Anticancer research
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Anticancer research · Jun 2017
Clinical Assessment of Sarcopenia and Changes in Body Composition During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Esophageal Cancer.
The aim of this study was to assess changes in body composition during neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and investigate whether chemotherapy-related toxicities affect body composition in patients with esophageal cancer. ⋯ The incidence of serious adverse events such as febrile neutropenia and grade 4 neutropenia is associated with a significant reduction of skeletal muscle mass during NAC. We should make an effort to reduce the incidence of adverse events in order to maintain an appropriate body composition during NAC.
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Anticancer research · Jun 2017
Comparative StudyMultiparametric MRI/TRUS Fusion Prostate Biopsy: Advantages of a Transperineal Approach.
To evaluate the detection rate for clinically-significant prostate cancer (PCa) of transperineal (TP) vs. transrectal (TR) multiparametric MRI/TRUS (magnetic resonance imaging/transrectal ultrasound) fusion targeted-biopsy. ⋯ Multiparametric MRI/TRUS TP in comparison to TR fusion biopsy detected a greater percentage of small but clinically significant PCa of the anterior zone (86.7% vs. 46.7%; p=0.0001).