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Open AccessHigh vs. low radiotherapy dose in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy: an endemic area population-based study
The optimal radiotherapy dose for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in endemic areas treated with neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy is unclear.
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Open AccessConsolidative chemotherapy after definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients: a population based cohort study
The role of consolidative chemotherapy (CCT) for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (LA-ESCC) patients treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (dCCRT) is unclear. We aimed to comp...
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Open AccessChemotherapy alone versus definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy for cT4b esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a population-based study
The role of radiotherapy for cT4bNanyM0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESqCC) is relatively unclear, with both chemotherapy (C/T) alone and definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (dCCRT) being treatment ...
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The importance of out-of-pocket cost information in the era of financial toxicity of cancer care
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Open AccessImpact of the interval between neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy and esophagectomy in the modern era: a population-based propensity-score-matched retrospective cohort study in Asia
Neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy (nCCRT) is one of the standard-of-care options for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (LA-ESqCC). The optimal interval between nCCRT and esophagectomy ...
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Rising Economic Burden of Renal Cell Carcinoma among Elderly Patients in the USA: Part II—An Updated Analysis of SEER-Medicare Data
The influx of new oncologic technologies has changed the treatment landscape of renal cell carcincoma (RCC) in the last decade. This study updated a previously published paper on the economic burden of RCC in ...
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A Prognostic Score for Brain Metastases of Non-small-cell Lung Cancer in the Era of Precision Medicine
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Economic Burden of Renal Cell Carcinoma—Part I: An Updated Review
The economic burden of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) had been reported to be significant in a previous review published in 2011.
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Open AccessNeoadjuvant vs definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients
The optimal treatment for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma remains unclear. We compared the clinical outcomes of neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) followed by esophagectomy [th...
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Open AccessA topology-based method to mitigate the dosimetric uncertainty caused by the positional variation of the boost volume in breast conservative radiotherapy
To improve local control rate in patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant radiotherapy after breast conservative surgery, additional boost dose to the tumor bed could be delivered simultaneously via the ...
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Questionable role of adjuvant chemotherapy in rectal cancer patients who had reached pathological complete response after neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy: no matter in the East or in the West
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Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Targeted Oral Anti-Cancer Drugs: A Systematic Review
Over the last 15 years, a paradigm shift in oncology has led to the approval of dozens of targeted oral anti-cancer medications (OAMs), which have become the standard of care for certain cancers. While more co...
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Use of FDG-PET or PET/CT to detect recurrent colorectal cancer in patients with elevated CEA: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The purpose of the present study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature to assess the diagnostic performance of FDG-PET or PET/CT in the detection of recurrent colorec...
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Concurrent use of antiplatelets, anticoagulants, or digoxin with Chinese medications: a population-based cohort study
We examined the extent of concurrent use of antiplatelets, anticoagulants, or digoxin with Chinese medications (CMs) and identified its associated factors.
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Open AccessIMRT treatment plans and functional planning with functional lung imaging from 4D-CT for thoracic cancer patients
Currently, the inhomogeneity of the pulmonary function is not considered when treatment plans are generated in thoracic cancer radiotherapy. This study evaluates the dose of treatment plans on highly-functiona...
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Economic Burden of Renal Cell Carcinoma
The economic burden of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) came into sharp focus when the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) denied coverage (later reversed) of sunitinib for metastatic RCC...
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Economic Burden of Renal Cell Carcinoma in the US
Introduction: The economic burden of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) came into sharp focus when the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence denied coverage (later reversed) of sunit...
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Open Access18F-FDG PET/CT-based gross tumor volume definition for radiotherapy in head and neck Cancer: a correlation study between suitable uptake value threshold and tumor parameters
To define a suitable threshold setting for gross tumor volume (GTV) when using 18Fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomogram (PET/CT) for radiotherapy planning in head and neck cancer (...
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Excellent survival of pediatric dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in Taiwanese
The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical outcome of pediatric dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) in Taiwan. Patients with DFSP diagnosed before 18 years and treated in our institute from 1977 ...
