Related Articles A Freeze-Dried Kit for the Preparation of (188)Re-HEDP for Bone Pain Palliation: Preparation and Preliminary Clinical Evaluation. Cancer Biother Radiopharm. 2016 May;31(4):139-44 Authors: Mallia MB, Shinto AS, Kameswaran M, Kamaleshwaran KK, Kalarikal R, Aswathy KK, Banerjee S Abstract (188)Re-HEDP is an established radiopharmaceutical used for pain palliation in patients with osseous metastasis. Considering commercial availability of (188)W/(188)Re generator, the accessibility to a lyophilized kit would make preparation of this radiopharmaceutical feasible at the hospital radiopharmacy having access to a generator. A protocol for the preparation of a single-vial lyophilized hydroxyethane 1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) kit was developed and its…
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Related Articles Relation between primary tumor FDG avidity and site of first distant metastasis in patients with breast cancer. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Aug;95(32):e4266 Authors: Lim CH, Moon SH, Cho YS, Im YH, Choe YS, Kim BT, Lee KH Abstract Identification of tumor imaging features associated with metastatic pattern may allow better understanding of cancer dissemination. Here, we investigated how primary tumor F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avidity influences the first site of breast cancer metastasis.Subjects were 264 patients with advanced breast cancer who underwent positron emission tomography/computed tomography at diagnosis and had metastasis at presentation (n = 193) or metastatic relapse after surgery (n = 71). Primary…
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Related Articles The feasibility and acceptability of short-term, individual existential behavioural therapy for informal caregivers of patients recruited in a specialist palliative care unit. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Oct 24;15(1):88 Authors: Stöckle HS, Haarmann-Doetkotte S, Bausewein C, Fegg MJ Abstract BACKGROUND: Existential behavioural therapy (EBT) is a recently developed intervention to support informal caregivers of patients in a specialist palliative care unit and was initially established as a six-session group programme. This pilot study aimed to test the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted short-term, individual approach of EBT in preparation for a randomized controlled trial (RCT). METHODS: The study…
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Related Articles Electrochemotherapy in the treatment of melanoma skin metastases: a report on 31 cases. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2015 May;106(4):285-91 Authors: Mir-Bonafé JM, Vilalta A, Alarcón I, Carrera C, Puig S, Malvehy J, Rull R, Bennàssar A Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Electrochemotherapy is indicated for the treatment of unresectable cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors. The technique involves the synergistic use of electroporation of cell membranes to increase the cytotoxicity of anticancer drugs delivered to the tumor cells. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical effectiveness and safety of electrochemotherapy in the treatment of unresectable locoregional recurrent or metastatic melanomas.…
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Related Articles Psychological factors at early stage of treatment as predictors of receiving chemotherapy at the end of life. Psychooncology. 2015 Dec;24(12):1731-7 Authors: Fujisawa D, Temel JS, Traeger L, Greer JA, Lennes IT, Mimura M, Pirl WF Abstract INTRODUCTION: Administration of chemotherapy in the last 14 days of life is a widely recognized indicator of poor end-of-life (EOL) care. The current study aimed to investigate predictors of this outcome, focusing on patients’ self-reported psychological symptoms. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This is a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial that examined the efficacy of early palliative care integrated with standard oncology…
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