Colon carcinomas frequently express the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and this expression correlates with more aggressive disease and poor prognosis. Previous studies have shown that EGFR blockade by monoclonal antibody IMC-C225 can inhibit the growth of human colon carcinoma tumor cells in vitro and xenografts of these tumors in athymic mice. In this report, we have studied the in v...

A case of intracranial mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (IMC) was treated surgically at our institution. CT images of IMC have not been previously published; and a review of the literature found only one reported case with CT correlation [1). The oldest patient with a primary IMC previously reported was 51 years old [2]. We present a case occurring in a 61-year-old woman and describe the CT and angio...

OBJECTIVE Infections and other stressors have been implicated in the development of fibromyalgia. We hypothesized that these stressors could result in recurrent reactivations of latent herpes virus infections, which could lead to the development of fibromyalgia. This study evaluated a famciclovir + celecoxib drug combination (IMC-1), active against suspected herpes virus reactivation and infect...

The internal model control (IMC) design method for stable plants has enjoyed much popularity due to its simple yet effective procedure. However, there are some shortcomings and inadequacies with the IMC design method for both stable and unstable plants which will be exposed in this paper. We propose a new H∞ control design method that somehow captures the useful properties of the IMC design met...

This paper reviews the development of the concept of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) in terms of its theoretical foundations through an exploratory study of IMC within a judgment sample of U.S. advertising agencies (total estimated billings-$20.4 billion). The paper considers the arguments advanced from both academic and practitioner sides in relation to what IMC is and whether it off...

Cisplatin plays an important role in the therapy for human head and neck cancers. However, cancer cells develop cisplatin resistance, leading to difficulty in treatment and poor prognosis. To analyze cisplatin-resistant mechanisms, a cisplatin-resistant cell line, IMC-3CR, was established from the IMC-3 human maxillary cancer cell line. Flow cytometry revealed that, compared with IMC-3 cells, c...

Spontaneous canine mammary inflammatory carcinoma (IMC) shares epidemiologic, histopathologic and clinical characteristics with the inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC) disease in humans. We have analysed the steroids levels in serum and in tissue homogenates of IMC, the expression of two of their receptors (androgen and beta-estrogen) and of three enzymes included in the steroidogenesis pathway...

We present the ongoing work on the pathway analysis of a stochastic calculus. Firstly we present a particular stochastic calculus that we have chosen for our modeling the Interactive Markov Chains calculus, IMC for short. After that we specify a few restrictions that we have introduced into the syntax of IMC in order to make our analysis feasible. Finally we describe the analysis itself togethe...

AIMS To develop an immunomagnetic capture (IMC) to detect viable Mycoplasma agalactiae in routine ovine milk samples. METHODS AND RESULTS Polyclonal antibodies against two M. agalactiae membrane surface proteins (P80 and P55) were covalently conjugated to magnetic beads (MBs) to form MB-Ab80 and MB-Ab55. Mycoplasma agalactiae cells were captured by a specific antigen-antibody reaction and mag...

OBJECTIVE This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of a 6-session protocolized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) compared with 6 visits to a pediatrician (intensive medical care; IMC) for the treatment of pediatric functional abdominal pain (FAP). METHODS One hundred four children aged 7 to 18 were randomized to CBT or IMC. CBT was delivered primarily by trained master's...