Publications by authors named "S G Ramella"
Pancreatic cancer, with its poor prognosis, is frequently diagnosed in elderly patients who may be ineligible for surgery or chemoradiation due to age or comorbidities. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) offers a targeted approach by delivering precise, high-dose radiation to a limited volume in few fractions. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SBRT in elderly pancreatic cancer patients.
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- Small-Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) makes up 15% of lung cancer cases and is often aggressive, leading to severe symptoms even before metastasis.
- There is a lack of consistency in how palliative care is integrated with cancer treatments, which can leave patients with unmet needs.
- A survey by 13 experts from Lazio found significant variation in the management of SCLC, prompting the group to develop practical recommendations to standardize patient care in the region.
While recent randomized controlled trials (RCT) have suggested superior overall survival (OS) outcomes with segmentectomy over lobectomy, questions remain regarding the comparability of these surgical procedures for treating early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthetize existing evidence and to compare the survival outcomes observed for stage IA NSCLC following segmentectomy or lobectomy. 40 studies (38 observational, 2 RCTs) encompassing 103,926 patients were analyzed.
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