Search for dissertations about: "Intratumoral chemotherapy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Intratumoral chemotherapy.

  2. 1. Immunological aspects of intratumoral chemotherapy and immunotherapy in malignant brain tumors

    Author : Julio Enriquez Perez; Neurokirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Glioblastoma GBM ; Immunotherapy; Mouse glioma; Convection-enhanced delivery; Intratumoral chemotherapy; Glioblastom; Immuneterapi;

    Abstract : Advances in surgery, chemo- and radiotherapy have only modestly improved survival rates of malignant brain tumor patients during the last decades. Emerging evidence suggests that an efficient treatment of malignant brain tumors will likely require the management of multiple aspects of tumor pathobiology in order to manipulate features as tumor heterogeneity and tumor immunosuppression. READ MORE

  4. 2. Combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy against experimental malignant brain tumors

    Author : Sara Fritzell; Neurokirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cisplatin; Glioma; GM-CSF; IFN-gamma; IL-7; Immunotherapy; Intratumoral chemotherapy; Temozolomide;

    Abstract : Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary malignant brain tumor in adults. Despite standard treatment including surgery, radiotherapy and temozolomide (TMZ)-based chemotherapy, the prognosis for GBM patients is dismal, and there is a need for novel treatments. READ MORE

  5. 3. Intratumoral CD40 stimulating therapy in patients with advanced cancer

    Author : Sandra Irenaeus; Gustav Ullenhag; Angelica S. Loskog; Poulam Patel; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; CD40; CD40L; immunotherapy; early clinical studies; advanced cancer; intratumoral administration; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Abstract : CD40-CD40L interaction activates DCs to become highly efficient APCs and skews the adaptive immune response towards a Th I phenotype driving cytotoxic T cells, M1 macrophages and natural killer cells. Furthermore, engagement of CD40L to CD40 positive cancer cells can have direct anti-proliferative effects, induce apoptosis and increase expression of MHC and other co-stimulatory molecules, thereby enhancing cancer cell recognition. READ MORE

  6. 4. Intratumoral heterogeneity in glioblastoma: subtype transition and cell-to-cell communication

    Author : Min Guo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : glioblastoma; intratumoral heterogeneity; subtype transition; intercellular communication; U-343; SOX2; SFRP2; PROX1; THRAP3; TGFBI; NOTCH1; and ADAMTS1;

    Abstract : Glioblastoma is a most aggressive brain tumor with a median overall survival of less than two years. The current treatment is surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, glioblastoma is difficult to treat and recurs some time after treatment. READ MORE

  7. 5. Current Medical Treatment of Endocrine Pancreatic Tumors and Future Aspects

    Author : Marie-Louise Fjällskog; Morten Vatn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; pancreatic tumors; somatostatin analogs; cisplatin; etoposide; somatostatin receptors; immunohistochemistry; tyrosine kinase receptors; platelet-derived growth factors receptors PDGFRs ; c-kit; epidermal growth factor receptor EGFR ; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; alfa-interferon; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : We treated 16 patients with somatostatin analogs combined with α-interferon and achieved a biochemical and/or radiological response in 56% (median duration 22 months). We consider this treatment a good alternative for patients who fail during chemotherapy or who do not want to/cannot receive cytotoxic drugs. READ MORE