Sentences with phrase «as standard chemotherapy»

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«I hope that someday all of you on the advisory committee can tell your families for generations that you were part of the process that ended the use of toxic treatments like chemotherapy and radiation as standard treatment, and turned blood cancers into a treatable disease that even after relapse most people survive.»

«Cervical cancer patients are currently treated as a uniform group based on chemotherapy and radiation regimens that help the largest percentage of people; however, one third of these patients are not helped by standard therapies,» Banister said.

When he and his colleagues gave the mice the standard, maximum tolerated dose of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, the tumours roared back as soon as the treatment was stopped.

KEYNOTE - 024 investigated the efficacy of pembrolizumab compared to standard of care with platinum - based chemotherapy in untreated patients with advanced NSCLC and high PD - L1 expression (defined as expression in at least 50 % of tumour cells).

Graham looked to the Internet for treatment options and came across Duke University oncologist Keith Sullivan, who was comparing standard chemotherapy and stem cell therapy as part of a large - scale clinical trial for scleroderma.

Two patients that had previously not responded to available standard treatments, including surgery, external radiation, hormonal and chemotherapy, have received 225Actinium - PSMA - 617 as experimental therapy.

«We do a phenomenal job with surgery, peeling off as much of the tumor as we can see, and then we do standard chemotherapy, but the cancers still recur,» Memarzadeh said.

The standard treatment for glioblastomas consists of removing as much of the tumor as possible with surgery and then eliminating what is left through radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy.

Although CSs comprise only 2 % -5 % of all uterine malignancies and 1 % -2 % of all ovarian tumors, they are responsible for a disproportionate number of deaths due to their high biologic aggressiveness and resistance to standard treatments, such as radiation and chemotherapy.

«PF - 06747143 could potentially be used as a standalone therapy for patients who are not candidates for standard care or used in combination with chemotherapy,» noted Dr. Pernasetti.

In contrast, because of the high incidence of TP53 mutations in the HPV - inactive class, these tumors may be less responsive to the standard cisplatin chemotherapy and more sensitive to other chemotherapies such as dasatinib.»

As we reported from the conference, the olympiAD trial showed that an ovarian cancer drug can hold some advanced breast cancers at bay longer than standard chemotherapy.

It is a scary diagnosis, and even though chemotherapy can be effective as standard - of - care, many...

Lead author Professor Ledermann, professor of medical oncology at the UCL Cancer Institute and a Cancer Research UK grantee, said: «A well - tolerated anti-tumour agent that could be used for months or perhaps years as maintenance therapy after standard chemotherapy could be a big step forward and ultimately extend survival.

The current standard of care for a newly diagnosed, high - grade glioma includes surgically removing as much of the tumor as possible, followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

It is a scary diagnosis, and even though chemotherapy can be effective as standard - of - care, many patients become resistant to treatment.

Voice - Box Saved with New Larynx Cancer Therapy Standard therapy changes for larynx cancer, and, the voice box is spared, after Kimmel Cancer Center investigators prove that, for most patients, combined treatment with chemotherapy and radiation has the same success rate as surgically removing the cancerous voice box.

«This is the first molecular - targeted and first anti-angiogenesis therapy to demonstrate benefit in this population and, combined with chemotherapy followed by [Avastin] maintenance, should be considered as one standard option for women with this disease,» said lead researcher Dr. Robert A. Burger, director of the Women's Cancer Center at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Served as an RN in the Oncology Unit of Mercy Hope Hospital for the past 14 years, calculating doses and administering chemotherapy, biotherapy, and blood product treatments in accordance with standard protocols.