Sentences with phrase «as tumor size»

Created simulations on COSMOL (Physics - based modeling) to study and understand the nature of cancer progression such as tumor size, and location, which is conducted with optical spectroscopy.

Importantly, an inverse correlation was observed for ER - α — negative lines with a decrease in the proportion of MFC within the xenograft as tumor size increases (Fig. 5Bii).

Not exact matches

It's as if the Earth now has two moons instead of one and both are growing in size like a cancerous tumor that may threaten the financial tides, oceans and economic life as we have known it for the past half century.

The study published in Cancer Cell shows that exosomes from tumor cells of breast cancer (and other tumor types such as ovarian and endometrial) are different in size and composition than those of healthy cells.

EM: Imaging such as MRIs or CT scans, which reveal the mass and volume of the tumor, can fool you sometimes: The patient gets a scan, goes on a therapy, and when they return in a month for a second imaging, the structure and size of the tumor haven't changed.

«Can this technique provide both EGFR mutation status information at the molecular level and precise anatomical information such as size, shape, NSCLC tumor location (s), and their relationship with adjacent structures?.»

The cells in such a brain tumor can display very different characteristics, such as varying cell size or number of cell nuclei.

In terms of non-treatment factors, only tumor size impacted LC, as determined by multivariate Cox regression analysis.

In a 2009 paper published in Nature Materials, Mooney demonstrated that this could be achieved by loading a porous scaffold — about the size of a dime — with tumor antigen as well as a combination of biological and chemical components meant to attract and activate dendritic cells.

The researchers grafted breast or lung tumors in mice, allowed the tumors to grow to small size and removed these tumors surgically — essentially mimicking the situation in a human tumor patient in which the tumor is surgically removed as soon as possible after diagnosis.

A robotic device the size of a dishwasher is humming nearby as dozens of tiny tubes move tumor samples through the sequencing process.

Regrowth or progression of tumor was defined as any increase in size of known residual tumor on follow - up radiographic imaging.

In early clinical trials of these drugs, we noticed that in some breast cancer patients the tumors didn't just remain the same size — as would be expected with drugs that interfere with cell division — but began to recede, sometimes quite dramatically, said Goel.»

City of Hope is a leader in image - driven radiation planning, using advanced imaging technologies — such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography scans — to determine tumor size and location and «sculpt» radiation delivery to the cancerous areas.

Our cancer experts determine an individualized treatment plan based on the stage of the cancer, the size and location of the tumor, if the tumor has spread to other organs or lymph nodes, and other factors such as overall health.

Age, tumor size, tumor site, LNM, VI and HER2 / neu immunopositive stain as well as the immunostaining of ER and PR for the malignant group were obtained from the Pathology Department, MRI.

Unfortunately, the standard tools for assessing risk of metastasis — such as the size of the tumor, its grade, the presence of estrogen receptors and the proportion of dividing cells — are «insufficient,» note the authors, «for clinical decision making.»

«Instead of just monitoring changes in tumor size, we can watch the perfusion of a contrast agent as it moves toward, around and through a tumor,» Vannier said.

It is defined as a decrease of ≥ 50 % in the total tumor size and / or total number of tumors since the start of the trial.

It is defined as an increase of ≥ 25 % in total tumor size and / or number of tumors since the start of the trial.

Partial response, commonly referred to as PR, is a partial decrease in the size of a cancerous tumor or a decrease in the total number of cancer lesions.

It also reduces tumor sizes as well.

Hyperthermia, or heat therapy, is acknowledged by the American Cancer Society as a «promising» way to improve cancer treatment, while the National Cancer Institute reports heat therapy has been shown to reduce tumor size is some cases.

Anti-inflammatory drugs, such as piroxicam, may be given to reduce the size of any tumors.

Previous research has found the feeling of lymph nodes on examination can be an inaccurate assessment for cancer spread as they can be normal in size and still contain tumor cells.

To get a better understanding of the size and positioning of the tumors — as well as develop a potential surgical plan — surgeons collaborated with specialists in the Diagnostic Imaging Service to perform a CT scan on Makana.

The veterinarian will consider the precise type, size, location, invasiveness, and nature of the tumor as well as the general health of the animal.

Depending on the type, size, location and condition of the tumor as well as the age and health of the dog, the best course of action may be to just monitor the growth.

Scintigraphy can determine both the size of the primary tumor as well as the location of the metastases that occur in 65 to 90 % of these dogs.

The total number of treatments depends on the type and size of the tumor as well as individual risk factors.

Unusual lumps and bumps in obese pets are common as obese animals are more susceptible to benign tumors resulting from a mass of fat cells that can grow to a painful size.

The mobility of a tumor, as well as the size and shape, are significant factors to consider.

The majority of these tumors are microscopic in size, however there are cases where larger tumors (known as macroadenoma) can sometimes get big enough to put pressure on the brain and cause seizures.

The purpose of our study was to determine if specific host factors, such as age at diagnosis, obesity, and hormone status, influence the prognosis of canine mammary gland carcinomas and to confirm if previously reported risk factors (ie, histologic subtype, tumor size, and World Health Organization [WHO] stage) were important in a large series of affected dogs.

Prognosis for mammary gland carcinomas depends on the size of the tumor at diagnosis as well as the biopsy results or tumor grade.