Evidence-Based Practice
10 Evidence-Based Practice Christos S. Georgiades and Kelvin Hong Even though tumor ablation, in one form or another, has been in clinical practice for more than 20 years, the lack…
ONCOLOGY
Irreversible Electroporation Ablation: Mechanism of Action and Devices
4 Irreversible Electroporation Ablation:Mechanism of Action and Devices Edward W. Lee, Mariam Totonchy, and Stephen T. Kee The process of electroporation dates as far back as the mid-1700s.1 Only recently,…
Building a Successful Tumor Ablation Practice
11 Building a Successful Tumor Ablation Practice Kelvin Hong and Ziga Cizman A successful tumor ablation practice is a crucial and rewarding addition to the modern interventional practice. Whether tumor…
Critical Role of ABCG2 in ALA-Photodynamic Diagnosis and Therapy of Human Brain Tumor
Critical Role of ABCG2 in ALA-Photodynamic Diagnosis and Therapy of Human Brain Tumor Toshihisa Ishikawa*,†,1; Yoshinaga Kajimoto†; Yutaka Inoue‡; Yoji Ikegami‡; Toshihiko Kuroiwa† * NGO Personalized Medicine & Healthcare, Yokohama, Japan†…
Leukemia and ABC Transporters
Leukemia and ABC Transporters Yu Fukuda; Shangli Lian; John D. Schuetz1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA1 Corresponding author: email address: john.schuetz@stjude.org Abstract Acute myeloid…
Role of ABC Transporters in Fluoropyrimidine-Based Chemotherapy Response
Role of ABC Transporters in Fluoropyrimidine-Based Chemotherapy Response Anne T. Nies*,1; Tarek Magdy*,2; Matthias Schwab*,†; Ulrich M. Zanger* * Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany† Department of Clinical…
Surgical Management of Metastatic Bone Disease: Femoral Lesions
Surgical Management of Metastatic Bone Disease: Femoral Lesions Jacob Bickels Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND The femur is the most common site for metastatic bone disease requiring surgery. Because it is…
Foot and Ankle Amputations: Ray Resections and Lisfranc/Chopart
Foot and Ankle Amputations: Ray Resections and Lisfranc/Chopart Braden J. Criswell Yvette Ho Martin M. Malawer Loretta B. Chou BACKGROUND Malignant tumors of the foot present a significant and formidable…
Above-Knee Amputation
Above-Knee Amputation Daria Brooks Terrell BACKGROUND Although many bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the femur and thigh can be treated with limb-sparing techniques, some aggressive tumors are complicated by…
Below-Knee Amputation
Below-Knee Amputation Daria Brooks Terrell BACKGROUND Extensive tumors of the distal leg, ankle, and foot often require a below-knee amputation (BKA) as the primary form of surgical treatment. With such…
