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Tumori ; 89(4 Suppl): 152-4, 2003.
Article in Italian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12903577

ABSTRACT

We report of the use of intra-arterial chemotherapy in one case of locally advanced breast cancer, that had been systemically pre-treated. Locoregional chemotherapy was delivered via percutaneous access. The catheter tip was placed into the subclavian artery and into origin of the internal mammary artery; it was removed after every cycle of treatment. The schedule of chemotherapy was: epirubicin 30 mg/m2, mitomycin 7 mg/m2 and 5 fluouracil 1000 mg. Three cycles were administered, and the treatment was well tolerated. The patient responded to intra-arterial chemotherapy, and she subsequently underwent complete surgical resection. Intra-arterial chemotherapy for breast cancer in an uncommon approach to the treatment of locally advanced disease. Nevertheless, in selected cases, it could be a more effective therapeutic option for patients with systemic chemotherapy-resistant disease.


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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/drug therapy , Chemotherapy, Adjuvant , Neoadjuvant Therapy , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage , Aromatase Inhibitors , Breast Neoplasms/complications , Breast Neoplasms/surgery , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/complications , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/surgery , Combined Modality Therapy , Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage , Enzyme Inhibitors/administration & dosage , Epirubicin/administration & dosage , Female , Fluorouracil/administration & dosage , Humans , Hydrocortisone/administration & dosage , Infusions, Intra-Arterial , Mammary Arteries , Mastectomy/methods , Methotrexate/administration & dosage , Middle Aged , Mitomycin/administration & dosage , Skin Ulcer/etiology
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Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis ; 8(5): 296-302, 1997 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9282794

ABSTRACT

Eighty-seven outpatients consecutively admitted to the emergency unit of our hospital with clinically suspected first deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of a leg had D-dimer levels measured by the following recently introduced fast methods: VIDAS (bioMerieux), LPIA (Mitsubishi), Nephelotex (Biopool), Nycocard (Nycomed) and Instant.I.A. (Diagnostica Stago). A latex agglutination test (Minutex, Biopool) was also performed and a classical ELISA (Gold EIA, Agen) used as reference. Venography was performed in all patients, with DVT diagnosed in 42 (37 proximal). All the new methods can be adopted in emergency situations, since they are suited for individual tests, are rapid and the reagents ready to use. All the methods proved to have a good interassay reproducibility. The new D-dimer and latex agglutination tests showed negative (88-96%) and positive (63-81%) predictive values similar to those of ELISA (92% and 71%, respectively), though the still wide confidence intervals suggest larger patient population series be investigated. As regards clinical application, the use of these tests to rule out DVT should be tested in prospective clinical follow-up trials where anticoagulation is withheld in subjects with negative non-invasive reliable vascular tests and normal D-dimer levels.


Subject(s)
Biological Assay/methods , Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products/analysis , Thrombophlebitis/diagnosis , Humans , Sensitivity and Specificity , Thrombophlebitis/blood
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Minerva Cardioangiol ; 45(6): 259-66, 1997 Jun.
Article in Italian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9432566

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Clinical diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the leg is unreliable. An accurate diagnosis is important for therapeutic decision since anticoagulant treatment, though potentially dangerous, is useless in case of a false positive diagnosis, whereas a false negative diagnosis may lead to withdrawal of an extremely necessary anticoagulation. Contrast venography is still recognized as the gold standard method for the diagnosis of DVT, but in recent years a variety of accurate non-invasive methods has been developed. The ultrasound compression sonography (CUS) is considered a simple non invasive test highly sensitive and specific for proximal DVT in symptomatic outpatients, though non adequately sensitive and specific for isolated calf DVT. Plasma D-dimer levels (DD, fibrin degradation products) have a high negative predictive value for DVT. The aim of this study, performed in outpatients with suspected leg DVT, was to validate, versus venography, a non-invasive, easy to perform and fast diagnostic procedure based on a combination of CUS and D-dimer test. End points of the procedure were: confirmation or exclusion of proximal DVT; suspicion of isolated calf DVT in which case the test would be repeated in a few days to detect any possible proximalization of thrombosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-eight consecutive outpatients, 37 male, with clinically suspected first episode of leg DVT were eligible and examined with CUS, DD test and venography. RESULTS: The results showed that the diagnostic procedure under examination has a high sensibility and specificity for DVT. CONCLUSIONS: It can thus be recommended as routine diagnostic procedure in symptomatic outpatients with suspected DVT reserving venography special cases only.


Subject(s)
Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products/analysis , Thrombophlebitis/diagnostic imaging , Ambulatory Care Facilities , Female , Humans , Male , Phlebography , Predictive Value of Tests , Ultrasonography/methods
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