chemotherapy/diarrhea

Since the description of the first cases in December 2019, the world is facing the emergence of a new coronavirus called "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" (SARS-CoV-2), which is responsible for an infectious disease mainly with respiratory manifestation and potently severe or even

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate and compare overall survival (OS) in patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma treated with perioperative fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium and oxaliplatin (modified [m]FOLFIRINOX) and surgery versus up-front surgery followed by

INTRODUCTION: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), the fourth most common malignancy across the pediatric age spectrum, is a heterogeneous group of lymphoid malignancies. In children, NHL comprises four main wide categories: lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL), Burkitt lymphoma (BL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

5-FU (5-fluorouracil) and its oral prodrug capecitabine are commonly used drugs in various chemotherapy regimens. According to the literature, approximately 30% of the patients experience at least a grade three toxicity during treatment, mainly characterized by diarrhea, mucositis, hematological

Study procedures 1. Written informed consent before study specific procedures are undertaken. The investigators will explain the contents of the trial especially the information about the possible side effects, other alternative treatment and the right to withdraw based on the participant own

Standards of care for patients with rectal cancer are evolving over time. Surgery for rectal cancer is associated with significant short- and long-term side effects for patients, including changes in bowel function, self-image, ability to work, and sexual function. Emerging data indicates that some

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate the reduction rate of grade >= 2 abdominal toxicities, including abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dyspepsia, stomach pain, and typhlitis according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology for Adverse Events version 5.0 (NCI CTCAE v5.0) with

Lung cancer is the most common cancer, accounting for 20% of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In 2015, an estimated 610,200 patients (22 per cent of cancer-related deaths) died of lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer ((NSCLC)) accounts for 80% to 85% of lung cancer. Most patients are locally

Randomized, open-label, parallel-group, multicenter, phase III trial with two arms, one with acalabrutinib (Arm A) and the other with the standard of care for the management of early Binet stage A patients "clinical observation (watch & wait)" (Arm B) in patients with untreated early stage CLL and

Introduction Tumor treating fields (TTFields) are low-intensity (1-3 v/m) intermediate frequency (200 khz for GBM) alternating fields that disrupt cell division. The treatment is increasingly used as a supplementary modality for patients with glioblastoma (GBM). Recent randomized clinical studies

18F-DOPA and 11C-5-HTP are used to evaluate neuroendocrine metabolism . 18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) PET is usually a poor indication for NETs since these neoplasms tend to be metabolic inactive, and thus FDG-PET is only used for high grade more aggressive NETs . Only a combination of several

Chemotherapy has life-threatening or distressing side effects such febrile neutropenia, infections, mucositis, nausea, vomiting, fatigue. Mucositis is defined as inflammatory and/or ulcerative lesions of the oral and/or gastrointestinal tract that can be caused by high dose chemotherapy, Infectious

Patients were randomized to either standard therapy (i.e., chemotherapy + targeted therapy) or standard therapy combined with Bifico. We will provide patients with first-line, second-line and third-line treatment with full intervention, including maintenance treatment. The standard treatment

Despite the improvement in diagnosis and management, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains one of the most burdensome urological cancers, being the sixth most common malignancy in men and the 10th in women, accounting, respectively, for 5% and 3% of all cancers. Moreover, the incidence of RCC is