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Maria Rita Ricciardi

Correlation between polymorphism of TYMS gene and toxicity response to treatment with 5-fluoruracil and capecitabine

Tumorigenesis is a multiphasic process in which genetic alterations guide the progressive transformation in cancer cells1. In order to evaluate the possible correlation between some gene variants and the risk of the toxicity development onset, two of the polymorphisms of the thymidylate synthase (TYMS), rs34743033 (2R/3R) and rs16430 (DEL/INS) were investigated. We enrolled in our study 47 patients from the Hospital of Sicily. Our preliminary findings suggest that there could be a linkage between the genotypes discussed and the development of the toxicity following the chemotherapy treatment. These results need to be confirmed by further studies, however this short paper offers some initial…

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1281P The prognostic impact of tissue tumour mutational burden (TMB) in the first-line treatment of advanced non-oncogene addicted non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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P07.02 Detection of Molecular Residual Disease (MRD) using ctDNA in NSCLC: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Hepatotoxicity of systemic therapies for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

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247P Population-based testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in a cohort of 1,346 patients from Southern Italy (Sicily): When historical background affects genetics

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20P Is evaluation of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) mutational status on circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) by liquid biopsy ready for prime-time? A systematic review and an individual patient meta-analysis

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Immuno-targeted combinations in oncogene-addicted non-small cell lung cancer

The identification of tumor “oncogenic drivers” and the subsequent development of targeted therapy represented a milestone in the treatment of lung cancer over the last years. Tumor genotyping has been incorporated into therapeutic decision making of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) since has become clear that individuals with actionable molecular alterations receiving a matched targeted agent certainly live longer and better. The recent understanding of biological mechanisms underlying cancer immune evasion has allowed the development of a new class of immunomodulatory agents which are able to reactivate host immune-response, offering the potential for long-term disease control …

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One shot NEPA plus dexamethasone to prevent multiple-day chemotherapy in sarcoma patients

Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most feared and disturbing adverse events of cancer treatment associated with decreased adherence to effective chemotherapy regimens. For high-risk soft tissue sarcoma patients, receiving multiple-day chemotherapy (MD-CT), antiemetic guidelines recommend a combination of an NK 1 receptor antagonist (NK 1 -RA), a 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist (5HT 3 -RA), and dexamethasone on each day of the antineoplastic treatment. NEPA is the first oral fixed-dose combination of a highly selective NK 1 -RA, netupitant, and second-generation 5HT 3 -RA, palonosetron. So far, no data has been published in literature about the efficacy of a s…

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