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Pediatr Blood Cancer
January 2025
Department of Clinical Research, Instituto do Câncer Infantil, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Background: GALOP investigators developed a prospective cooperative protocol for localized Ewing sarcoma (ES) incorporating interval-compressed chemotherapy (VDC/IE, vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide/ifosfamide and etoposide). After completing conventional treatment, patients were randomized to 1 year of metronomic chemotherapy (vinblastine and cyclophosphamide).
Methods: Phase III randomized prospective trial.
Iran J Pharm Res
November 2024
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Background: Combining natural compounds with chemotherapeutic agents has emerged as a promising approach for cancer treatment. Curcumin (Cur), a natural polyphenol, is known for its anti-cancer properties, including the ability to induce apoptosis and arrest cell cycle progression.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Cur and etoposide (ETO), both individually and in combination, on the induction of apoptosis in breast cancer (BC) cell lines.
Medicine (Baltimore)
January 2025
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin, P.R. China.
Rationale: Patients with extensive small cell lung cancer (SCLC) generally have a dismal survival rate and are conventionally treated with chemotherapy. This study aimed to explore an alternative treatment approach by combining traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Patient Concerns: A 68-year-old male was diagnosed with extensive-stage SCLC.
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi
January 2025
Lung cancer is one of the malignant tumors with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive neuroendocrine tumor that is closely associated with tobacco exposure, accounting for 13% to 15% of all lung cancer cases. It is characterized by a high proliferation rate and exceptional metastatic capacity.
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January 2025
Department of Oncology, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.
This case report describes a 4.5-year-old girl diagnosed with a rare Undifferentiated Small Round Cell Sarcoma (USRCS) originating in the parapharyngeal space with multiple lung metastases. Diagnostic workups, including imaging, immunohistochemistry, and genetic sequencing, identified the tumor as an unclassified subtype of USRCS.
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