Search Results - "Kapp, K. S."

The elevated preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts poor prognosis in breast cancer patients by Krenn-Pilko, S, Langsenlehner, U, Thurner, E-M, Stojakovic, T, Pichler, M, Gerger, A, Kapp, K S, Langsenlehner, T

“…Background: The elevation of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), an easily applicable blood test based on platelet and lymphocyte counts has been…”
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Hounsfield units variations: Impact on CT-density based conversion tables and their effects on dose distribution by Zurl, B., Tiefling, R., Winkler, P., Kindl, P., Kapp, K.S.

“…Purpose Determination of dose error margins in radiation therapy planning due to variations in Hounsfield Units (HU) values dependent on the use of different…”
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Long-term cardiovascular complications in stage I seminoma patients by Terbuch, A., Posch, F., Annerer, L. M., Bauernhofer, T., Pichler, M., Szkandera, J., Hutterer, G. C., Pummer, K., Partl, R., Kapp, K. S., Stöger, H., Gerger, A., Stotz, M.

“…Purpose The cure rate of stage I seminoma patients is close to 100% and so the recent focus of clinical research has shifted onto the prevention of…”
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Decrease in treatment intensity predicts worse outcome in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma undergoing radiochemotherapy by Mollnar, S., Pondorfer, P., Kasparek, A.-K., Reinisch, S., Moik, F., Stotz, M., Halm, M., Szkandera, J., Terbuch, A., Eisner, F., Gerger, A., Kapp, K. S., Partl, R., Vasicek, S., Weiland, T., Pichler, M., Stöger, H., Thurnher, D., Posch, F.

“…Purpose Radiochemotherapy (RCT) is an effective standard therapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC). Nonetheless, toxicity…”
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Prognostic factors in patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix treated with external beam irradiation and IR-192 high-dose-rate brachytherapy by Kapp, K S, Stuecklschweiger, G F, Kapp, D S, Poschauko, J, Pickel, H, Lahousen, M, Hackl, A

“…Prognostic factors in cancer of the cervix for patients treated with external beam irradiation (EBR) and low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy have been…”
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Association of genetic variants in VEGF-A with clinical recurrence in prostate cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy by Langsenlehner, T., Thurner, E.-M., Renner, W., Gerger, A., Kapp, K.S., Langsenlehner, U.

“…Background and purpose Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), a key regulator of tumor-induced angiogenesis, is critical for tumor growth and…”
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Association of genetic variants in apoptosis genes FAS and FASL with radiation-induced late toxicity after prostate cancer radiotherapy by Thurner, E.-M., Krenn-Pilko, S., Langsenlehner, U., Renner, W., Gerger, A., Kapp, K.S., Langsenlehner, T.

“…Background and purpose Fas ligand (FASL) triggers apoptotic cell death by cross-linking with its receptor FAS, and after irradiation, expression of FAS and…”
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Impact of inter- and intrafraction deviations and residual set-up errors on PTV margins: Different alignment techniques in 3D conformal prostate cancer radiotherapy by Langsenlehner, T., Döller, C., Winkler, P., Gallé, G., Kapp, K.S.

“…Purpose The aim of this work was to analyze interfraction and intrafraction deviations and residual set-up errors (RSE) after online repositioning to determine…”
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The Prognostic Significance of Peritoneal Seeding and Size of Postsurgical Residual in Patients with Stage III Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Treated with Surgery, Chemotherapy, and High-Dose Radiotherapy by Kapp, Karin S., Kapp, Daniel S., Poschauko, Johann, Stücklschweiger, Georg F., Hackl, Arnulf, Pickel, Helmuth, Petru, Edgar, Winter, Raimund

“…Objective. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the prognostic importance of age, histologic type and grade, ascites, lymph node status, size…”
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Interdisciplinary treatment of glioblastoma: analysis of prognostic factors and treatment results in unselected patients by Langsenlehner, T, Groll, M J, Quehenberger, F, Payer, F, Mokry, M, Kapp, K S

