekly irinotecan and cisplatin for chemotherapy-naïve patients with metastatic/recurrent esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC).
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Hepatic resections for primary liver cancer
The medical records of 399 patients who underwent hepatic resection between January 1981 and December 1990 were reviewed. Information regarding the results of the hepatic resection in terms of the operative in...