Thierry Philip

..This study evaluates histological response, long-term outcome, and toxicity in an intensive chemotherapy program given before surgery...

..Timing and epidemiology are reviewed before the various clinical situations (primary refractory partial responses, complete responses and relapses). The Lyon consensus conference held in 1998 has also extensively been used and quoted...

..Our observation suggests that histological documentation of these unusual clinical presentations should be carefully weighed against the risk of the procedure...

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..In the present study, we evaluated the persistence of conformity to guidelines through a new medical audit...

..This article provides a state-of-the-art overview of the subject, notably in the domain of oncology where substantial advances are being made...

..However, there is increasing concern about variation in guideline quality. In this study we identified predictors for high-quality guidelines in oncology...

..This tool is currently being tested at the Centre Léon Bérard...

..Pediatric oncologists do not outweigh surgeons or radiation therapists, but they are the ones who coordinate the medical team, which also includes pathologists and imaging specialists...

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..A hospital-based home care unit is effective for bridging the gap between community and hospital. MCO home visits offer concrete support to health care professionals, patients, and relatives...

..Because of the young mean age of patients and the toxicity of TBI regimens without any survival advantage, regimens without TBI are preferable in the management of Stage IV neuroblastoma...

..Patients were treated in six French pediatric oncology centers with surgery and multiagent chemotherapy, mainly with high-dose methotrexate. Their medical records were reviewed retrospectively...

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..Through its activities, CoCanCPG will make an important contribution towards better access to evidence-based cancer practices and thus contribute to reducing inequalities and improving care for patients with cancer across Europe...

..The freezing curves differ essentially in the slope down after the surfusion peak. However, surfusion peaks are similar in both conditions. The relevance of mechanical freezing is the saving of time and the safety of such a procedure...

..This article is an abstract of the guide. The complete SOR SAVOIR PATIENT guide can be downloaded from the SOR website at: www.sor-cancer.fr...

..This paper describes the methodological aspects which take into account patients and experts' perspectives to produce the defi nitions...

..The document addresses the issue of the psychological support made available to the patients during and after the disease. The SOR SAVOIR PATIENT guide can be downloaded from the FNCLCC website at: http://www.fnclcc.fr..

..However, this will also probably contribute to maintaining this excellence...

..This article is meant to inform patients and relatives about the disease and its treatments. It also offers health professionals a synthetic evidence-based patient information source which facilitates discussions with the patient...

..To improve the prognosis for patients with metastatic Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumors (ES/PNET) using conventional chemotherapy and consolidation high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) containing busulfan and melphalan...

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..However, an investigation inside the hospitals is required to see if our results correspond with the reality. This is the objective of our next study...

..CONCLUSION: Patients with localized ET and BM micrometastasis or CTC are comparable to patients with metastases in terms of the localization of the primary tumor, outcome, and relapse pattern...

..These leaflets stem from a collection of patients documents on radiological examinations (Understanding mammography, Ultrasound, etc.) which have been developed to help patients and caregivers to better understand these examinations...

..After analysing the outcome of screening, particularly the results of the 2003 Cancer Plan, the authors considered the risks of screening, and the type of information given to women...

..We believe that health priorities and health outcomes should be defined before any financial decision is made, this preliminary debate being an essential contribution to evidence-based policy-making in public health...

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..However, due to the subjectivity of risk/benefit estimations, patients themselves should become more involved in the decision-making process...

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..001) and could detect heterogeneous amplification. FISH could therefore become an important complementary procedure in assessing prognosis in neuroblastomas...