AIMS The present research focuses on the development of the surface modified solid lipid nanoparticulate (SLN) system for enhancing the stability and sustaining the release of a model hydrophilic drug ifosfamide. MATERIALS & METHODS SLNs consisting of glyceryl monooleate (GMO) and chitosan were prepared by double emulsion technique, crosslinked with sodium tripolyphosphate, followed by lyophi...

The prognosis of CD20-positive (CD20+) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with central nervous system (CNS) recurrence is still poor. A standard treatment for CD20+ DLBCL with CNS recurrence in elderly patients has not been established mainly due to adverse effects. We previously reported the efficacy and safety of MIND-E (ranimustine, ifosfamide, procarbazine, dexamethasone, and etoposide) ...

A 52-year-old man was presented with a huge left testicular mass and palpable cervical lymphadenopathy with retroperitoneal lymph node enlargement on an abdominal computed tomography. A left radical orchiectomy and an ultrasound-guided neck node biopsy were performed. A pathological examination revealed spermatocytic seminoma with extensive rhabdomyosarcomatous transformation, a condition known...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a neoadjuvant paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and cisplatin chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma. METHODS Patients with histologically confirmed locally advanced cervical carcinoma, aged ≥18 years, were treated with intravenous ifosfamide 5,000 mg/m² and mesna 5,000 mg/m², on day 1; intravenous paclitaxel 175 mg/m² an...

Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are a group of rare tumors accounting for less than 1% of all adult malignant tumors, a heterogeneous group of more than 50 histological subtypes. Five percent to 30% of STS patients experience local recurrence and 10%-38% present with clinically detectable metastases. Doxorubicin either alone or in combination with ifosfamide has been used as first-line chemotherapy...

all to patients receiving additional VP16. Nadir neutrophil counts fell below 0.5x109/L in 42% of the single agent group and 69% of the two agent group. There were no documented bacteraemias. Nadir platelet count fell below 50x109/L in 6 cases (combined therapy); only one platelet transfusion was required, for a minor bleeding episode. There were no episodes of frank haematuria. The higher dose...

Aggressive nature killer cell leukemia (ANKL) is a mature NK-T cell lymphoma with worse prognosis, but optimal treatment is unclear. Therefore, we analyzed the efficacy of L-asparaginase-based regimens for ANKL patients. Twenty-one patients who received dexamethasone, methotrexate, ifosfamide, L-asparaginase, and etoposide (SMILE) or etoposide, ifosfamide, dexamethasone, and L-asparaginase (VID...

Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumours in adults and therefore require a multidisciplinary approach for optimal management. In the metastatic setting, chemotherapy is the primary modality of therapy. Doxorubicin alone or in combination with ifosfamide or dacarbazine has been the backbone of therapy since the 1970s. There is considerable activity for gemcitabine and docetaxel in leiomyosarcoma an...