Sentences with phrase «neck cancers treated»

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A similar virus, called H101, is already marketed in China to treat head and neck cancers.

Yang et al. report on one such strategy: Taking the knowledge that an increase in type I interferons (IFNs) correlates positively with clinical outcome in several cancers and that type I IFNs can enhance antitumor immunity in some models, the authors tethered IFN - β to a monoclonal antibody targeting the epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is approved for use in treating metastatic colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer.

Silent Stories explores the strength of cancer patients who underwent radiotherapy to treat head or neck cancer.

The two facilities using proton therapy most commonly treated CNS and head and neck cancers.

2003 Chinese company Shenzhen SiBiono GeneTech gains approval for treating head and neck cancer with Gendicine, a modified adenovirus carrying a tumour - suppressor gene.

Dr. Bauman and her colleagues treated human head and neck cancer cells in the laboratory with varying doses of sulforaphane and a control, and compared them to normal, healthy cells that line the throat and mouth.

The VA - UAB team says, based on its lab studies, that honokiol binds more strongly with EGFR than does the drug gefitinib (sold as Iressa), which is commonly used to treat head and neck cancers.

«This study, one of only a few large studies to have follow - up beyond five years, demonstrates that patients who have head and neck cancers and who are being treated with radiation therapy alone have improved local - regional control and no increase in late toxicity when radiation therapy is delivered twice a day in two smaller doses which we call hyperfractionation,» said Jonathan J. Beitler, MD, MBA, FASTRO, lead author of the study and professor of radiation oncology, otolaryngology and hematology / medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

They discovered that people with both head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and the KRAS - variant who were treated with standard treatment, but not with cetuximab, had a higher risk of failing treatment and developing metastatic disease, meaning the cancer spreads to distant organs and is incurable.

Patients with head and neck cancer seldom survive for longer than six months to one year when treated with chemotherapy alone.

THREE patients with incurable neck and head cancer have survived for three years after being treated with a combination of chemotherapy and a cold virus that has been modified to attack tumours.

Pembrolizumab, in particular, has been used to treat melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and in some cases, head and neck cancers.

In addition to these cancers, City of Hope's head and neck cancer team also treats thyroid cancer, skin cancers and sarcomas in the head and neck region.

Our multidisciplinary staff pursues an integrated approach to treating head and neck cancers by combining the latest research findings with outstanding patient care.

Our physicians have been consistently named «America's Top Doctors» by Castle Connolly and are active participants in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, which sets evidence - based best practices for detecting, evaluating and treating head and neck cancers nationwide.

Immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors has changed the way we treat several aggressive cancers such as melanoma, non-small cell lung and head & neck cancers, among others, with durable responses achieved in the metastatic setting.

In a recent multi-institutional phase II trial of Onyx - 015 led by investigators at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 30 patients with advanced head and neck cancer, most of whom had failed surgery or radiation therapy, were trCancer Center, 30 patients with advanced head and neck cancer, most of whom had failed surgery or radiation therapy, were trcancer, most of whom had failed surgery or radiation therapy, were treated.

Scientists reported Tuesday on two new studies showing that the medications, which marshal the body's own immune defenses, are now having some effect against recurrent, difficult - to - treat head and neck cancer and an extremely lethal skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma.

This revolutionary, FDA - approved treatment has been successful in treating head - and - neck and prostate cancers.

The researchers treated 76 patients between 1993 and 1996 with intensive therapy for advanced cancers of the head and neck.

More advanced head and neck cancers are generally treated with multi-modality surgery, including various combinations of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.

In collaboration with colleague Uli Rodeck, Williams also applied this insight to significantly improve the affinity of cetuximab, an anti-EGFR antibody used to treat colorectal and head - and - neck cancers.

During the study, the researchers tracked the pre-and-post treatment diets and ultimate health outcomes of more than 400 cancer patients for an average of 26 months after they were first diagnosed and treated for squamous - cell carcinoma of the head or neck.

As a surgeon who treats patients with head and neck cancer, Kim approaches research from a translational standpoint to understand the relationship between neoplastic transformation and the host immune response.

UT Southwestern's team of head and neck cancer specialists treats only head and neck cancer, giving us a level of expertise that is on par with top U.S. cancer programs.

«Because [IMRT] has been shown to reduce toxicity, it has been accepted to treat prostate, brain, and head and neck cancers,» said Chun, who was from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

This cancer often spreads quickly into the neck and to other parts of the body, and is very hard to treat.

Even cancers that have reached stage IV (the most advanced stage, which means tumors have spread to other parts of the throat, neck, or lymph nodes) can often be successfully treated.

The patient in the Annals of Oncology report, «Mr. S» (the authors don't use his name because of confidentiality concerns), had been treated for advanced head and neck cancer.

Taxotere is a chemotherapy drug that treats patients by killing cancer cells, especially those of the breast, lungs, stomach, prostate, neck, and head.

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