The lancet oncology
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The lancet oncology · Apr 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialInotuzumab ozogamicin, an anti-CD22-calecheamicin conjugate, for refractory and relapsed acute lymphocytic leukaemia: a phase 2 study.
The outlook for patients with refractory and relapsed acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) is poor. CD22 is highly expressed in patients with ALL. Inotuzumab ozogamicin is a CD22 monoclonal antibody conjugated to the toxin calecheamicin. We did a phase 2 study to assess the efficacy of this antibody. ⋯ Pfizer.
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The lancet oncology · Apr 2012
Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England.
Information from patient surveys can help to identify patient groups and cancers with the greatest potential for improvement in the experience and timeliness of cancer diagnosis. We aimed to examine variation in the number of pre-referral consultations with a general practitioner between patients with different cancers and sociodemographic characteristics. ⋯ None.
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The lancet oncology · Apr 2012
Meta AnalysisAssociation between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies.
Endometriosis is a risk factor for epithelial ovarian cancer; however, whether this risk extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline tumours is not clear. We undertook an international collaborative study to assess the association between endometriosis and histological subtypes of ovarian cancer. ⋯ Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, National Institutes of Health, California Cancer Research Program, California Department of Health Services, Lon V Smith Foundation, European Community's Seventh Framework Programme, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany, Programme of Clinical Biomedical Research, German Cancer Research Centre, Eve Appeal, Oak Foundation, UK National Institute of Health Research, National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Cancer Council Tasmania, Cancer Foundation of Western Australia, Mermaid 1, Danish Cancer Society, and Roswell Park Alliance Foundation.