DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Combination therapy
Antiretroviral drug
Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. When several such drugs, typically three or four, are taken in combination, the approach is known as Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, or HAART. The American National Institutes of Health and other organizations recommend offering antiretroviral treatment to all patients with AIDS. Because of the complexity of selecting and following a regimen, the severity of the side-effects and the importance of compliance to prevent viral resistance, such organizations emphasize the importance of involving patients in therapy choices, and recommend analyzing the risks and the potential benefits to patients with low viral loads...
Combination therapy - List of case studies
- Multiple Myeloma (MM) and Cardiomyopathy
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patient received anti-MM induction type of treatment (VTD combination), followed by high-dose cyclophosphamide (HDC) and autologous stem ... of MM in a young patient is to induce with an anti-MM therapy , and this can be achieved by a combination of 2-3 medications , ...
- Glioblastoma of the right temporal occipital region
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The radiation therapist prescribed a course of radiation therapy to commence month later. The following home therapy was prescribed: ... . The standard treatment for glioblastoma includes combination of chemo-radiation with concurrent treatment with temozolomide ...
- spreading pancreatic cancer
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is the prognosis? 2) What would be the most appropriate therapy, given that the scintigraphy shows a lesion identified as being ... progresses while on Octreotide LAR, a chemotherapy combination of platinum and etoposide would be recommended. Enrollment ...
- Prostatic pathology
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3) What do you think is the best possible therapy? 4) Taking into account that the ... have to be tried empirically, one at a time, and then in combination, until the patient finds one that improves his symptoms. This may ...
- Stage IV Melanoma
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1) What therapy would you suggest? 2) Prognosis? 3) Centers ... chemotherapy as a single agent or combination -chemotherapy. This has a response rate of around 10-30% but the ...
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
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1) What therapy do you suggest? 2) Is ... Pharmacological treatment can consist of monotherapy or combination therapy . Generally if tolerated Tegretol can be increased up to ...
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma in the left temporal lobe
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by the radiation therapist who prescribed radiation therapy treatment. On Feb 2008, the patient was evaluated by the ... J, Ostrowsky L, Wen PY. Pilot study of the combination of EGFR and mTOR inhibitors in recurrent malignant gliomas. ...
- Drugs
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Anti-oxidant supplements Anti-platelet therapy Antiangiogenic antibody Avastin Antiarrhythmic treatment ... ophthalmic cream Colchicine Colibri Combination B complex vitamins Combination chemotherapy Combination ...
- Advanced Metastatic Colon Cancer
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A good partial response has been accomplished by the combination chemotherapy and the antiangiogenic antibody Avastin. In the ... treatment? Complementary? Is there an indication in cancer therapy? Is there any scientific evidence that hyperthermia ...
- Diffuse Intra-Axial expansive Lesion of the Enchephalic Trunk not surgically investigated _2
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brainstem expansive lesion. He underwent radiation therapy but his physical condition is worrisome. His relatives ask the expert's opinion about experimental therapy consists of combination Antineoplaston and radiation therapy for the treatment of gliomas ...