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Association between mutated RAS status and microvascular density (MVD) in advanced colorectal cancer

BackgroundIntratumoral angiogenesis, process of development of new blood vessels from pre-existing vascular networks, is currently a well-described mechanism. It leads to the initiation a...

I. Ben Ayed ;

D. Wider ;

H. Guettiti Tounsi-Kettiti ;

S. Boubaker ;

H. Yaïche ;

F. Letaief-Ksontini ;

N. Ben Jemii ;

A. Jaballah-Gabteni ;

06/25/2023

Locally advanced anal cancer: A single center analysis

BackgroundAnal cancer is an uncommon diagnosis; however, its incidence has been increasing, particularly in women, as well as global awareness of this disease. Most anal cancers are squam...

06/25/2023

Costa Rica, an example of the Americas in the implementation of an innovative organized colorectal screening program during 2017–2022

BackgroundCosta Rica is an upper-middle-income country, with health policies that have allowed high standards to be emphasized; Cancer is our second leading cause of death, efforts are di...

06/25/2023

Outcomes of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma who developed an infection while receiving atezolizumab

BackgroundThe therapeutic landscape of unresectable Hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) continues to evolve. Atezolizumab, an anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhi...

06/25/2023

Six-months CA19.9 velocity as a predictive factor for relapse-free survival after curative pancreasectomy in pancreatic cancer

BackgroundSurgery represents the only potentially curative therapeutic option for patients (pts) with pancreatic cancer, but it is burdened by a high rate of both local and systemic relap...

06/25/2023

Rectal cancer in young patients – single center experience

BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second most common cause of cancer-related death. The incidence of early-onset CRC in those younger tha...

06/25/2023

Survival outcomes and prognostic factors in high risk locally advanced rectal cancers (LARC) undergoing concurrent capecitabine and long course radiation (Cape – RT) – results of a large cohort study

BackgroundChemoradiation with Cape – RT is the standard of care in patients with LARC, though total neoadjuvant therapy might improve survival outcomes. Establishing baseline outcomes wit...

Puneet Bhargava ;

M. Reddy Yallala ;

A. Shah ;

V. Ostwal ;

A. Saklani ;

M. Kazi ;

R. Engineer ;

S. Srinivas ;

A. Ramaswamy ;

A. Ankathi ;

A. Baheti ;

06/25/2023

Induction chemotherapy followed by response evaluation and esophagectomy for advanced esophageal cancer

BackgroundPatients with extensive locoregional and/or oligometastatic esophageal cancer have a poor prognosis and are often referred for palliative care. However, induction chemotherapy f...

06/25/2023

Exploration of metabolomic markers for esophageal squamous cancer based on the Linxian Nutrition Intervention Trial population

BackgroundAccording to the 2018 global cancer statistics, China accounts for more than 50% of the new cases and mortality of esophageal cancer worldwide. Esophageal squamous carcinoma (ES...

06/25/2023

Progression-free survival with maintenance therapy with fluoropyrimidine in patients with advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer in a third level hospital in Mexico City

BackgroundFluoropyrimidine with platinum based chemotherapy has become the standard of care for advanced gastric and gastroesophageal cancer. Trials in colon cancer show that induction ch...

06/25/2023