Publications by authors named "Huan N Vu"
Background: This study sought to determine significance of radiocolloid injection timing for sentinel node biopsy (SNB) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).
Material And Methods: A retrospective comparison of intraoperative (IRCI) and preoperative (PRCI) radiocolloid injection for SNB was performed in breast cancer patients who had completed NAC. The sentinel node identification rate (SNIDR) was tested for noninferiority by a two-proportion z-test.
Unlabelled: Preoperative injection of radiocolloid for axillary sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer is uncomfortable for patients. This study evaluated the reliability of radiocolloid injection as determined by sentinel node identification rate and positive sentinel node biopsy rate, after the patient has been anesthetized in the operating room as compared with preoperative injection.
Methods: After institutional review board approval, a retrospective cohort of patients with breast cancer who underwent sentinel node biopsy from January 2005 through December 2010 was evaluated for analysis.
Background: Lymph node involvement is a highly important prognostic factor in colorectal cancer staging. Examination of a minimum of 12 nodes is recommended for accurate staging. The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting the number of lymph nodes harvested in colorectal cancer specimens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: CC-5079, a small molecule inhibitor of tubulin polymerization and phosphodiesterase-4 activity, was evaluated for antiangiogenic and antitumor activities.
Materials And Methods: First, CC-5079 in vitro activity on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), fibroblasts, and MC38 were evaluated by proliferation, migration, and invasion assays. Second, CC-5079 effect on microvessel formation was evaluated ex vivo by chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM), rat aortic rings assays, and with directed in vivo angiogenesis assay (DIVAA).
Background: There is increasing pressure to reduce the length of stay in hospital (LOS) after colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to identify factors that prolong LOS after colorectal surgery in a population of veterans.
Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed of all patients undergoing colorectal resection for a neoplasm at a single Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital (2002-2007).
Background: Non-palliative resection of the primary tumor in stage IV breast cancer is controversial. Our aim was to determine whether surgery improves survival in stage IV patients.
Methods: We reviewed records of all stage IV breast cancer patients (1990-2000) at our institution.