Alexithymia and coping style in women going to visit in a breast cancer center.

The Use of Gemcitabine in heavily pretreted breast cancer patients

Antiemetic prophylaxis containing Palonosetron (P) alone or in combination with Aprepitant (A) in the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma (STS) patients with epirubicin and ifosfamide

Low dose oral chemotherapy for hormone refractory prostate carcinoma estramustine phosphate versus estramustine phosphate and etoposide. A Randomized phase II study of GSTU foundation

Alexithymia and copyng style in women going to visit in a breast cancer center

Safety and activity of trastuzumab-containing therapies for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer: our long-term clinical experience (GOIM study).

Background: Trastuzumab is widely used as the treatment of choice for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Patients and methods: Seventy patients, median age 57 years and range 31-81 years, were included in our retrospective analysis with the aim to evaluate safety and activity of trastuzumab-containing therapies. Results: We observed for first-line treatment response rate (RR) 41%, stable disease (SD) 47% and time to progression (TTP) 8 months (range 1-44). Corresponding numbers for second line were RR 23%, SD 62% and (TTP) 9 months (range 3-23) and beyond second line RR 22%, SD 78% and (TTP) 9 months (range 4-19). Overall survival was 19.2 months (3-62 months). The median cumulat…

The use of complementary alternative medicines in advanced cancer patients followed at home

Objectives: To assess the use of complementary alternative medicines (CAM) in advanced cancer patients followed at home. Methods: A consecutive sample of advanced cancer patients admitted to a home palliative care program was invited to participate in the study in a period of two months. Demographic characteristics, religious belief, education level, diagnosis, and socio-economic condition were recorded. Patients were asked about the use of CAM, considered to be a health-related treatment practiced outside the established health services. Information about CAM indications and those who prescribed or suggested CAM were also collected. Results: Two hundred and eighty-three advanced cancer pat…

Weekly Paclitaxel (T) and pegylated liposomal Doxorubicin (PLD) as first line treatment in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients.VII CONGRESSO NAZIONALE G.O.I.M. ROMA 23-25 Giugno 2004

Indagine sulla qualità di vita ansia e depressione in un gruppo di pazienti affette da carcinoma mammario