Gemcitabine (Gemzar)
Gemcitabine combined with oxaliplatin in pretreated patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: an observational study
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. 2008 Dec 18;3:34. [Link] Xanthopoulos A, Bauer TT, Blum TG, Kollmeier J, Schönfeld N, Serke M. Respiratory Diseases Clinic Heckeshorn, Department of Pneumology, HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany. torsten.bauer@helios-kliniken.de. Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of oxaliplatin +/- gemcitabine…
Read MoreTumor eradication after cyclophosphamide depends on concurrent depletion of regulatory T cells: a role for cycling TNFR2-expressing effector-suppressor T cells in limiting effective chemotherapy
Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 2009 Aug;58(8):1219-28. Epub 2008 Dec 4. [Link] van der Most RG, Currie AJ, Mahendran S, Prosser A, Darabi A, Robinson BW, Nowak AK, Lake RA. National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. robbertvdm@gmail.com Abstract Tumor cell death potentially engages with the immune…
Read MoreOutcomes with first-line platinum-based combination chemotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: a review of practice in British Columbia
Lung Cancer. 2009 Jun;64(3):308-13. Epub 2008 Nov 11. [Link] Lee CW, Murray N, Anderson H, Rao SC, Bishop W. BC Cancer Agency – Fraser Valley Centre, 13750 96th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3V 1Z2. clee@bccancer.bc.ca Abstract Cisplatin plus pemetrexed has been standard systemic therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) since the landmark randomized trial…
Read MoreTreatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma with carboplatin, liposomized doxorubicin, and gemcitabine: a phase II study
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2008 Nov;3(11):1325-31. [Link] Hillerdal G, Sorensen JB, Sundström S, Riska H, Vikström A, Hjerpe A. Department of Lung Medicine and Allergology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden. gunnar.hillerdal@karolinska.se Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma has a poor prognosis and there is limited effect of treatment. The Nordic Mesothelioma groups decided in the…
Read MoreAssessment of Survival and Clinical Benefit in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) Patients Treated with Gemcitabine and Carboplatin
Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute. 2007 Mar;19(1):61-70. [Link] Ryad AY, Mostafa E, Salem DA, Al-Adwy ER, Margerges M. The Departments of Radiation Oncology&Nuclear Medicine, Ain Shams University. Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and clinical benefit of combined gemcitabine and carboplatin in patients with previously untreated malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Patients and…
Read MorePemetrexed as second-line therapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 2008 Jun;4(3):579-85. [Link] Felip E, Rosell R. Vall d’Hebron University Hospital Barcelona, Spain. Abstract NSCLC accounts for 80% of all cases of lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer mortality. The majority of NSCLC patients present with advanced, unresectable disease, which remains incurable. In advanced disease, chemotherapy with…
Read MoreSystemic Treatments for Mesothelioma: Standard and Novel
Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 2008 Jun;9(2-3):171-9. Epub 2008 Sep 3. [Link] Kindler HL. Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. hkindler@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu Abstract Systemic therapy is the only treatment option for the majority of mesothelioma patients, for whom age, co-morbid medical illnesses, non-epithelial histology, and locally advanced disease often preclude surgery. For…
Read MorePemetrexed plus gemcitabine as first-line chemotherapy for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma: final report of a phase II trial
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008 Jul 20;26(21):3567-72. [Link] Simon GR, Verschraegen CF, Jänne PA, Langer CJ, Dowlati A, Gadgeel SM, Kelly K, Kalemkerian GP, Traynor AM, Peng G, Gill J, Obasaju CK, Kindler HL. Thoracic Oncology Program and Experimental Therapeutics Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, MRC-4W, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL…
Read MoreSchedule-Dependent Synergistic Effect of Pemetrexed Combined with Gemcitabine against Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Lines
Chemotherapy. 2008 Jun 18;54(3):166-175. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Nagai S, Takenaka K, Sonobe M, Wada H, Tanaka F. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. Abstract Background: Pemetrexed, a multi-targeted antifolate (MTA), is a promising agent in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and non-small cell lung cancer…
Read MoreResponse of a Patient with Pleural and Peritoneal Mesothelioma after Second-Line Chemotherapy with Lipoplatin and Gemcitabine
Oncology. 2007;73:426-429. [Link] Karpathiou G, Argiana E, Koutsopoulos A, Froudarakis ME. Department of Pneumonology, Medical School Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. Abstract We report the case of a 56-year-old patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma of epithelial type, who responded to second-line chemotherapy with lipoplatin plus gemcitabine. Diagnosis and staging of the disease was done…
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