Drug And Radiation Treatment May Shrink Pancreatic And Gastric Tumors
...radiation regimenfor reducing locally advanced and inoperable tumors in the pancreas andstomach. The finding may be an important step toward a therapy for pancreatic andstomach malignancies. No effective treatments for these cancers currentlyexist. Indeed, the five-year survival rate for patients with pancreat...Radio Frequencies Used To Kill Inoperable Liver Tumors At Penn's Cancer Center
...high-energy radio frequency sound waves to destroy inoperable primary and metastatic liver tumors. The powerful procedure -- called radio frequency ablation -- is available exclusively in the Delaware Valley region at Penn's Cancer Center... and available at only a few select hospitals across the nation. ...Doctors use novel methods to more effectively treat lung cancer
...reatment option for patients in whom the cancer is inoperable when it has spread beyond the lung but is confined to the chest. One study being presented highlights the use of Positron Emission Tomography (PET), which is a more sensitive imaging technique than Computed Tomography (CT), to identify lesions, det...Animal studies indicate new approach for treating end-stage skin and kidney cancers
...many types of tumors, is an approved treatment for inoperable metastatic melanoma and metastatic renal cell carcinoma. About 80,000 cases of melanoma and renal cell carcinoma are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. IL-2 use is limited, however, by potentially life threatening side effects, including hypotensio...First effective treatment for gastrointestinal sarcoma seen with multi-center trial of STI-571
...ncers has shown evidence of being effective for an inoperable or advanced form of soft-tissue sarcoma called gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Although this is not a common tumor, the concept of controlling a cancer by shutting down the molecular activity needed for the tumors growth may apply to other c...MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase I clinical trial of enzyme mimetic compound for oncology
...e effectiveness of IL-2, an approved treatment for inoperable metastatic melanoma and metastatic renal-cell carcinoma. Approximately 80,000 cases of melanoma and renal-cell carcinoma are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. IL-2 immunotherapy works by activating natural killer (NK) cells that have the ability to...University of Pittsburgh transplant researchers present findings at international meeting
...en more of their heart transplant patients develop inoperable lung tumors. The Pitt researchers studied 202 heart transplant recipients for up to three years. Of these, 144 (71 percent) had a history of smoking. Fifty-five recipients started smoking at some point after their transplant, 45 within the first yea...Why heart transplant patients resume smoking revealed in University of Pittsburgh study
...en more of their heart transplant patients develop inoperable lung tumors -- all previous smokers -- four to five years after their transplants. Smoking reduces survival; studies conducted in Europe have indicated a 37 percent five-year survival rate for heart transplant patients who smoke, compared to an 80 pe...Long-term survival results favor chemotherapy before surgery for locally advanced breast cancer
...n the past, many of these patients were considered inoperable because of the sheer volume of their tumors and th...able option for women whose tumors were considered inoperable due to their seriously advanced stage, said Dr. William G. Cance, professor of surgery, chief of sur...New breast cancer therapy trials show dramatic results
...se women were told by their surgeons that they had inoperable tumors. Inoperable generally means the tumors are either so large or invasive that they have permeated the skin, chest wall, or surrounding muscles. The treatment goal was to shrink tumors enough for surgeons to successfully remove them without mutil...New treatment reduces liver tumors and improves quality of life for cancer patients
ORLANDO, May 17 A new treatment option for inoperable primary liver cancer called TheraSphere appears to be safe and effective for liver cancer patients, according to results presented by a University of Pittsburgh researcher at the 38th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO...Cancer vaccine targets immortalisation factor in cancer cell
...2000, the ongoing study comprises 31 patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer who have been treated with the vaccine. With the optimal dose, the majority of the patients have experienced an immune response to the vaccine. There is a trend for these patients to live longer than those who failed to respond, and...New drug boost for asbestos-related lung cancer sufferers
... Mesothelioma is very hard to treat. It is usually inoperable and not very responsive to radiotherapy. With the anticancer drugs previously available, people diagnosed with the disease could expect to survive for only six to eight months. Now, results of a study by Professor Hilary Calvert, Dr Andrew Hughes an...Liver transplants result in excellent survival rates for patients with liver cancer
...have cirrhosis, a risk factor of hepatoma, and are inoperable because of tumor size, location or severity of underlying liver disease. Results of this study will be reported online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. "This study shows that we can achieve excellent survival with liver transplantation among pat...Stereotactic lung cancer study produces positive initial results
...ge I non-small cell lung cancer that was medically inoperable because of extenuating health problems. Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 80 percent of all lung cancers and is the leading cause of cancer-related fatalities in the United States. In the U.S., 170,000 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed eac...First randomized trial of adult stem cell injections in heart failure patients shows benefit
...ial.A separate study is underway for patients with inoperable congestive heart failure whereby stem cells are injected into the heart using a minimally invasive surgical technique. Two patients have undergone the procedure in Uruguay. The team also expects to perform the procedure soon in Palermo, Italy, at the...Expert nurse paves the way with in-demand treatment option; Century-old brachytherapy rejuvenated
... used to improve local control of the tumor, treat inoperable or recurrent tumors, treat areas at high risk for recurrence, preserve the function of vital organs, provide comfort in recurrent disease, and minimize radiation damage to the surrounding tissues. With high-dose rate brachytherapy, treatment time is ...Stereotactic body radiation therapy conference
... stereotactic body radiation therapy for medically inoperable Stage I lung cancer. "Initial results for the second phase of the study are very encouraging," said Dr. Timmerman. "We have seen very few recurrences of the cancer. In the phase one portion of the trial we had higher rates of local recurrence at the ...Plastic surgeons honor 'Patients of Courage' overcoming difficult obstacles, inspiring others
... Ala., was told by several doctors that she had an inoperable tumor in the base of her skull and only six months to live. Not willing to give up, Wood found reconstructive plastic surgeon Ian Jackson, MD. The life-saving operation in 1982, which required splitting her face in two and opening it to reach the tum...Outpatient lung cancer procedure promising for inoperable disease
...FA lung procedures over six years on 126 medically inoperable patients, who had a total of 163 lesions. RFA uses a specially designed needle connected to a radiofrequency generator that delivers electrical current to ablate, or "cook," tumors. Computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound is used to guide the needle ...