Salvage Therapy
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

2'-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA) as salvage therapy for Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). results of the LCH-S-98 protocol of the Histiocyte Society.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: A prospective phase II Histiocyte Society study, LCH-S-98, evaluated the efficacy of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA) monotherapy as salvage therapy in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). PROCEDURES: Patients with poor and intermediate ... Read more...

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the extremity and nodal metastasis: Is the in-transit lymphatic system at risk?

13 Dec 2009 Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) of the extremity is not infrequently associated with regional node metastasis. Knowledge of lymphatic drainage of extremity RMSs is important to determine radiotherapy fields. In this report we describe two patients ... Read more...

A phase II study of Campath-1H in children with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children's Oncology Group report.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing cure rates for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), patients who relapse continue to have poor prognosis. The Children's Oncology Group (COG) conducted a limited institution Phase II trial of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Salvage Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• 2'-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA) as salvage therapy for Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). results of the LCH-S-98 protocol of the Histiocyte Society. 13 Dec 2009
• Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the extremity and nodal metastasis: Is the in-transit lymphatic system at risk? 13 Dec 2009
• A phase II study of Campath-1H in children with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children's Oncology Group report. 29 Nov 2009
• Successful treatment with daclizumab of refractory anaplastic lymphoma. 29 Nov 2009
• Salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy for thoracic esophageal cancer. 30 Oct 2009
• Limited efficacy of imatinib in severe pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease. 20 Oct 2009
• Patterns of relapse and prognosis after bevacizumab failure in recurrent glioblastoma. 11 Oct 2009
• Linked elbow replacement: a salvage procedure for distal humeral nonunion. Surgical technique. 29 Sep 2009
• High-intensity focused ultrasound for localized prostate cancer: initial experience with a 2-year follow-up. 29 Sep 2009
• Alternative technique for salvage of donor lungs with insufficient atrial cuffs. 29 Sep 2009
• Prospective comparison of surgery alone and chemoradiotherapy with selective surgery in resectable squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. 29 Sep 2009
• Phase II study of gemcitabine monotherapy as a salvage treatment for Japanese metastatic breast cancer patients after anthracycline and taxane treatment. 20 Sep 2009
• Open-label study of adalimumab in patients with ulcerative colitis including those with prior loss of response or intolerance to infliximab. 30 Aug 2009
• Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and management of intracranial germ cell tumours. 30 Aug 2009
• Second-line therapy in bladder cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Capecitabine as salvage treatment for lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of lung. 30 Aug 2009
• Decitabine combined with fractionated gemtuzumab ozogamicin therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. 30 Aug 2009
• Is there a role for second-line chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer? 30 Aug 2009
• Slide tracheoplasty as a rescue technique after unsuccessful patch tracheoplasty. 30 Aug 2009
• Ankle arthrodesis using antegrade intramedullary nail for salvage of nonreconstructable tibial pilon fractures. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Salvage Therapy'

Definition: A therapeutic approach, involving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery, after initial regimens have failed to lead to improvement in a patient's condition. Salvage therapy is most often used for neoplastic diseases.

Descriptor UI: D016879

Alternative terms: Salvage Therapy; Therapy, Salvage; Salvage Therapies; Therapies, Salvage;

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

Tree Number: E02.186.800; E02.895;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: after failure of other types of ther; usually in cancer ther; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; Manual 24.4.2.2.2