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Efficacy of clarithromycin as a protective agent in the methotrexate-induced pulmonary fibrosis model
(Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2018)
Introduction: Methotrexate is a cytotoxic agent used in leukemia, and several other cancer types and at lower doses in auto-inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriasis. Macrolide ...
Smoking habits are an independent prognostic factor in patients with lung cancer
(Wiley, 2017)
ObjectivesThe role of tobacco in the pathogenesis of lung cancer (LC) has been clearly established. Based on the epidemiological evidence that smoking may influence LC progression, we investigated the idea that smoking ...
A rare association of celiac disease and rectal neuroendocrine tumor
(Springer Japan Kk, 2017)
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated enteropathy which is triggered by dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Increased risk of all gastrointestinal cancers was found during the first year after ...
Role of increased mean platelet volume (MPV) and decreased MPV/platelet count ratio as poor prognostic factors in lung cancer
(Wiley, 2018)
ObjectivesIn this study, they investigated whether mean thrombocyte volume (MPV) and MPV/platelet count ratio have a prognostic significance in advanced NSCLC or not. MethodsA total of 496 NSCLC patients at stage IIIB/IV ...
A retrospective analysis on first-line bevacizumab, cetuximab, and panitumumab-containing regimens in patients with RAS-wild metastatic colorectal cancer: A Collaborative Study by Turkish Oncology Group (TOG)
(Imprimatur Publications, 2019)
Purpose: To compare the efficacy and adverse effect profiles of the first-line treatment of patients with KRAS wild type metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) in Turkey who were treated based on regimens including bevacizumab, ...
The efficacy and safety analysis of the treatments of everolimus and exemestane combination in 101 metastatic breast cancer patients: Real-life experience from Turkey
(Amer Assoc Cancer Research, 2019)
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Retrospective comparison of efficacy and safety of CAPOX and FOLFOX regimens as adjuvant treatment in patients with stage III colon cancer
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2019)
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety profile of capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) and 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) regimens as adjuvant treatment in patients with stage ...
The mean platelet volume may predict the development of isolated bone metastases in patients with breast cancer: a retrospective study of the Young Researchers Committee of the Turkish Oncology Group (TOG)
(Zerbinis Medical Publ, 2016)
Purpose: To determine the predictive value of the mean platelet volume (MPV) and the MPV/platelet count ratio on the development of isolated bone metastasis in patients with breast cancer. Methods: A total of 121 previously ...
Prognostic significance of the baseline serum uric acid level in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with first-line chemotherapy: a study of the Turkish Descriptive Oncological Researches Group
(Humana Press Inc, 2014)
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common cancers. Most of the patients are inoperable at the time of diagnosis, and the prognosis is poor. Many prognostic factors have been identified in prior studies. ...
A discussion of serum albumin level in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a medical oncologist's perspective
(Humana Press Inc, 2014)
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver, and it is particularly prevalent in East and Southeast Asia. With surgical and/or local interventional treatment methods, survival rates for ...
