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Re-Irradiation: New Frontiers
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ISBN: 3319418254 3319418238 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book, now in its second edition, provides a comprehensive overview of current re-irradiation strategies, with detailed discussion of re-irradiation methods, technical aspects, the role of combined therapy with anticancer drugs and hyperthermia, and normal tissue tolerance. In addition, disease specific chapters document recent clinical results and future research directions. All chapters from the first edition have been revised and updated to take account of the latest developments and research findings, including those from prospective studies. Due attention is paid to the exciting developments in the fields of proton irradiation and frameless image-guided ablative radiotherapy. The book documents fully how refined combined modality approaches and significant technical advances in radiation treatment planning and delivery have facilitated the re-irradiation of previously exposed volumes, allowing both palliative and curative approaches to be pursued at various disease sites. Professionals involved in radiation treatment planning and multimodal oncology treatment will find it to be an invaluable aid in understanding the benefits and limitations of re-irradiation and in designing prospective trials.

Combining targeted biological agents with radiotherapy
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ISBN: 1281975303 9786611975302 1935281003 9781935281009 9781933864341 1933864346 Year: 2008 Publisher: New York Demos Medical Pub.

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Radiotherapy plays an integral role in cancer treatment. Approximately 60% of cancer patients will receive radiotherapy at some point in their treatment. A major improvement in patient outcomes occurs with the use of combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The combination of targeted biological agents with radiotherapy is the latest cutting-edge extension in cancer therapy for radiation oncologists. Combining Targeted Biological Agents with Radiotherapy: Current Status and Future Directions is an overview of the current state of clinical and pre-clinical research in combining radiotherapy w


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Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Era Is Beginning?
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most aggressive form of lung cancer: No significant progress has been made in finding new treatments for decades and platinum-based chemotherapy has for a long time represented the standard of care. This therapeutic scenario has recently changed, thanks to positive results in terms of improvement of overall survival obtained with a combination of checkpoint inhibitors (atezolizumab or durvalumab) with platinum-etoposide in patients with extensive disease. Moreover, nivolumab and pembrolizumab showed antitumor activity and received U.S. FDA approval as single agents in patients pretreated with platinum-based therapy and at least one other therapy. The improvement in the knowledge of the biology of SCLC has led to the development of new experimental therapies that have shown promising results, including poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, anti-Notch ligand Delta-like protein 3 (anti-DLL3), antibody–drug conjugates, and aurora kinase inhibitors. Future challenges are the identification of predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy, the definition of the role of new biological agents, and the improvement of integrated approached for limited disease. This Special Issue will highlight the current state of treatment of extensive SCLC, focusing on the biology of SCLC, immune-checkpoint inhibitors, PARP inhibitors, and novel cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy techniques.


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Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Era Is Beginning?
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most aggressive form of lung cancer: No significant progress has been made in finding new treatments for decades and platinum-based chemotherapy has for a long time represented the standard of care. This therapeutic scenario has recently changed, thanks to positive results in terms of improvement of overall survival obtained with a combination of checkpoint inhibitors (atezolizumab or durvalumab) with platinum-etoposide in patients with extensive disease. Moreover, nivolumab and pembrolizumab showed antitumor activity and received U.S. FDA approval as single agents in patients pretreated with platinum-based therapy and at least one other therapy. The improvement in the knowledge of the biology of SCLC has led to the development of new experimental therapies that have shown promising results, including poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, anti-Notch ligand Delta-like protein 3 (anti-DLL3), antibody–drug conjugates, and aurora kinase inhibitors. Future challenges are the identification of predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy, the definition of the role of new biological agents, and the improvement of integrated approached for limited disease. This Special Issue will highlight the current state of treatment of extensive SCLC, focusing on the biology of SCLC, immune-checkpoint inhibitors, PARP inhibitors, and novel cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy techniques.


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Multimodal Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Recent decades have seen remarkable advances in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies, i.e., adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma as well as gastrointestinal stromal and other rare tumors of the esophagus and stomach. While, historically, surgical resection has been the sole treatment for these tumors, multimodal therapies have meanwhile proven their efficacy. At present, pre- and postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy, targeted drug therapy, and stage-specific surgical approaches are all indispensable cornerstones of an individualized treatment for upper gastrointestinal malignancies. With such multimodal treatment, better outcomes comprising improved quality of life and prolonged survival have been achieved for patients. However, for many tumor entities and stages, the ideal combination and sequence of treatments is still being evaluated in clinical trials. Moreover, the value of novel approaches such as immunotherapy or robotic surgery remains a matter of research. In this Special Issue of Cancers, up-to-date original research, short communications, and comprehensive review articles on all modalities playing a role in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies have been published.

