Paclitaxel/Ramucirumab versus Paclitaxel in 2nd-Line Therapy of Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Randomized Phase II IKF-AIO-RAMOS Trial.

Introduction: In squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (ESCC), therapeutical options in 2nd-line treatment are scarce with immune checkpoint inhibition being the only approved one. Ramucirumab/paclitaxel is an approved 2nd-line treatment in metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma. We assessed safety and efficacy of ramucirumab/paclitaxel for ESCC.

Clinical Management of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare but serious complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). Among others, calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) for prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) may promote the development of PRES, but the pathomechanism is still controversial. Discontinuation of CNI facilitates remission of symptoms but might contribute to the unfavorable prognosis of PRES due to an elevated incidence of GvHD.

Conditioning with treosulfan and fludarabine for patients with refractory or relapsed non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The treatment of refractory or relapsed non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) remains challenging. In this retrospective study, 88 patients with refractory or relapsed NHL received treosulfan and fludarabine as a reduced-intensity conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Of the 88 intensely pre-treated patients, 73 experienced a relapse, with 18 of the 88 patients experiencing an early relapse (ER; <6 months from the last chemotherapy).

Cetuximab in combination with capecitabine, irinotecan, and radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: results of a Phase II MARGIT trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of preoperative radiotherapy (RT) in combination with cetuximab, capecitabine, and irinotecan in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

Methods And Materials: Patients with rectal cancer (clinical stage T3/4 or N+) were scheduled to receive cetuximab (400 mg/m(2) Day 1, 250 mg/m(2) Days 8, 15, 22, 29) in combination with weekly irinotecan 40 mg/m(2) and capecitabine 500 mg/m(2) twice daily (Days 1-38). RT was given to a dose of 50.

mRNA expression of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta and C-KIT: correlation with pathologic response to cetuximab-based chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer.

Purpose: Deviant expression of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta (PDGFRbeta) and c-kit was shown in patients with colorectal cancer. In the present study, mRNA expression of PDGFRbeta and c-kit in 33 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiotherapy with cetuximab/capecitabine/irinotecan in correlation with the tumor regression rate was investigated.

Methods And Materials: Pretherapeutic biopsy cores and tumor material from the resected specimens were collected in parallel with normal rectal mucosa.