Pemetrexed-carboplatin and gemcitabine‑vinorelbine combination therapies were efficacious in phase II and phase III studies as first-line breast cancer treatment. Thus, Arm A and Arm B combinations were investigated in patients pretreated with anthracycline and taxanes. Women with advanced breast cancer, with ≥1 measurable lesion per RECIST, were stratified by line of treatment (1st, 2nd), visc...

BACKGROUND Low grade malignant lymphomas arising from mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) represent a distinct clinicopathological entity. The cytogenetic findings and molecular genetics of MALT lymphomas remain minimally defined. Cytogenetic studies infrequently constitute part of the diagnostic work-up of MALT lymphomas, most commonly due to small biopsy size and their extranodal localiz...