Ewing sarcoma is a rare tumor that requires complex multidisciplinary management. This report describes the general management and standard radiotherapy guidelines in both North America (Children's Oncology Group) Europe (International Society of Pediatric Oncology). Standard treatment involves multiagent induction chemotherapy followed by local with surgery, definitive radiation, or combinatio...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of induction chemoradiotherapy and chemotherapy and to identify the prognostic factors for non-small-cell lung cancer patients with mediastinal lymph node metastasis who were treated with induction therapy. METHODS Between August 1995 and December 2010, 50 non-small-cell lung cancer patients with pathological mediastina...

This study was dedicated to investigate the predictive value of pre- and post-induction chemotherapy plasma EBV (Epstein-Barr Virus) DNA level and tumor volume for the radiosensitivity of locally advanced NPC. 129 previously untreated locally advanced NPC patients were enrolled. Plasma EBV-DNA copy number and tumor volume was detected before and after induction chemotherapy. The tumor volume wa...

Over the last two decades, several approaches to multimodality therapy have been investigated in patients with advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. These include induction chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Both approaches have been shown to be superior to radiation therapy alone. However, in several randomized trials, concomitant chemoradiotherapy was shown to be super...

Patient Selection Criteria Coverage eligibility will be considered for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) using a myeloablative conditioning (MAC) regimen to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when ANY of the following criteria are met:  Poorto intermediaterisk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first complete remission (CR1) (see Policy Guidelines section for information on risk...

Background: To evaluate the prognostic value of pretreatment nutritional index (PNI), lactated dehydrogenase (LDH) and their combination (PNI-LDH) in patients with locally advanced NPC receiving induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT).

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the tolerability of concurrent radiotherapy and cetuximab (bioradiotherapy [BRT]) after taxane-based induction chemotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS One hundred four patients with HNSCC received BRT with (29%) or without (71%) prior taxane-based induction chemotherapy. RESULTS Radiodermatitis (97%) and ski...

Up to 30% of adults with acute myeloid leukemia fail to achieve a complete remission after induction chemotherapy - termed primary refractory acute myeloid leukemia. There is no universally agreed definition of primary refractory disease, nor have the optimal treatment modalities been defined. We studied 8907 patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia, and examined outcomes in patient...