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Irinotecan as palliative chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer: evolving tactics following initial treatment
Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who progress despite treatment with fluoropyrimidine and irinotecan or oxaliplatin have diminished survival, but they may derive clinically meaningful benefit ...
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Meta-Analysis of Randomised Trials Comparing Gemcitabine-Based Doublets versus Gemcitabine Alone in Patients with Advanced and Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Objective: To evaluate the impact on overall survival at 6, 12 and 18 months of gemcitabine-based doublets compared with gemcitabine alone in patients with advanced and metastatic pancreatic canc...
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No evidence of somatic FGFR3 mutation in various types of carcinoma
Germline specific point mutations in the gene encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) are associated with autosomal dominant human skeletal dysplasia and craniosynostosis syndromes. Mutations iden...
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Oral diclofenac combined with intra-portal pirarubicin: increased efficacy on liver VX2 tumour and hepatotoxicity in rabbits
VX2 is a carcinoma established in rabbits and producing an autocrine growth factor, prostaglandin E2. Pirarubicin is a potent anti-VX2 agent. We investigated whether the oral intake of enprostil—a synthetic prost...