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A randomized, multi-center, open-label, phase III study of once-per-cycle DA-3031, a pegylated G-CSF, in comparison with daily filgrastim in patients receiving TAC chemotherapy for breast cancer
This multi-center, randomized, phase III study was conducted to demonstrate the non-inferiority of DA-3031 compared with daily filgrastim in patients during the first cycle of chemotherapy for breast cancer in...
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Open AccessRole of HER3 expression and PTEN loss in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who received taxane plus trastuzumab treatment
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER3) and PTEN expression in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
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A randomized, multi-center, open-label, phase II study of once-per-cycle DA-3031, a biosimilar pegylated G-CSF, compared with daily filgrastim in patients receiving TAC chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer
Backgrounds A pegylated form of recombinant granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) was developed for prophylactic use in breast cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of onc...
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Open AccessClinical significance of CD151 overexpression in subtypes of invasive breast cancer
CD151 is a member of the tetraspanin family, which interacts with laminin-binding integrins and other tetraspanins. This protein is implicated in motility, invasion, and metastasis of cancer cells, but the pre...
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Open AccessProphylactic use of lamivudine for hepatitis B exacerbation in post-operative breast cancer patients receiving anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy
With the increasing incidence of breast cancer worldwide, in particular in southeast Asia (including Korea), and the common use of anthracyclines in the adjuvant and metastatic settings, the occurrence of Hepa...
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Open AccessThymidine synthase, thymidine phosphorylase, and excision repair cross-complementation group 1 expression as predictive markers of capecitabine plus cisplatin chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Our purpose was to evaluate thymidine synthase (TS), thymidine phosphorylase (TP), and excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) expression as biomarkers for capecitabine and cisplatin (XP) combina...
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Open AccessTrastuzumab treatment improves brain metastasis outcomes through control and durable prolongation of systemic extracranial disease in HER2-overexpressing breast cancer patients
In patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-overexpressing breast cancer, treatment with trastuzumab has been shown to markedly improve the outcome. We investigated the role of trastuzumab...
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Evaluation of ER and Ki-67 proliferation index as prognostic factors for survival following neoadjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin/docetaxel for locally advanced breast cancer
The aim of the study was to identify reliable predictive biological markers for treatment outcome following neoadjuvant adriamycin/docetaxel (AT) chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer patients.
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Evolution of ZnO nanostructures on silicon substrate by vapor-solid mechanism: Structural and optical properties
ZnO nanostructures with different morphologies and sizes were synthesized on silicon substrate simply by the thermal evaporation of high-purity metallic zinc powder in the presence of oxygen without the use of...
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Open AccessSalvage chemotherapy with irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for taxane- and cisplatin-refractory, metastatic gastric cancer
We performed a phase II study of combination chemotherapy with irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin in metastatic gastric cancer patients who were previously treated with taxane and cisplatin, to e...
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Open AccessCombination chemotherapy with epirubicin, docetaxel and cisplatin (EDP) in metastatic or recurrent, unresectable gastric cancer
Based on single agent activities and the additive or synergistic effects of three individual drugs in gastric cancer, we performed a phase II study of a new regimen combining epirubicin, docetaxel and cisplati...
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Autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with induction of autologous graft-versus-host disease in acute myeloid leukemia
We studied whether the induction of autologous graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) has an antileukemic effect and consequently increases the survival of patients undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell t...
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A phase II trial of DA-125, a novel anthracycline, in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Purpose: DA-125 is a novel anthracycline derivative developed by Dong-A Pharmaceutical Company, Korea. Preclinical studies have suggested that DA-125 has greater efficacy and less toxicity than doxorubicin. The ...
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Wall-to-bed heat transfer in a circulating fluidized bed for the reduction of iron ore particles
A model is presented that describes the wall-to-bed heat transfer in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) used for the prereduction of iron ore in the smelting-reduction iron-making process. The model incorporate...