Ovarian cancer

UA Matulonis, AK Sood, L Fallowfield…�- Nature reviews Disease�…, 2016 - nature.com
Ovarian cancer is not a single disease and can be subdivided into at least five different
histological subtypes that have different identifiable risk factors, cells of origin, molecular�…

Pancreatic cancer

J Kleeff, M Korc, M Apte, C La Vecchia…�- Nature reviews Disease�…, 2016 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is a major cause of cancer-associated mortality, with a dismal overall
prognosis that has remained virtually unchanged for many decades. Currently, prevention or�…

Olaparib maintenance therapy in platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer

J Ledermann, P Harter, C Gourley…�- …�England Journal of�…, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Olaparib (AZD2281) is an oral poly (adenosine diphosphate [ADP]–ribose)
polymerase inhibitor that has shown antitumor activity in patients with high-grade serous�…

Sunitinib versus interferon alfa in metastatic renal-cell carcinoma

RJ Motzer, TE Hutson, P Tomczak…�- …�England Journal of�…, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Since sunitinib malate has shown activity in two uncontrolled studies in patients
with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma, a comparison of the drug with interferon alfa in a phase�…

Updated 2016 EAU guidelines on muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer

JA Witjes, T Lebret, EM Comp�rat, NC Cowan…�- European urology, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Invasive bladder cancer is a frequently occurring disease with a high mortality rate
despite optimal treatment. The European Association of Urology (EAU) Muscle-invasive and�…

The PedsQL™: measurement model for the pediatric quality of life inventory

JW Varni, M Seid, CA Rode�- Medical care, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Background. Pediatric patients' self-report of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has
emerged as an important patient-based health outcome. A practical, validated generic�…

Glioma

M Weller, W Wick, K Aldape, M Brada…�- Nature reviews Disease�…, 2015 - nature.com
Gliomas are primary brain tumours that are thought to derive from neuroglial stem or
progenitor cells. On the basis of their histological appearance, they have been traditionally�…

Non-small-cell lung cancer

C Gridelli, A Rossi, DP Carbone, J Guarize…�- Nature reviews Disease�…, 2015 - nature.com
Lung cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers and is the leading cause of
cancer-related death worldwide. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a heterogeneous�…

Measuring financial toxicity as a clinically relevant patient‐reported outcome: the validation of the COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST)

JA De Souza, BJ Yap, K Wroblewski, V Blinder…�- Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Cancer and its treatment lead to increased financial distress for patients. To
the authors' knowledge, to date, no standardized patient‐reported outcome measure has�…

[HTML][HTML] Bortezomib or high-dose dexamethasone for relapsed multiple myeloma

PG Richardson, P Sonneveld…�- New England journal�…, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
Background This study compared bortezomib with high-dose dexamethasone in patients
with relapsed multiple myeloma who had received one to three previous therapies. Methods�…