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excision
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Standard combination chemotherapy regimens comprising 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) plus leucovorin [LV, also known as folinic acid (FA)] in combination with irinotecan, typically FOLFIRI or oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) have been reported to facilitate the resection of 9%-40% of initially unresectable metastases [1, 2], with data emerging from randomized trials suggesting that the addition of targeted agents and a third cytotoxic might be even more effective.
Combination of surgery and chemotherapy and the role of targeted ... by Nordlinger, Bernard; Van Cutsem, Eric; Gruenberger, Thomas; Glimelius, Bengt; Poston, Graeme; Rougie / Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancer
As her symptoms were not improving with treatment of her reflux laryngitis and allergies, the patient elected to have surgical resection of the stenotic lesion.
Idiopathic tracheal stenosis by Chandran, Swapna K.; Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Excluding the biopsies, 213 tumors were World Health Organization grade III and 802 tumors were grade IV A total of 204 patients received subtotal resection, 274 received adjuvant therapy, and 136 required subsequent resection.
Preoperative depression lowers survival with brain tumor by Wendling, Patrice / Clinical Psychiatry News
 
 
 
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