[EN] Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in a variety of epithelial malignancies including lung cancer. A soluble fragment of the EGFR extracellular domain (sEGFR) can be detected in the ...
[EN] Background: Platinum doublets are standard chemotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study was to assess whether neutropenia is: (1) an indicator for treatment efficacy, or (2) ...
Sirera Pérez, Rafael; Bremnes, Roy M.; Cabrera, Andrea; Jantus Lewintre, Eloisa; Sanmartin, Elena; Blasco, Ana; del Pozo, Nieves; Rosell, Rafael; Guijarro, Ricardo; Galbis, Jose; Sanchez, Jose Javier; Camps, Carlos(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011-02)
Background: Circulating DNA is observed at higher concentrations in patients with lung cancer than in controls. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of circulating DNA is a promising noninvasive tool. Our aim was to ...
Introduction: The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family of ligands and receptors (VEGFR) play an important role in tumor angiogenesis. Increased expression of angiogenic factors in tumors or in blood is associated ...
Rivero-Buceta, Eva María; Bernal-Gómez, Adrián; VIDAURRE-AGUT, CARLA; Lopez Moncholi, Eric; Benlloch Baviera, Jose María; Moreno Manzano, Victoria; Vera Donoso, César David; BOTELLA ASUNCION, PABLO(Elsevier, 2024-10-25)
[EN] Docetaxel (DTX) is a recommended treatment in patients with metastasic prostate cancer (PCa), despite its therapeutic efficacy is limited by strong systemic toxicity. However, in localized PCa, intratumoral (IT) ...
[EN] The administration of cytotoxic drugs in classical chemotherapy is frequently limited by water solubility, low plasmatic stability, and a myriad of secondary effects associated with their diffusion to healthy tissue. ...
Qualitative analysis of circulating DNA in the blood is a promising non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic tool. Our aim was to study the association between the presence of KRAS mutations at codon 12 and several clinical ...