Randomized Clinical Trials in Colon Cancer

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Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment for colon cancer and surgical resection alone results in 5-year survival in more than 60% of patients. However, the use of fluorouracil (5-FU)-based adjuvant…

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Randomized Clinical Trials in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Sep 27, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Randomized Clinical Trials in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma is among the most common solid tumors, ranking behind only lung and gastric for cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite improved surveillance programs in many countries, most patients present with…

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Randomized Clinical Trials in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Sep 27, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Randomized Clinical Trials in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

This article critically reviews and ranks 107 prospective, randomized controlled trials (RCT) for pancreatic adenocarcinoma published between 2000 and 2008 identified through a standard MEDLINE literature search strategy, according to…

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Randomized Clinical Trials in Gastric Cancer

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Minimally invasive resection has emerged as a surgical technique for gastric cancer, and there has been continued investigation to determine the appropriate extent of lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer patients. There…

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Randomized Clinical Trials in Esophageal Carcinoma

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The treatment of esophageal cancer with curative intent remains highly controversial, with advocates of surgery alone, chemoradiotherapy alone, surgery with adjuvant therapy (including neoadjuvant and postoperative), and trimodality therapy each…

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Randomized Clinical Trials in Breast Cancer

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Breast cancer remains the most common cancer diagnosed in women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in this group. Significant advances in the treatment of breast cancer and…

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Randomized Clinical Trials in Melanoma

Sep 27, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Randomized Clinical Trials in Melanoma

The incidence of melanoma is increasing and it is estimated that, in the United States, the lifetime risk of developing melanoma is 1 in 55. There have been many randomized…

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