J Buon
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We conducted a network meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of cetuximab and nimotuzumab in the treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). ⋯ Even though we didn't find significant difference between cetuximab and nimotuzumab in terms of survival outcomes, nimotuzumab is more advantageous in short-term efficacy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Observational Study
Effects of javanica oil emulsion injection combined with radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone on the efficacy and safety in patients with esophageal cancer: a pooled analysis of 1269 cases.
To assess the effectiveness and safety of javanica oil emulsion injection (JOEI) when combined with radiotherapy (RT) in patients with esophageal cancer. ⋯ JOEI in combination with RT could benefit esophageal cancer patients with improved rate of response and quality of life, prolonged survival, and reduced incidence of adverse events. However, these results should be viewed with caution due to the limited quality of the included studies.
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The purpose of this study was to analyse the association between the 18F-2-deoxy-2-fluorodeoxyglucose maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of metastatic sites and molecular subtypes and survival in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. ⋯ The SUVmax of metastatic sites on pretreatment 18F-FDG PET/CT may be an independent prognostic factor for the diagnosis of molecular phenotypes and survival in MBC patients.
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Delaying adjuvant chemotherapy initiation >8 weeks after radical lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) adversely affects overall survival. The effect of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy (VATS) on adjuvant chemotherapy initiation is yet unclear. This study aimed to determine if using VATS for NSCLC resection affected the timing of adjuvant chemotherapy and oncological outcomes. ⋯ The benefits of quicker recovery after VATS did not result in earlier adjuvant chemotherapy initiation in this retrospective study. However, VATS negated the inferior oncologic outcomes associated with delayed adjuvant chemotherapy initiation.