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Public health & preventive medicine --- gastric cancer --- gastrectomy --- complications --- outcome --- survival --- lymph node ratio --- neoadjuvant chemotherapy --- conversion surgery --- cancer dormancy --- nuclear receptor NR2F1 --- clinical pathways --- gastric surgery --- oncological gastrectomy --- quality of care --- outcomes --- standardization --- adjuvant therapy --- gastrointestinal tract --- genetic diagnosis --- radiosensitivity --- mortality --- failure to rescue --- immunotherapy --- genetics --- esophageal cancer --- multidisciplinary --- gastric/gastroesophageal cancer --- perioperative chemotherapy --- overall survival --- relapse-free survival --- skeletal muscle index --- esophagectomy --- nutritional status --- sarcopenia --- esophageal anastomosis --- minimally invasive surgery --- induction chemotherapy --- chemo-radiotherapy --- neoadjuvant treatment --- esophageal squamous cell carcinoma --- multimodal treatment --- neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy --- definitive chemoradiotherapy --- Lauren histotype --- gastrointestinal stromal tumor --- neuroendocrine tumor --- MALT lymphoma --- mucosal resection --- submucosal dissection --- GIST --- stomach --- neoadjuvant therapy --- imatinib --- organ preservation --- squamous cell esophageal cancer --- gastro-esophageal reflux disease --- Barrett's esophagus --- early adenocarcinoma of esophagus --- endoscopic submucosal dissection --- endoscopic mucosal resection --- gastric cancer --- gastrectomy --- complications --- outcome --- survival --- lymph node ratio --- neoadjuvant chemotherapy --- conversion surgery --- cancer dormancy --- nuclear receptor NR2F1 --- clinical pathways --- gastric surgery --- oncological gastrectomy --- quality of care --- outcomes --- standardization --- adjuvant therapy --- gastrointestinal tract --- genetic diagnosis --- radiosensitivity --- mortality --- failure to rescue --- immunotherapy --- genetics --- esophageal cancer --- multidisciplinary --- gastric/gastroesophageal cancer --- perioperative chemotherapy --- overall survival --- relapse-free survival --- skeletal muscle index --- esophagectomy --- nutritional status --- sarcopenia --- esophageal anastomosis --- minimally invasive surgery --- induction chemotherapy --- chemo-radiotherapy --- neoadjuvant treatment --- esophageal squamous cell carcinoma --- multimodal treatment --- neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy --- definitive chemoradiotherapy --- Lauren histotype --- gastrointestinal stromal tumor --- neuroendocrine tumor --- MALT lymphoma --- mucosal resection --- submucosal dissection --- GIST --- stomach --- neoadjuvant therapy --- imatinib --- organ preservation --- squamous cell esophageal cancer --- gastro-esophageal reflux disease --- Barrett's esophagus --- early adenocarcinoma of esophagus --- endoscopic submucosal dissection --- endoscopic mucosal resection


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Combination products in therapy.
ISSN: 21909180 Year: 2011 Publisher: [London] : Springer Healthcare,

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Multisystemic treatment of antisocial behavior in children and adolescents
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ISBN: 1572301066 9781572301061 Year: 1998 Publisher: New York (N.Y.): Guilford

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Conduct disorders in children --- Conduct disorders in adolescence --- Antisocial personality disorders --- Family psychotherapy. --- Comportement, Troubles du, chez l'enfant --- Comportement, Troubles du, chez l'adolescent --- Personnalité sociopathologique --- Thérapie familiale --- Treatment. --- Traitement --- Combined modality therapy --- Family psychotherapy --- Treatment --- Combined modality therapy. --- Social Behavior Disorders --- Combined Modality Therapy --- Community Mental Health Services. --- Family Therapy --- Klinische psychologie --- Ontwikkelingspsychologie --- in infancy & childhood. --- methods. --- in adolescence. --- therapy. --- psychotherapie --- speciale problemen --- psychotherapie. --- speciale problemen. --- Personnalité sociopathologique --- Thérapie familiale --- Family group therapy --- Family therapy --- Families --- Group psychotherapy --- Marriage counseling --- Acting-out (Child psychiatry) --- Antisocial personality disorders in children --- CD (Child psychiatry) --- Child conduct disorders --- Disturbance of conduct (Child psychiatry) --- Misconduct (Child psychiatry) --- Behavior disorders in children --- Adolescent psychopathology --- Combined modality treatment --- Multi-modal therapy --- Multimodal therapy --- Multimodal treatment --- Therapeutics --- Psychopathic personality --- Sociopathic personality --- Personality disorders --- Health and hygiene --- Conduct disorders in children - Treatment --- Conduct disorders in adolescence - Treatment --- Antisocial personality disorders - Treatment


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Multimodal Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Recent decades have seen remarkable advances in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies, i.e., adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma as well as gastrointestinal stromal and other rare tumors of the esophagus and stomach. While, historically, surgical resection has been the sole treatment for these tumors, multimodal therapies have meanwhile proven their efficacy. At present, pre- and postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy, targeted drug therapy, and stage-specific surgical approaches are all indispensable cornerstones of an individualized treatment for upper gastrointestinal malignancies. With such multimodal treatment, better outcomes comprising improved quality of life and prolonged survival have been achieved for patients. However, for many tumor entities and stages, the ideal combination and sequence of treatments is still being evaluated in clinical trials. Moreover, the value of novel approaches such as immunotherapy or robotic surgery remains a matter of research. In this Special Issue of Cancers, up-to-date original research, short communications, and comprehensive review articles on all modalities playing a role in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies have been published.


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Multimodal Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Recent decades have seen remarkable advances in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies, i.e., adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma as well as gastrointestinal stromal and other rare tumors of the esophagus and stomach. While, historically, surgical resection has been the sole treatment for these tumors, multimodal therapies have meanwhile proven their efficacy. At present, pre- and postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy, targeted drug therapy, and stage-specific surgical approaches are all indispensable cornerstones of an individualized treatment for upper gastrointestinal malignancies. With such multimodal treatment, better outcomes comprising improved quality of life and prolonged survival have been achieved for patients. However, for many tumor entities and stages, the ideal combination and sequence of treatments is still being evaluated in clinical trials. Moreover, the value of novel approaches such as immunotherapy or robotic surgery remains a matter of research. In this Special Issue of Cancers, up-to-date original research, short communications, and comprehensive review articles on all modalities playing a role in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies have been published.

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