Publications by authors named "Paula Nay"

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have deeply changed treatment paradigm of many tumor types, notably by providing long-term remissions, even in the metastatic setting. These immunotherapies aim to restore T-cells activity against tumour cells, in particular via the inhibition of PD1/PD-L1 interaction. As for lung or renal carcinomas, and melanomas, the management of endometrial and uterine cervical cancers has been disrupted by PD1/PD-L1 inhibitors efficacy.

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Background: Sarcopenia appears to be a negative prognostic factor for poor survival outcomes and worse treatment tolerance in patients with head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). We evaluated sarcopenia's impact on overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS) and chemo-radiation tolerance in patients with head-and-neck cancer (HNC) treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) from a monocentric observational study.

Methods: We identified patients with HNC treated by CRT between 2009 and 2018 with pretreatment imaging using positron emission tomography-computed tomography scans (PET/CT).

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Background: Several studies report an increased susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in cancer patients. However, data in the intensive care unit (ICU) are scarce.

Research Question: We aimed to investigate the association between active cancer and mortality among patients requiring organ support in the ICU.

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