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Clin Med Insights Oncol
January 2025
Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Despite the expanding therapeutic options available to cancer patients, therapeutic resistance, disease recurrence, and metastasis persist as hallmark challenges in the treatment of cancer. The rise to prominence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in many realms of human activities is compelling the consideration of its capabilities as a potential lever to advance the development of effective cancer treatments. This article presents a hypothetical case study on the application of generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs) to the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer (mPC).
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January 2025
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Introduction: Radiotherapy is currently used in approximately one-third of children with cancer. Treatments are typically received as weekday outpatient appointments over 3-6 weeks. The treatment is painless but requires a still, co-operative patient who can lie alone in set positions, facilitated by the use of immobilisation devices, for up to 1 h.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnaesthesia
January 2025
Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Introduction: Cancer complicates approximately 1 in 2000 pregnancies, with increasing incidence due to factors such as increased maternal age, obesity and advancements in antenatal testing. Anaesthetists play a crucial role in managing pregnant patients with cancer, both during delivery and in providing anaesthesia for oncological treatments. This review explores the challenges in anaesthetic management and specific considerations for common cancers encountered in pregnant patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 177Lu-DOTA-IBA for pain palliation in participants with bone metastases and confirm its potential for treating bone metastasis.
Patients And Methods: Overall, 69 participants with bone metastases were included. 68Ga-DOTA-IBA PET/CT was performed within 1 week before treatment.
World J Surg Oncol
January 2025
Department of Hand, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Trauma Center Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, Tuebingen, 72076, Germany.
Objective: To assess the tolerability of multimodal therapy in soft tissue sarcoma patients, particularly with regard to their quality of life and level of distress.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study enrolled individuals receiving sarcoma therapy at the sarcoma center of the University of Tuebingen between 2017 and 2022. Participants completed an online survey that included the EORTC's questionnaire (QLQ-C30), coupled with the distress thermometer and demographic inquiries.
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