only approximately half of patients with potentially curative resections receive adjuvant therapy due to issues associated with postoperative complications, recovery, and performance status. 9 Median survival for patients with resected tumors under
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Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines
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Incorporating New Systemic Therapies in Kidney Cancer Treatment
Eric Jonasch
in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Kidney Cancer. Adjuvant Therapy Three trials have been conducted in the adjuvant setting, 2 of which (ASSURE and PROTECT) showed negative results for adjuvant sunitinib, sorafenib, and pazopanib. A third trial
The First Documented Case of High-Grade Synovial Cell Sarcoma of the Rectum
Richard B. Hostetter, Min Yan, Houman Vaghefi, Kenneth Pennington, and Gary Cornette
higher total doses (60–66 Gy in 30–33 fractions). The advantage of adjuvant therapy is that the final pathology is clearly established. 3 Figure 6 Spindle tumor cells in bundle and fascicles (hematoxylin-eosin stain, original magnification x100
Ten Years of Progress in Colon Cancer Therapy
Paul F. Engstrom
2002, the NCCN panel advocated 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/leucovorin adjuvant therapy for stage III or node-positive disease and 5-FU leucovorin with or without irinotecan (IFL) as first-line therapy for metastatic disease. Second-line therapies for
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Harold J. Burstein
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Combined Modality Therapy of Localized Gastric and Esophageal Cancers
Prajnan Das, Norio Fukami, and Jaffer A. Ajani
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Locally Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: A Case Report
Srinivas K. Tantravahi, and Theresa L. Werner
pathologically staged as FIGO stage IA (pT1a pN0 Mx). She received no adjuvant therapy. She returned 3 months later with recurrent vaginal bleeding. A 2-cm friable mass was visualized at the apex of the vaginal cuff on pelvic examination and was resected
