Sentences with phrase «specific tumor types»

By exploiting these differences, scientists have developed therapies that target specific tumor types, and these targeted therapies have proven useful against most breast cancers.

Indications for radiation therapy (RT) include the primary treatment of specific tumor types, such as nasal tumors and brain tumors, adjuvant treatment of incompletely excised tumors, and palliation to improve quality of life for patients with non-resectable or advanced cancers.

Primary treatment for specific tumor types Indications for the use of external beam radiation therapy for the primary treatment of tumors has expanded significantly with the emergence of SRS for pets.

The FDA has never approved a drug that was not aimed at a specific tumor type such as breast cancer, but if a drug shows promise for a particular pathway involved in many tumor types, it could be approved for that use, he said.

Our team designs and delivers radiation treatments optimized to each patient's specific tumor type, size, stage and location.

Your child's treatment will be fully individualized towards his specific tumor type and personal medical characteristics.

The prognosis for pets diagnosed with intestinal tumors will depend on a variety of factors, including the specific tumor type, the stage of the disease and whether the cancer has spread to other organs.