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Intraoperative Fluorescent Staining Combined With Microsurgery for Gliomas
Through the modified formulation of sodium fluorescein and methylene blue, the surface of the suspected cut edge of the patient's glioma was stained intraoperatively, and the surgical microscope image acquisition and processing system was used to determine whether the cut edge of the surgically resected tissue was positive or not. And combined with the existing multimodal surgical techniques (imaging, electrophysiology, neuronavigation and other equipment), the glioma is precisely resected.
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Intrathecal Pemetrexed for Leptomeningeal Metastasis From Lung Adenocarcinoma That Progressed After Osimertinib.
Pemetrexed is one of the first-line chemotherapeutic agents for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Since 2017, intrathecal pemetrexed has shown good efficacy for patients with leptomeningeal metastases from NSCLC. It has been recommended as the preferred drug for intrathecal chemotherapy by the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) guidelines. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) play a promising role in treating non-small cell lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. An international multi-center clinical study published in 2019 confirmed that double dose of osimertinib showed significant improvement in leptomeningeal...
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Intrathecal Pemetrexed for Leptomeningeal Metastasis in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is a complication of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The incidence of LM in NSCLC patients is around 3-5 %, reaching 9.4 % of those with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation. Generally, the efficacy of systemic treatment for LM is limited due to the blood-brain barrier. Osimertinib has a high central nervous system penetration rate, making it the preferred first-line treatment for EGFR-mutant NSCLC. Previous studies indicated that osimertinib had shown promising efficacy in pretreated patients harboring EGFR mutations and LM. However, intracranial disease progression eventually develops, and the prognosis of patients...
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Investigating Participation Patterns Among Stage IV Melanoma Patients
Clinical trials, specifically focused on stage IV melanoma, are crucial in assessing the safety and efficacy of new treatments for this disease. These trials serve as fundamental instruments in determining whether emerging medications outperform standard therapies, providing compelling evidence to support wider implementation. The main goal is to thoroughly scrutinize trial completion rates and voluntary withdrawals among this particular group of patients.
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Investigation of the Performance of the Medical Device Dermalyser in Determining Melanoma Thickness Based on Dermoscopy Images
In Sweden, approximately 9,000 Swedes are affected by melanoma annually, and each year, 500 individuals die from metastatic melanoma. The prognosis for melanoma primarily depends on the thickness of the tumor at diagnosis. Melanomas that only grow in the epidermis and have not yet grown into the dermis are called melanoma in situ or pre-melanoma. These melanomas lack the potential to spread in the body. Melanomas that grow into the dermis, on the other hand, are called invasive or malignant melanomas. Invasive melanomas have the potential to spread in the body. To improve melanoma diagnostics, a dermatoscope is used. A dermatoscope is a type of magnifying glass equipped with a...
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In Vitro Models From Pediatric Brain Tumors
Tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS) represent the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children. Current treatment options are not curative for most malignant histologies, and intense preclinical and clinical research are necessary to develop more effective therapeutic interventions against these tumors, most of which meet the FDA definition for orphan diseases. The majority of malignant CNS tumors in children and adolescents belong to two broad histologic tumor entities: those of glial origin, such as high-grade glioma (HGG)and ependymoma (EPN), and those of neuronal origin, also identified as embryonal tumors, that include medulloblastoma and AT/RT(1). Over the...
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Irinotecan Liposomes for the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
This study is a real-world clinical study. It is expected to include 20 patients with first-line and second-line gastrointestinal pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma who will be treated with irinotecan liposomes combined with cisplatin or carboplatin regimen. The research unit is the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University. The study includes a screening period (within 28 days), a treatment period (planned for 6 cycles), and a follow-up period (safety follow-up and PFS follow-up). The subjects signed an informed consent form and underwent baseline examination during the screening period. Patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria entered the treatment...
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Irradiation in Paediatrics: Neurocognition, Neuroimaging and Evaluation of Memory and Attention
This is a prospective, open-label, multicentric study designed to correlate the dose delivered to the hippocampus with declarative memory deficits 2 years after radiotherapy treatment in a paediatric population who had received brain irradiation between the ages of 4 and 12 for a brain tumour. In order to meet this objective, several neuropsychological assessments consisting of parental questionnaires and cognitive tests will be carried out during the course of the study, at the following two stages: - A 1st assessment at patient inclusion, i.e. 2 years after the end of radiotherapy treatment, - And a second assessment 2 years after patient inclusion, i.e. 4...
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Ivonescimab Combined With Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastases Failed to EGFR-TKIs
Research objective Main purpose Exploring the real-world effectiveness of Ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy for EGFR mutant NSCLC with leptomeningeal metastasis after EGFR-TKIs resistance. Outcome measure: Real world intracranial disease-free survival time (iPFS). Secondary purpose Federation patterns: describing different treatment modes in the real world; Outcome measures: Combination chemotherapy regimen and duration of chemotherapy. Efficacy: Further explore the effectiveness of Ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy for EGFR mutant NSCLC with leptomeningeal metastasis failed with EGFR-TKI treatment; Outcome measures: Objective response rate (LM-ORR), duration of...
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Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) or Surgery and Adjuvant Reirradiation for Recurrent Brain Metastases (LaSAR BeaM)
standard paradigm for management of patients who present with concern for recurrence of brain metastases following initial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
