Browsing Duke Scholarly Works by Subject "cancer-patients"

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Boosting high-intensity focused ultrasound-induced anti-tumor immunity using a sparse-scan strategy that can more effectively promote dendritic cell maturation

Zhong, Pei (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)

Background: The conventional treatment protocol in high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy utilizes a dense-scan strategy to produce closely packed thermal lesions aiming at eradicating as much tumor mass as ...
Hodgkin lymphoma treatment with ABVD in the US and the EU: neutropenia occurrence and impaired chemotherapy delivery

Culakova, Eva; Lyman, Gary (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)

Background: In newly diagnosed patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) the effect of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (ABVD)-related neutropenia on chemotherapy delivery is poorly documented. The aim of this ...
What Leads Indians to Participate in Clinical Trials? A Meta-Analysis of Qualitative Studies

Shah, Jatin; Rajgor, Dimple; Pradhan, Shreyasee; Pietrobon, Ricardo (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2010)

Background: With the globalization of clinical trials, large developing nations have substantially increased their participation in multi-site studies. This participation has raised ethical concerns, among them the fear ...