17 results match your criteria: "Erasmus MC Cancer Institute University Medical Center Rotterdam[Affiliation]"

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  • The HOVON 104 study involved 50 patients receiving bortezomib-dexamethasone therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), with 35 patients undergoing the transplantation.
  • The study reported a 5-year overall survival rate of 73% and progression-free survival of 52% for all patients, while those who received ASCT had even better outcomes, with 5-year overall survival at 91% and progression-free survival at 68%.
  • Notably, the study indicated a 60% complete response in organ function after ASCT, with cardiac responses stabilizing after 2 years and renal responses gradually improving, achieving completeness in 61% of affected patients by 5 years.
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This EHA-ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline provides key recommendations for managing primary DLBCL of the CNS.The guideline covers clinical, imaging and pathological diagnosis, staging and risk assessment, treatment and follow-up.Algorithms for first-line and salvage treatments are provided.

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Dosimetric impact of bone marrow sparing for robustly optimized IMPT for locally advanced cervical cancer.

Radiother Oncol

June 2024

Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Medical Physics & Informatics, HollandPTC, Delft, the Netherlands.

Background And Purpose: To investigate the trade-off between bone marrow sparing (BMS) and dose to organs at risk (OARs) for intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for women with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC).

Materials And Methods: Twenty LACC patients were retrospectively included. IMPT plans were created for each patient using automated treatment planning.

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A subcommittee of the Netherlands Commission on Radiation Dosimetry (NCS) was initiated in 2018 with the task to update and extend a previous publication (NCS-15) on the quality assurance of treatment planning systems (TPS) (Bruinvis2005). The field of treatment planning has changed considerably since 2005. Whereas the focus of the previous report was more on the technical aspects of the TPS, the scope of this report is broader with a focus on a department wide implementation of the TPS.

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Extramedullary plasmocytoma is a rare finding. The diagnosis is made by histological and immunohistochemical examination. Hematological evaluation is mandatory to rule out multiple myeloma.

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International Delphi Consensus Study on disposable single-use endoscopy: A path to clinical adoption.

Dig Liver Dis

February 2024

Department of Gastroenterology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK; School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.

Background/objective: Increasing infectious rate estimates and low microbiological surveillance affect safety of gastrointestinal endoscopy globally. Single use endoscopes and accessories have been claimed to improve safety, but there is lack of data on their indication and sustainability. We aimed to identify a series of best practice recommendations for the use of single use endoscopes and accessories using a modified Delphi.

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Accurate assessment of the lymph node (LN) status is crucial in resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) to prevent major surgery in patients with extraregional metastatic LNs (MLNs). This study investigates the added value of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with or without tissue acquisition (TA) for the detection of MLNs in patients with resectable pCCA. In this retrospective, multicenter cohort study, patients with potentially resectable pCCA who underwent EUS preoperatively between 2010-2020, were included.

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  • The study aimed to adapt and validate prostate cancer risk calculators (ERSPC RCs) in a modern Norwegian context to help decrease unnecessary pre-emptive multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) and biopsies.
  • Data from 303 patients who underwent mpMRI and biopsies were analyzed; results showed the MRI-ERSPC-RCs were well-calibrated, while the ERSPC RCs 3/4 needed adjustments for accuracy.
  • The findings suggest that utilizing the updated risk calculators can significantly reduce the number of unnecessary procedures, with minimal risk of missing clinically significant prostate cancer cases.
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  • The diagnosis and management of diffuse gliomas (DGs) have advanced significantly in the last decade due to new molecular biomarkers that help classify tumors, assess risks, and predict treatment outcomes.
  • The College of American Pathologists formed an expert panel to create evidence-based recommendations on molecular biomarker testing for both pediatric and adult DG patients, focusing on optimal laboratory methods.
  • Thirteen specific recommendations and three good practice statements were developed to guide healthcare professionals on the best approaches for using molecular biomarkers in diagnosing and managing DGs effectively.
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Urine is commonly used for clinical diagnosis and biomedical research. The discovery of extracellular vesicles (EV) in urine opened a new fast-growing scientific field. In the last decade urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) were shown to mirror molecular processes as well as physiological and pathological conditions in kidney, urothelial and prostate tissue.

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Second- and third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) play an important role in the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph + ALL). However, data on feasibility and efficacy of using these drugs for persisting or relapsed Ph + ALL after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) are scarce. Based on the EBMT Acute Leukemia Working Party registry, we evaluated the use of second-/third-generation TKI in 140 patients with Ph + ALL, suffering from measurable residual disease (MRD, n = 6), molecular relapse (MRel, n = 23), or hematological relapse (HRel, n = 111) following alloSCT.

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The Dutch Breast Implant Registry: Registration of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma-A Proof of Concept.

Plast Reconstr Surg

May 2019

From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute University Medical Center Rotterdam; the Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Dutch Breast Implant Registry; the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre; the Dutch Nationwide Network and Registry of Histo- and Cytopathology; the Departments of Medical Oncology and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Netherlands Cancer Institute; the Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, VU University Medical Centre; and the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Ziekenhuis Groep Twente/Medisch Spectrum Twente.

Background: The Dutch Breast Implant Registry (DBIR) was established in April of 2015 and currently contains information on 38,000 implants in 18,000 women. As a clinical registry, it evaluates the quality of breast implant surgery, including adverse events such as breast implant-associated (BIA) anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). To examine the efficacy of the DBIR, the capture rate of BIA-ALCL was compared to the registration of BIA-ALCL in the Dutch Nationwide Network and Registry of Histo- and Cytopathology (PALGA) as a gold standard, in combination with matching these databases to obtain complementary information.

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The cell of origin of the five subtypes (I-V) of germ cell tumors (GCTs) are assumed to be germ cells from different maturation stages. This is (potentially) reflected in their methylation status as fetal maturing primordial germ cells are globally demethylated during migration from the yolk sac to the gonad. Imprinted regions are erased in the gonad and later become uniparentally imprinted according to fetal sex.

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microRNAs (miRs) are short non-coding RNA molecules (≈21 nucleotides) involved in regulation of translation. As such they are crucial for normal cell development and differentiation as well as cellular maintenance. Dysregulation of miRs has been reported in various diseases, including cancer.

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