BACKGROUND In advanced metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma, the addition of a neo-adjuvant systemic treatment to surgery might translate into a survival advantage, although this is yet to be confirmed by ongoing randomized trials. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of preoperative systemic chemotherapy on the morphology of non-tumoral liver. PATIENTS AND METHODS A large se...

To review the preventive approaches for recurrence after curative resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma, we have summarized all available publications reporting randomized control trials (RCTs) covered in PubMed. The treatment approaches presented above include adjuvant intrahepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy, systemic chemotherapy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and immunoth...

PURPOSE To follow the treatment history of patients with retinoblastoma to identify the trends in the number of hospital visits over time and the direct cost of medical care as determined by age at diagnosis and selected primary treatment modality. DESIGN An Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved consecutive retrospective case series. MATERIALS AND METHODS Records from the Bascom Palmer ...

Malignant small bowel obstruction (MSBO) that does not resolve with conservative measures frequently leaves few treatment options other than palliative care. This single-institution retrospective study assesses the outcomes of a more aggressive approach-concurrent systemic chemotherapy and total parenteral nutrition (TPN)-in the treatment of MSBO. The MD Anderson pharmacy database was queried t...

Metastases represent the most common brain tumors in adults. Surgical resection alone results in 45% recurrence and is usually accompanied by radiation and chemotherapy. Adequate chemotherapy delivery to the CNS is hindered by the blood-brain barrier. Efforts at delivering chemotherapy locally to gliomas have shown modest increases in survival, likely limited by the infiltrative nature of the t...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of docetaxel-based systemic chemotherapy in elderly patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 36 patients with CRPC who were treated with docetaxel-based systemic chemotherapy at a single institution between May 2005 and April 20...

For a long time, patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer were considered to be incurable. Over the last 30 years, the benefits of surgical resection and systemic chemotherapy have been established. Actually, surgical resections are feasible with a very low mortality and a 5-year survival that approaches 40%, but only 10-20% of patients are candidates for surgery. The others gain b...

PURPOSE Cytoreductive surgery combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy has been established as the standard treatment for selected patients with peritoneal malignancy. The purpose of the study was the presentation of the 10- year experience with cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal and appendiceal origin. METHODS Cli...

Neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy is a possible therapeutic approach for the treatment of locally advanced operable, primarily non-operable or inflammatory breast cancer. Neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy is an option for breast cancer patients who would require adjuvant chemotherapy otherwise based on clinical and histological examination and imaging. The use of neoadjuvant systemic therapy in...