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| Adam E HaynesSummaryAffiliation: McMaster University Country: Canada Publications
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Surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: a systematic review and evidence summaryDonna E Maziak
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ont, Canada K1H 8L6
Lung Cancer 48:157-69. 2005..Future studies of the role of surgery in the treatment of mesothelioma should include evaluations of quality of life...
The use of chemotherapy in patients with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma: a systematic review and practice guidelinePeter Ellis
McMaster University at Hamilton Health Sciences and Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Thorac Oncol 1:591-601. 2006....
The role of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the palliation of symptoms in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic reviewYee C Ung
Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Brachytherapy 5:189-202. 2006..This review addresses the role of high-dose-rate endobronchial brachytherapy (HDREB) for symptom palliation in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer...
The role of radiation therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma: a systematic reviewYee C Ung
Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Radiother Oncol 80:13-8. 2006..Radiation therapy may offer patients presenting with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) symptom palliation and improvements in quality of life. This systematic review will address the role of radiation therapy in the management of MPM...
Meta-analysis of ifosfamide-based combination chemotherapy in advanced soft tissue sarcomaShailendra Verma
Division of Medical Oncology, Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Canada K1H 8L6
Cancer Treat Rev 34:339-47. 2008..This meta-analysis examines the role of ifosfamide-based combination chemotherapy in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Outcomes of interest include overall survival, response rate, adverse effects, and quality of life...
Dose-intensive chemotherapy with growth factor or autologous bone marrow/stem cell transplant support in first-line treatment of advanced or metastatic adult soft tissue sarcoma: a systematic reviewShailendra Verma
Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Cancer 112:1197-205. 2008....
Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan in lymphomaMatthew C Cheung
Cancer Care Ontario, Program in Evidence-based Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Leuk Lymphoma 47:967-77. 2006..90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan is an active agent in relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that should be considered in select patients...
Rituximab in lymphoma: a systematic review and consensus practice guideline from Cancer Care OntarioMatthew C Cheung
Cancer Care Ontario Program in Evidence Based Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont, Canada L8S 4L8
Cancer Treat Rev 33:161-76. 2007..The consensus opinion of the Hematology Disease Site Group is that rituximab is recommended for these indications...
Single-agent interleukin-2 in the treatment of metastatic melanoma: a systematic reviewTeresa Petrella
Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Canada M4N 3M5
Cancer Treat Rev 33:484-96. 2007..Outcomes of interest include objective and complete response rates, duration of response, toxicity and quality of life...
The use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in patients with non-myeloid hematological malignancies: a systematic reviewNadine Shehata
Department of Medicine, St Michael s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canadian Blood Services, Toronto, Canada
Ann Hematol 87:961-73. 2008..Limitations of these data preclude conclusions that these agents improve QOL. More data are required to confirm the inferior survival associated with ESAs...
