Chemotherapy regimens

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is generally addressed by a chemotherapy regimen, however, this method of treatment is highly nonspecific and a relapse of the disease occurs in a majority of patients. Due to the nonspecific nature of the chemotherapy drug, it is hypothesized that chemotherapy temporarily solves the problem and fails to completely eliminate the the cancer stem cells, which harbor the potential for self-renewal and continuous proliferation. This has lead to the need for a better drug…

Advanced pancreatic carcinoma (APC) has a poor prognosis and chemotherapy remains the most common approach. Gemcitabine was the only drug recently approved for use as single agent therapy in APC. However, the combination of oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) has shown some promising results. This phase II trial was conducted to investigate the efficacy of oxaliplatin, 5-FU, and folinic acid (FOLFOX-6) in previously untreated APC patients. METHODS: We studied response rate, time to progression…

receive high dose chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy to get rid of circulating tumor cells in the blood. The removed stem cells are transfused, replacing the destroyed tissue and re-establishing hematopoietic function in the patient (Nichols, 2016). • Nichols, H, 2016. Bone Marrow Transplant. 22 January. Word count: 51 3. Discuss the use of non- myeloablative conditioning regimens for the treatment of this group of diseases? (20 marks). The use of NMA conditioning regimen depends on…

to fight cancer. They include surgery, radiation therapy, stem cell transplant, targeted therapy, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy. One common therapy many chose is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is cancer treatment using one or more anti-cancer medications that are given as a standardized regimen. There are several types of chemotherapy medications. Alkylating agents attack a cell’s DNA directly to keep the cell from reproducing. Antimetabolites substitute themselves as RNA and DNA building…

surgery, to remove the neoplasm. However, most of the patient are diagnosed in the later stages, where the cancer had already spread into the lymph nodes. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy are the approved, first-line…

Radiation therapy has a big effect on women as they are trying to fight cancer. This therapy my leaves these women fatigue. The fact is that 1 in 8 women a year are diagnosed with breast cancer. Of the 84 percent of women that are diagnosed (Reis, D., Walsh, M. E., Young-McCaughan, S., & Jones, T. (2013). Effects of Nia exercise in women receiving radiation therapy for breast cancer.), say that they are fatigued after radiation therapy. These women have not found a way to adapt to their new life…

In the case of Jack Armstrong, a 14-year-old who has testicular cancer which has been metastasized to his liver. Jack refused to undergo proposed surgery, even after knowing that he will probably die within six months without it. Jack’s parents are split on this issue, his father supported him and his decision, but his mother was against it. The questions in this case that needs to be answered are, is Jack mature enough to take a decision, regarding his cancer treatment and whether “mature…

systemic toxicities induced by routinely administered chemotherapeutic regimens. Creating molecular dimension-specific temporary pores in the cell membrane using precisely computed, safe radiofrequencies (RF) from an external source, to non-invasively deliver the drug payload, is much less complicated and more cost-efficient than current or emerging invasive, drug delivery approaches. The short-comings of cancer chemotherapy plaguing the industry and patients that desperately need good drugs,…

There are three main options of treatment for Hodgkin’s disease. The first one is chemotherapy. This involves the use of medications that can kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs may be given orally or injected through a vein, depending on the specific medication. The second type of treatment is radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses high-energy beams of radiation to destroy…

It would be cancerous for Americans to not continue to find and develop cures for calamitous, disturbing diseases. Cancer, has affected everyone with not just experiences personally but close friends and relatives. Research for all diseases are constantly being updated but especially cancer, due to several possible treatments and diagnosis. Centuries ago and even just a few decades ago cancer was being misdiagnosed or unable to be diagnosed. Radiation and Chemo are two of the most commonly…