Not exact matches
Indeed, the authors point out that Ipilimumab might better effect recurrence - free survival than adjuvant interferon and should be considered as an option
by oncologists in this field considering its activity across subgroups including those with high
tumor burden.
The treatment resulted in a reduced
tumor burden and extended the lifespans of the mice
by more than 30 percent.
«In this study we've shown five distinct ways —
by quantifying
tumor burden, identifying disease subtype, cataloging mutations, predicting transformation and providing early warnings of recurrence — that circulating
tumor DNA can yield potentially clinically useful information,» said Diehn.
Circulating cell - free DNA (cfDNA) isolated from plasma or serum
by noninvasive procedures can serve as a «liquid biopsy» and has potential as a biomarker for the
tumor burden and survival prediction of breast cancer (BC).
Metastatic
tumor burden of each animal was calculated
by combining
tumor volumes from four lobes of lungs.
Rashid OM, Nagahashi M, Ramachandran S, Yamada A, Graham L, Milstien S, Spiegel S, Bear HD, Takabe K. Resection of the Primary
Tumor Improves Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer
by Reduction of Overall
Tumor Burden.
In addition to monitoring overall survival, we assessed
tumor burden, as measured
by bioluminescence imaging, during the first 22 days of treatment (Figure 3).