“…Aim of the present study was to investigate survival rates of unselected patients with glioblastoma after multimodal treatment and estimation of prognostic…”
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Axillary Dissection in the Case of Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes: Results of the Innsbruck Consensus Conference by Hubalek, M, Bartsch, R, Gnant, M, Kapp, K S, Lang, A, Lax, S, Lukas, P, Neunteufel, W, Pristauz, G, Reitsamer, R, Sandbichler, P, Schrenk, P, Singer, C, Tamussino, K, Tschmelitsch, J, Zeimet, A G, Marth, C

“…The prognosis of breast cancer is most heavily influenced by the status of the axillary nodes. Until a few years ago, this knowledge was gained through radical…”
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"Adjuvant" external radiation of the mediastinum in radically resected non-small cell lung cancer by Smolle-Juettner, F M, Mayer, R, Pinter, H, Stuecklschweiger, G, Kapp, K S, Gabor, S, Ratzenhofer, B, Hackl, A, Friehs, G

“…OBJECTIVE: The effect of postoperative external beam radiation in MOnon-small cell lung cancer resected with curative intention was evaluatedin a randomized…”
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Experience with split-course external beam irradiation +/- chemotherapy and integrated Ir-192 high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of primary carcinomas of the anal canal by Kapp, K S, Geyer, E, Gebhart, F H, Oechs, A C, Berger, A, Hebenstreit, J, Stoeger, H

“…The effect of the treatment of anal cancer by performing a high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy boost during a short split between the external beam radiotherapy…”
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Carcinoma of the cervix: analysis of complications after primary external beam radiation and Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy by Kapp, Karin S, Stuecklschweiger, Georg F, Kapp, Daniel S, Poschauko, Johann, Pickel, Hellmuth, Hackl, Arnulf

“…Background and purpose: There is still a concern that the use of HDR brachytherapy might result in an increase of late tissue damage. This retrospective study…”
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Dosimetry of intracavitary placements for uterine and cervical carcinoma: results of orthogonal film, TLD, and CT-assisted techniques by Kapp, K S, Stuecklschweiger, G F, Kapp, D S, Hackl, A G

“…A total of 720 192Ir high-dose-rate (HDR) applications in 331 patients with gynecological tumors were analyzed to evaluate the dose to normal tissues from…”
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The elevated preoperative platelet to lymphocyte ratio is an Independent prognostic marker in breast cancer patients by Krenn-Pilko, S, Langsenlehner, U, Thurner, E M, Stojakovic, T, Pichler, M, Gerger, A, Kapp, K S, Langsenlehner, T

“…Background: The elevation of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), an easily applicable blood test based on platelet and lymphocyte counts, has been…”
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes in the gene for vascular endothelial growth factor and risk of prostate cancer by Langsenlehner, Tanja, Langsenlehner, Uwe, Renner, Wilfried, Krippl, Peter, Mayer, Ramona, Wascher, Thomas C, Kapp, Karin S

“…Abstract Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a key role in the regulation of angiogenesis and has been related to cancer development and…”
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Interstitial hyperthermia and high dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of anal cancer: a phase I/II study by Kapp, K S, Kapp, D S, Stuecklschweiger, G, Berger, A, Geyer, E

“…The rate of local failure is sufficiently high following sphincter conserving surgery and radiation therapy for advanced anal cancers to warrant investigation…”
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Therapy of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas by Zenahlik, P, Fink-Puches, R, Kapp, K S, Kerl, H, Cerroni, L

“…Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCL) represent a unique type of extranodal B-cell lymphomas. Recently, the "European Organization for Research and…”
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Evaluating intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Five years experience by Smolle-Juettner, F M, Geyer, E, Kapp, K S, Ratzenhofer, B, Stuecklschweiger, G, Kaufmann, N B, Smolle, J, Pongratz, G M, Hackl, A, Friehs, G

“…A pilot study on intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) combined with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in nonresectable non-small cell lung cancer…”
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