Search Results - "O'Fallon, J. R"

Randomized comparison of four tools measuring overall quality of life in patients with advanced cancer by Sloan, J A, Loprinzi, C L, Kuross, S A, Miser, A W, O'Fallon, J R, Mahoney, M R, Heid, I M, Bretscher, M E, Vaught, N L

“…We report on a clinical trial developed to compare four different instruments that provide overall quality-of-life (QOL) scores, ranging from a simple,…”
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Resection, biopsy, and survival in malignant glial neoplasms : a retrospective study of clinical parameters, therapy, and outcome by DEVAUX, B. C, O'FALLON, J. R, KELLY, P. J

“…Between July, 1984, and October, 1988, 263 patients (163 male, 100 female), aged from 4 to 83 years (mean 52 years), with malignant brain gliomas underwent…”
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Transdermal clonidine for ameliorating tamoxifen-induced hot flashes by Goldberg, R M, Loprinzi, C L, O'Fallon, J R, Veeder, M H, Miser, A W, Mailliard, J A, Michalak, J C, Dose, A M, Rowland, Jr, K M, Burnham, N L

“…To determine the efficacy of transdermal clonidine for alleviating tamoxifen-induced hot flashes in women with a history of breast cancer. A randomized,…”
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Pentoxifylline for treatment of cancer anorexia and cachexia? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Goldberg, R M, Loprinzi, C L, Mailliard, J A, O'Fallon, J R, Krook, J E, Ghosh, C, Hestorff, R D, Chong, S F, Reuter, N F, Shanahan, T G

“…Based on evidence that suggests pentoxifylline can inhibit tumor necrosis factor, we set out to evaluate the activity and toxicity of this drug in patients…”
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Effects of radiation and chemotherapy on cognitive function in patients with high-grade glioma by Taylor, B V, Buckner, J C, Cascino, T L, O'Fallon, J R, Schaefer, P L, Dinapoli, R P, Schomberg, P

“…The effect of radiotherapy on the long-term cognitive performance of patients treated for intracranial neoplasm is a major concern to clinicians and patients,…”
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Intracranial chordomas : a clinicopathological and prognostic study of 51 cases by FORSYTH, P. A, CASCINO, T. L, SHAW, E. G, SCHEITHAUER, B. W, O'FALLON, J. R, DOZIER, J. C, PIEPGRAS, D. G

“…Fifty-one patients with intracranial chordomas who were surgically treated between 1960 and 1984 were studied. Median patient age was 46 years, and 73%…”
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Randomized trial of a chlorhexidine mouthwash for alleviation of radiation-induced mucositis by Foote, R L, Loprinzi, C L, Frank, A R, O'Fallon, J R, Gulavita, S, Tewfik, H H, Ryan, M A, Earle, J M, Novotny, P

“…To determine whether a chlorhexidine mouthwash could alleviate radiation-induced oral mucositis. Patients scheduled to receive radiation therapy to include…”
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Oligodendrogliomas : the mayo clinic experience by SHAW, E. G, SCHEITHAUER, B. W, O'FALLON, J. R, TAZELAAR, H. D, DAVIS, D. H

“…Eighty-one patients with pure supratentorial oligodendrogliomas underwent surgery alone (19 patients) or surgery plus postoperative radiation therapy (63…”
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Plasma-Cell Dyscrasia with Polyneuropathy: The Spectrum of Poems Syndrome by Miralles, G. Diego, O'Fallon, Judith R, Talley, Nicholas J

“…IN tertiary care centers, up to 10 percent of all patients with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy have an underlying plasma-cell dyscrasia. 1 , 2 Osteosclerotic…”
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PTEN Mutation, EGFR Amplification, and Outcome in Patients With Anaplastic Astrocytoma and Glioblastoma Multiforme by Smith, Justin S., Tachibana, Issei, Passe, Sandra M., Huntley, Brenda K., Borell, Thomas J., Iturria, Nancy, O'Fallon, Judith R., Schaefer, Paul L., Scheithauer, Bernd W., James, C. David, Buckner, Jan C., Jenkins, Robert B.

