Ramucirumab plus docetaxel versus placebo plus docetaxel in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum-based therapy (RANGE): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

Few treatments with a distinct mechanism of action are available for patients with platinum-refractory advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. We assessed the efficacy and safety of treatment with docetaxel plus either ramucirumab-a human IgG1 VEGFR-2 antagonist-or placebo in this patient population

Novel Inflammatory Prognostic Markers in Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Definitive Chemoradiotherapy

Primary lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and is an increasingly common problem. The primary endpoint of this study was; to investigate the effect of radiotherapy dose and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). We retrospectively examined 99 patients who were stage III A and stage III B at the time of diagnosis, who did not receive surgical treatment, and who received definitive chemoradiotherapy. Data of patients such as sex, age, ECOG status, tumor location, pathological subtype, radiotherapy dose, type of chemotherapy, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and some biochemical parameters and PFS and OS were included in the study by scanning the patient's files. The radiotherapy cut-off value was accepted as 60 Gray. OS was statistically better in patients who received radiotherapy at doses of 60 Gray and above. When the patients with radiotherapy dose less than 60 Gy and patients with more than 60 Gray were evaluated in two groups, the overall survival was 8,569 ± 1,404 / month and 14,326 ± 1,209 / month, respectively. (p <0.05). When we evaluate the patients based on NLR; It was observed that the overall survival of patients below NLR 4 at the time of diagnosis was statistically significantly better. The overall survival of patients with NLR <4.0 and NLR> 4 was 14.32 ± 1.30 / month and 10.54 ± 1.16 / month, respectively. (p <0.05

Outcome of 561 non-metastatic triple negative breast cancer patients: Multi-center experience from Turkey

Purpose: Triple-negative breast cancers account for 15% of breast carcinomas and, when present as early-stage disease, they are associated with higher rates of recurrence and early distant metastasis risk when compared to hormone receptor positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER-2) positive breast cancers. In this study we aimed to explore the basic clinicopathological characteristics, prognostic factors and recurrence patterns of non-metastatic triple negative breast cancer patients

Results of observational study to determine K-ras mutation rates in 2458 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in Turkey (TURKRAS Study).

Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO) / Clinical Science Symposium on Predicting and Improving Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults with Cancer -- MAY 29-JUN 02, 2015 -- Chicago, ILWOS: 000358036902641Amer Soc Clin Onco