Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Veno-occlusive disease as a complication of preoperative chemotherapy for Wilms tumor: A clinico-pathological analysis.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Vincristine (VCR) and actinomycin D (ACD) form the backbone of chemotherapeutic regimens of Wilms tumor treatment. Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a potentially life-threatening complication of ACD. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the ... Read more...

Familial small cell carcinoma of the ovary.

13 Dec 2009 Ovarian tumors have a low incidence in childhood, accounting for 1% of malignancies within the ages of 0-17 years. Small cell carcinoma of the ovary is a rare histology and historically has a poor prognosis. We report a case of an 11-year-old female ... Read more...

A retrospective comparison of clinical outcomes and quality of life measures between definitive chemoradiation alone and radical surgery for clinical stage II-III esophageal carcinoma.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: This retrospective study was conducted to compare the treatment and quality of life (QOL) results between radical surgery and definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for stage II-III carcinoma of the esophagus. METHODS: Between 2000 and 2009, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Chemotherapy, Adjuvant'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Veno-occlusive disease as a complication of preoperative chemotherapy for Wilms tumor: A clinico-pathological analysis. 13 Dec 2009
• Familial small cell carcinoma of the ovary. 13 Dec 2009
• Adjuvant chemotherapy in lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma. 29 Nov 2009
• A retrospective comparison of clinical outcomes and quality of life measures between definitive chemoradiation alone and radical surgery for clinical stage II-III esophageal carcinoma. 30 Oct 2009
• Timing of breast cancer treatments with oocyte retrieval and embryo cryopreservation. 30 Oct 2009
• Long-term outcome after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in BRCA1/2 carriers. 30 Oct 2009
• Clinicopathological features from long-term observation of a papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR): a case report. 25 Oct 2009
• Have we reached a plateau in adjuvant breast cancer therapy? 22 Oct 2009
• Cisplatin versus cisplatin plus doxorubicin for standard-risk hepatoblastoma. 20 Oct 2009
• Change in the hormone receptor status following administration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and its impact on the long-term outcome in patients with primary breast cancer. 4 Oct 2009
• Radiochemotherapy including cisplatin alone versus cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil for locally advanced unresectable stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. 4 Oct 2009
• Immediate reconstruction with an expander/implant following ablatio mammae because of breast cancer : side effects and cosmetic results after adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy. 4 Oct 2009
• Medial tumor localization in breast cancer--an unappreciated risk factor? 4 Oct 2009
• Chemotherapy for lung cancer: the state of the art in 2009. 29 Sep 2009
• Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha expression predicts the response to 5-fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer. 29 Sep 2009
• Diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer. 29 Sep 2009
• Locally advanced rectal cancer: added value of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the evaluation of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemo- and radiation therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Postoperative chemotherapy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgery for rectal cancer: is it essential for patients with ypT0-2N0? 29 Sep 2009
• Ventricular tachycardia during hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Larynx preservation clinical trial design: key issues and recommendations--a consensus panel summary: in regard to Lefebvre et al., for the larynx preservation consensus panel (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009;73:1293-1303). 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Chemotherapy, Adjuvant'

Definition: Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.

Descriptor UI: D017024

Alternative terms: Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Adjuvant Chemotherapy; Drug Therapy, Adjuvant; Adjuvant Drug Therapy;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.186.170; E02.319.170;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: almost never IM; coordinate with dis /drug ther + specific drug or drugs /ther use + other form of ther to which this is adjuvant; Manual 24.4.2.2.1; DF: CHEMOTHER ADJUVANT