“…Background: Survival of patients with anaplastic astrocytoma is highly variable. Prognostic markers would thus be useful to identify clinical subsets of such…”
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Resection for solitary brain metastasis : role of adjuvant radiation and prognostic variables in 229 patients by SMALLEY, S. R, LAWS, E. R, O'FALLON, J. R, SHAW, E. G, SCHRAY, M. F

“…The authors reviewed 229 consecutive patients treated intramurally by resection of solitary cerebral metastasis. Patients were classified into four groups on…”
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Primary intracerebral malignant lymphoma : a clinicopathological study of 89 patients by TOMLINSON, F. H, KURTIN, P. J, SUMAN, V. J, SCHEITHAUER, B. W, O'FALLON, J. R, KELLY, P. J, JACK, C. R, O'NEILL, B. P

“…The authors report on a clinicopathological study of 89 surgical patients with histologically proven primary parenchymal brain lymphoma, all diagnosed between…”
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Tumor suppressor gene alterations in malignant gliomas: histopathological associations and prognostic evaluation by James, C D, Galanis, E, Frederick, L, Kimmel, D W, Cunningham, J M, Atherton-Skaff, P J, O'Fallon, J R, Jenkins, R B, Buckner, J C, Hunter, S B, Olson, J J, Scheithauer, B W

“…We have examined a series of 135 gliomas for alterations of the p53, CDKN2A (p16) and PTEN tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) in order to evaluate the incidence of…”
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Radiation therapy in the management of low-grade supratentorial astrocytomas by Shaw, E G, Daumas-Duport, C, Scheithauer, B W, Gilbertson, D T, O'Fallon, J R, Earle, J D, Laws, Jr, E R, Okazaki, H

“…The records of 167 patients with grade 1 or 2 supratentorial pilocytic astrocytomas (41 patients), ordinary astrocytomas (91 patients), or mixed…”
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Transdermal clonidine for ameliorating post-orchiectomy hot flashes by Loprinzi, C L, Goldberg, R M, O'Fallon, J R, Quella, S K, Miser, A W, Mynderse, L A, Brown, L D, Tschetter, L K, Wilwerding, M B, Dose, M

“…To determine the efficacy of transdermal clonidine for alleviating post-orchiectomy hot flashes, a randomized, double-blind, crossover clinical trial was…”
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Randomized placebo-controlled evaluation of hydrazine sulfate in patients with advanced colorectal cancer by Loprinzi, C L, Kuross, S A, O'Fallon, J R, Gesme, Jr, D H, Gerstner, J B, Rospond, R M, Cobau, C D, Goldberg, R M

“…Hydrazine sulfate is a controversial agent that was originally studied in cancer patients approximately 20 years ago. Based on a series of recent trials that…”
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Phase II evaluation of recombinant interferon alpha and BCNU in recurrent glioma by BUCKNER, J. C, BROWN, L. D, KUGLER, J. W, CASCINO, T. L, KROOK, J. E, MAILLIARD, J. A, KARDINAL, C. G, TSCHETTER, L. K, O'FALLON, J. R, SCHEITHAUER, B. W

“…The goal of this study was to determine the antitumor activity and toxicity of 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) plus recombinant interferon-alpha…”
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The clinical significance of nuclear DNA ploidy pattern in 184 patients with pheochromocytoma by Nativ, O, Grant, C S, Sheps, S G, O'Fallon, J R, Farrow, G M, van Heerden, J A, Lieber, M M

“…Flow cytometric nuclear DNA analysis was performed on paraffin-embedded tissue samples taken from 184 patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma treated…”
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Analysis of Oncogene and Tumor Suppressor Gene Alterations in Pediatric Malignant Astrocytomas Reveals Reduced Survival for Patients with PTEN Mutations by RAFFEL, C, FREDERICK, L, O'FALLON, J. R, ATHERTON-SKAFF, P, PERRY, A, JENKINS, R. B, JAMES, C. D

“…Although common among adult intracranial neoplasms, pediatric malignant astrocytomas (PMAs) comprise a relatively small proportion of the brain tumors that…”
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Megestrol Acetate for the Prevention of Hot Flashes by Loprinzi, Charles L, Michalak, John C, Quella, Susan K, O'Fallon, Judith R, Hatfield, Alan K, Nelimark, Robert A, Dose, Ann Marie, Fischer, Tammy, Johnson, Claudia, Klatt, Nancy E, Bate, Walter W, Rospond, Raylene M, Oesterling, Joseph E

“…Vasomotor hot flashes occur commonly in menopausal women. In addition, they are the most frequent side effect associated with the antiestrogen drug tamoxifen 1…”
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