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Intramucosal Inoculation of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells in Mice for Tumor Immune Profiling and Treatment Response Assessment
Published on: April 22, 2019
[Oncology]
1Institut multidisciplinaire d'oncologie (IMO), Clinique de Genolier, 1272 Genolier. maapro@genolier.net
Abstract:
The American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) determined that there were twelve major advances in medical oncology last year. Endocrine-responsive breast cancer benefits from tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor taken for more than five years. Zoledronic acid, a bisphosphonate, reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women undergoing hormonal-suppression therapy. Bevacizumab was for use in combination with paclitaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer Cetuximab added to chemotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer patients increased survival by up to 21%. Adjuvant gemcitabine doubled disease-free survival in pancreas cancer. Adjuvant pegylated interferon cuts the risk of recurrent melanoma by 18%. Bendamustine abolishes signs of activity of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 30% of patients. The HPV vaccine--now approved for prevention of cervical cancer--might have a role in preventing oral cancers and a review of 45 studies showed that oral contraceptives reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.
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