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Following an extensive series of studies in nude mice with human xenografts a pilot scale clinical trial of antibody directed enzyme prodrug therapy has been initiated. The principle is to activate a relatively inert prodrug to an active cytotoxin by a tumour located enzyme. In the first stage of
Fifty-nine virologically confirmed cases of dengue fever were clinically studied during the 1987 outbreak in southern Taiwan. Viral isolation and serologic studies indicated that type 1 dengue was the cause. Dengue fever has not been on the island of Taiwan for 42 years and nearly all the population
Thirty patients with various solid tumors were treated with 5-azacytidine. Total doses ranged from 1.0 to 24.0 mg/kg and were given over a minimal period of 8 days. The major toxic effect was hematologic with significant leukopenia and thrombocytopenia usually occurring 20-30 days after the start of
Antithyroid drugs (ATDs) have been widely and effectively used for the treatment of pediatric and adult thyrotoxicosis for more than a half century. Since the very beginning of ATD use, reports of hepatic dysfunction related to propylthiouracil (PTU) therapy have been published. We describe a case
A randomized double blind study in long term malaria chemoprophylaxis was performed to compare the tolerability of Fansimef (1 tablet containing 250 mg mefloquine + 500 mg sulfadoxine + 25 mg pyrimethamine per week) with chloroquine (300 mg per week). 211 Austrian industrial workers and their
We report a case of jellyfish allergy diagnosed via an oral food challenge. A 14-year-old boy had no history of jellyfish stings and had been eating commercially available jellyfish products twice yearly for the past 5-6 years. Five minutes after eating a commercially available boiled jellyfish
Twenty-four male volunteers were given obidoxime tablets in quantities ranging from 1.84-3.58 g in a single dose, or 7.36 g divided into 4 equal doses. With the lowest dose, average peak plasma level of the drug was 1.9 mug/ml and after the highest single dose it was 5.6 mug/ml, both attained 1.5 h
OBJECTIVE
Patients with generalized autoimmune dysautonomia may also present with gastroparesis. Immune dysfunction in such patients can be evaluated using antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and full thickness biopsy of stomach. In this study, we utilize immunotherapy for treatment of
OBJECTIVE
To determine the efficacy and adverse effects of oral chelation therapy (deferasirox) in multi-transfused β-thalassemia major patients visiting pediatric thalassemia clinic in Civil Hospital Karachi.
METHODS
This prospective study was conducted at pediatric thalassemia clinic of Civil
Sixty-nine patients with advanced gastrointestinal carcinomas were given adriamycin intravenously at a dose level of 40-75 mg/m once every 3 weeks. Toxic effects included nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomatitis, alopecia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and minor ECG changes. There was a slight trend