Search Results - "FORD, Hugo E. R"
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Docetaxel versus active symptom control for refractory oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma (COUGAR-02): an open-label, phase 3 randomised controlled trial
Published in The lancet oncology (2014)“…Summary Background Second-line chemotherapy for patients with oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma refractory to platinum and fluoropyrimidines has not shown…”
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Gefitinib Versus Vinorelbine in Chemotherapy-Naïve Elderly Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (INVITE): A Randomized, Phase II Study
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (10-09-2008)“…This phase II, open-label, parallel-group study compared gefitinib with vinorelbine in chemotherapy-naïve elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung…”
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The Cost Effectiveness of Docetaxel and Active Symptom Control versus Active Symptom Control Alone for Refractory Oesophagogastric Adenocarcinoma: Economic Analysis of the COUGAR-02 Trial
Published in PharmacoEconomics (2016)“…Background The COUGAR-02 trial recently showed survival and quality-of-life benefits of docetaxel and active symptom control (DXL + ASC) over active symptom…”
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The role of multi-disciplinary teams in decision-making for patients with recurrent malignant disease
Published in Palliative medicine (01-10-2012)“…Background: It is mandatory in many countries for decisions for all new patients with cancer to be made within multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs). Whether…”
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Thymidylate Synthase Expression in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Predicts for Response to Raltitrexed
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-02-2003)“…Purpose: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the predictive value of expression of thymidylate synthase (TS) and other genes for response to…”
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Gefitinib for oesophageal cancer: a cog in need of a wheel?
Published in The lancet oncology (01-07-2014)“…In early trials of EGFR inhibitors for non-small-cell lung cancer, responses were low, but subsequent work identified specific mutations in EGFR, conferring…”
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A phase II study of weekly docetaxel in patients with anthracycline pretreated metastatic breast cancer
Published in Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology (01-12-2006)“…Docetaxel has significant activity in metastatic breast cancer and weekly schedules are associated with less myelosuppression than 3-weekly schedules. We…”
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Patterns of Elevation of Plasma 2′-Deoxyuridine, a Surrogate Marker of Thymidylate Synthase (TS) Inhibition, after Administration of Two Different Schedules of 5-Fluorouracil and the Specific TS Inhibitors Raltitrexed (Tomudex) and ZD9331
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-01-2002)“…5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) exerts cytotoxic effects through inhibition of thymidylate synthase (TS) and incorporation of metabolites into RNA. TS inhibition may be…”
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The Value of Routine Serum Carcino-Embryonic Antigen Measurement and Computed Tomography in the Surveillance of Patients After Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (15-04-2004)“…This analysis aims to evaluate routine carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) and computed tomography (CT) of thorax, abdomen, and pelvis as part of…”
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Phase III Study of Mitomycin-C with Protracted Venous Infusion or Circadian-Timed Infusion of 5-Fluorouracil in Advanced Colorectal Carcinoma
Published in Clinical colorectal cancer (01-02-2004)“…The combination of protracted venous infusion (PVI) fluorouracil (5-FU) and mitomycin-C has previously been shown to be superior to PVI 5-FU alone in terms of…”
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Safety of raltitrexed
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (20-11-1999)Get full text
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