aims: the backbone of treatment in advanced non-small cell lung cancer is platinum-based doublet chemotherapy. we intended to compare the effectiveness of two commonly used regimens in real world practice. methods: this single institute, parallel comparative post marketing study included 100 patients with chemo-naïve advanced (stage iiib, iv) non-small cell lung cancer and eastern cooperative o...

non-hodgkin's lymphoma is the 3rd most common cancers in children. in the present study, to determine pathological and clinical features of this cancer, we reviewed records of 84 cases of non-hodgkin's lymphoma who were admitted to ali asghar and bahrami children hospitals from 1989 to 1996. 59% of cases had small non-cleaved cell (sncc) subtype of disease. 15% were lymphoblastic and ...

cisplatin-based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (nsclc). many novel drugs have been used in combination with cisplatin in this setting. of these drugs, gemcitabine is reported to have a high response rate and acceptable toxicity. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of gemcitabine and cisplatin combination. twentythree pati...

let $r$ be a commutative ring and let $m$ be an $r$-module. we define the small intersection graph $g(m)$ of $m$ with all non-small proper submodules of $m$ as vertices and two distinct vertices $n, k$ are adjacent if and only if $ncap k$ is a non-small submodule of $m$. in this article, we investigate the interplay between the graph-theoretic properties of $g(m)$ and algebraic properties of $m...

biomolecular behavior of tumor cells has become attractive to investigators. p53 as an oncosuppresor gene has been core of various studies and ki67 is a nuclear protein involved in proliferation process. stopping of onco-suppressor function theoretically allows proliferative system to get out of any control. in this case-control study we evaluated 50 patients with non small cell lung cancer, co...

background: cisplatin-based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (nsclc). many novel drugs, including gemcitabine, vinorelbine, paclitaxel and docetaxel have been used in combination with cisplatin in this setting. of these drugs, gemcitabine is reported to have a high response rate and acceptable toxicity. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effi...

we present two patients with a displaced fracture of the small finger metacarpal base, where the shaft of the small finger metacarpal was wedged between the bases of the ring and small finger metacarpals. the striking appearance on radiographs led to initial recommendations for surgery, but both patients preferred non-operative treatment and did well in the short term without surgery

small-scale dairy farming in bangladesh is constrained mostly due to acute shortage, high price and seasonal fluctuation of energy and protein supplements. poor economic conditions of dairy farmers do not allow them to purchase adequate conventional energy and protein supplements. locally available non-conventional energy and protein sources can be used as alternatives, cheaper than conventiona...

introduction: a study was made conserning 142 patients who were suffering from gastrointestinal lymphoma, were seen at the department of hematology and oncology, esfahan medical school, during the period 1982-2002. method: all patients had laparotomy, and biopsy of the site lesion. histopathological subtypes were done in the international working formulation. stage groupings were done applying ...

conclusion the technical performance of pet scan is significantly higher than similar technologies for staging and treatment of nsclc. in addition, it might slightly improve the treatment process and lead to a small level of increase in the quality adjusted life year (qaly) gained by these patients making it cost-effective for the treatment of nsclc. results the total annual running cost of a p...