Patients with COPD often have reduced physical activity, which can impair health status. Real-world data can provide valuable information on the health and functional status of patients with COPD treated with tiotropium/olodaterol. AERIAL (ClinicalTrials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis open label, single arm phase II study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the addition of cetuximab to first line chemotherapy with carboplatin and weekly docetaxel in patients with advanced non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). From February 2007 to December 2008 74 patients with NSCLC (stage IIIB and IV), ECOG PS ≤2 and no prior systemic chemotherapy were enrolled and treated with carboplatin (area under the curve=5 on day 1) and docetaxel (35 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, and 15). Cycles were repeated every 4 weeks for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 cycles.
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The efficacy of treatment with fotemustine and interferon (IFN) alpha was evaluated in metastatic melanoma. A group of 50 patients with metastatic malignant melanoma were treated with a combination of IFNalpha2b and the nitrosourea fotemustine. The patients received 10 MU IFN three times weekly for 3 weeks and fotemustine at a dose of 100 mg/m2 on days 8, 15 and 22.
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