DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Systemic chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (sometimes cancer chemotherapy) is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen. Most commonly, chemotherapy acts by killing cells that divide rapidly, one of the main properties of most cancer cells. This means that it also harms cells that divide rapidly under normal circumstances: cells in the bone marrow, digestive tract and hair follicles; this results in the most common side effects of chemotherapy: myelosuppression (decreased production of blood cells, hence also immunosuppression), mucositis (inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract), and alopecia (hair loss)...
Systemic chemotherapy - List of case studies
- Stage IV Melanoma
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splenectomy, and resection of two subcutaneous lesions. Chemotherapy is also planned. ... She has distant mets and the approach should be: systemic therapy. Without therapy her median survival ... single agent or combination -chemotherapy , systemic therapy, immunotherapy-Vaccines, immunotherapy-Anti-CTLA-4 , ...
- Hepatic metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma
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of prostate cancer and should trigger further systemic workup. In spite of a normal bone scan and the above mentioned PET CT, ... prostate cancer . At that stage Taxotere based chemotherapy should be considered. I highly recommend to consult with ...
- Non Small Cell Lung cancer, Stage 4, S/P Right Pneumonectomy
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cell lung carcinoma. Accordingly, it was decided that no chemotherapy should be given at that stage. Year and a half later, a new SOL ... A 74 year-old man who is referred online for discussion of systemic therapy options. The available history is provided by the referring ...
- Advanced Metastatic Colon Cancer
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partial response has been accomplished by the combination chemotherapy and the antiangiogenic antibody Avastin. In the meantime, the ... There is no evidence that local, regional or systemic hyperthermia is of any not in metastasized epithelial cancers benefit ...
- Drugs
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Adenexae Adjuvant Tamoxifen Adjuvant chemotherapy Adjuvant treatment with Interferon (part of the Mel A) ... lymphadenectomy) Sursum Synera Synflex Systemic NSAIDs Systemic analgesic Systemic chemotherapy ...
- Operated breast cancer with metastases
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quadrantectomy and axillary lymph nodes removal, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy. 5 years ago, after diagnostic finding ... one or two new sites of activity within the brain while systemic disease is still controlled, then a new G-knife treatment could be ...
- Neuroroendocrine neoplasia with hepatic secondary lesions_2
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to 05/2004 the patient underwent a total of 31 monthly chemotherapy administrations with Carboplatin and VP 16 ; - ... limb perfusions. The clinical use of systemic hyperthermia elevating the body temperature up to 43° celsius ...
- Cancer of Colon with Metastases
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hepatic lesions were revealed. Three months after starting chemotherapy a CT revealed recurrent hepatic disease and celiac ... or liver or both will delay the ability to treat with systemic chemotherapy . While the patient has been heavily pretreated ... pulmonary disease alone as this will likely delay further systemic treatment. The patient was also inquiring about ...
- Metastatic colon cancer after 8 years of continous chemotherapy treatment
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She underwent sigmoidectomy and was then treated with chemotherapy, with substantial regression of the liver metastasis. 9 months ... in the hepatic artery. Following surgery, she received systemic chemotherapy combined with local intra arterial chemotherapy. During ...
- Multirelapse Squamed Carcinoma of the Skin
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we suggested an oncologic evaluation for possible systemic treatment. Oncologic visit performed on 07/2009 with the following ... EF (ejection fraction) evaluation - PORT positioning - Chemotherapy with CDDP (60 mg/mq) g1 + 5-fluorouracil (600 mg/m2 ic) ...