Abbreviations: PARP: Poly(Adp-Ribose) Polymerase; SSBS: Single Strand Breaks; DSBS: Double Strand Breaks; BER: Base Excision Repair; NER: Nucleic Acid Excision Repair; MMR: Mismatch Repair; HR: Homologous Recombination; NHEJ: Non-Homologous End Joining; DNA-PKCS: DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase; ORR: Objective Response Rate; PFS: Progression-Free Survival; PLD: Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin; OS:...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a dose increased weekly Bortezomib (Bor) based combination therapy in multiple myeloma (MM) patients. RESULTS The overall response rate (ORR) in the modified Bor group was 76.6%, composed of 40% complete response (CR), 3.3% very good partial response (VGPR) and 33.3% partial response (PR). The ORR was 82.3%...

Although combination regimens have improved outcomes over monotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), patients eventually relapse. Combined fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and monoclonal anti-CD52 antibody alemtuzumab (FCC) provided synergistic cytotoxicity with effective clearing of minimal residual disease. This phase 2 study determined FCC efficacy and safety in relapsed/refractory CD5...

BACKGROUND There is no consensus regarding optimal treatment for peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL), especially in relapsed or refractory cases, which have very poor prognosis and a dismal outcome, with 5-year overall survival of 30 %. METHODS A multicenter prospective phase II trial was conducted to investigate the role of the combination of gemcitabine plus romidepsin (GEMRO regimen) in rel...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: CLL: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; FCR: Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide and Rituximab; PI3K: Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; IWCLL: International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; CIRS: Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; CIT: chemoimmunotherapy; FISH: Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization; PFS: Progression Free Survival; EMA: European...

BACKGROUND PEP02 is a novel highly stable liposomal nanocarrier formulation of irinotecan. This randomized phase II study evaluated the efficacy and safety of single agent PEP02 compared with irinotecan or docetaxel in the second-line treatment of advanced oesophago-gastric (OG) cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with locally advanced/metastatic disease who had failed one prior chemotherap...

BACKGROUND There is a deep need to improve the care of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients, since even today it remains an incurable disease. Taxanes are considered the most effective cytotoxic drugs for the treatment of MBC, both in monotherapy and in combined schedules, but the need for synthetic solvents contributes to the severe toxicities and may have a negative impact on the efficacy....

INTRODUCTION Bortezomib, a novel proteasome inhibitor, is approved for the treatment of relapsed multiple myeloma (MM). Efficacy and safety of bortezomib is well known; however, it was necessary to validate the data in patients with different ethnic backgrounds. The efficacy and safety of bortezomib was assessed in patients from China with relapsed/refractory MM in a real-world scenario. METH...

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs, has been used for treatment of breast cancer that develops resistance to endocrine therapy. However, the efficacy and safety need further evaluation. Here, we report a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy using steroid (exemestane...

•Lorlatinib had robust overall and intracranial (IC) activity against ALK+ advanced NSCLC after second-generation ALK TKIs.•Objective responses occurred independently of prior chemotherapy treatment.•Elevated IC versus extracranial ORR was observed, especially in patients with fewer treatment lines.•Competing risk analysis showed that probability first event being CNS progression lower than non...