The chemotherapy of cancer differs from the treatment of bacterial infections in one major way:In cancer, the target of therapy is the living tissues of the host; the toxicity accruing as a side effect of therapy comes about from the same mechanisms that make the treatment efficacious. In the...
Chemotherapy for brain metastases of lung cancer: A review In lung cancer patients brain metastases develop with a high frequency. For years radiotherapy has been the standard treatment for these patients. Here we ... PE Postmus,EF Smit - 《Annals of Oncology》 被引量: 204发表: 1999年 ...
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the repertoire of drugs that can be used to treat brain diseases is very limited. Patients with brain cancer cannot be treated with most drugs that are otherwise effective for cancer elsewhere in the body, as these do not cross the blood-brain ...
A major impediment to treating the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma has been that the most potent chemotherapy can't permeate the blood-brain barrier to reach the aggressive brain tumor.
PURPOSE Brain metastasis occurs commonly in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Herein, we report the efficacy of irinotecan and carboplatin in the treatment of brain metastases from SCLC. In addition, we review the existing data on chemotherapy for brain metastases in SCLC. PATIENTS AND...
A combination of chemotherapy drugs during brain cancer surgery using a biodegradable paste, leads to long-term survival, researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered.
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Most clinical trials using dose-intensive chemotherapy exclude patients with brain metastases. This exclusion was based on anecdotal experience reflecting high treatment-related mortality. We analyzed the outcome of 11 patients with metastatic breast cancer who had brain metastases, diagnosed either before ...
Chemotherapyforbreast canceruses medicine to killcancercells. You'll likely get the treatment as an infusion through a vein or as a pill. In most cancer centers, a large majority of patients will get an infusion through a central port in the chest wall, instead of in their arm. Your doc...