Search for dissertations about: "chemotherapy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 616 swedish dissertations containing the word chemotherapy.

  2. 6. Risks in the chemotherapy process and possibilities for improvement

    Author : AnnSofie Fyhr; Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Medication errors; Cytotoxic drugs; Chemotherapy; Health care; Risk management; Improvements;

    Abstract : Medications are of considerable help if healthcare providers are able to administer them to patients safely and appropriately. The medication use process is complex and a team of professionals – doctors, nurses, and pharmacists – work together with the patient for optimal treatment effect. READ MORE

  4. 7. Molecular studies of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in colorectal cancer

    Author : Jasmine Evert; Hong Zhang; Xiao-Feng Sun; Karin Jirström; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer; Radiotherapy; Chemotherapy; p53; p73; PINCH; miRNAs; Biomedicin; Biomedicine;

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  5. 8. Cancer Evolution under Chemotherapy Treatment

    Author : Kaname Uno; Cancercellers evolution; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ovarian cancer; Wilms tumor; chemotherapy resistance; ascites; spheroids; diffuse anaplasia;

    Abstract : Background: Chemotherapy resistance is a critical issue in oncology, being responsible for the majority of deaths in modern cancer care. My PhD work has focused on two cancer types where such drug resistance is a major clinical issue: epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and Wilms tumor (WT). READ MORE

  6. 9. Individually Tailored Toxicity-based Chemotherapy : Studies on Patients with Primary and Metastatic Breast Cancer

    Author : Henrik Lindman; Jonas Bergh; Carl Blomqvist; Peter Nygren; Bo Nordenskjöld; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Oncology; breast cancer; tailored chemotherapy; toxicity-based dosing; high-dose therapy; MR imaging; G-CSF; epirubicin; docetaxel; cyclophosphamide; 5-fluorouracil; Onkologi; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Abstract : Standard dosing of chemotherapy based on body surface area (BSA) results in large individual differences in toxicity due to a large inter-patient variability in pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). This results in under-dosing in certain patients with a potentially weaker antitumoral effect. READ MORE

  7. 10. Vaccine responses after chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation in patients with hematological malignancies

    Author : Sigrun Einarsdottir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; vaccination; chemotherapy; stem cell transplantation; antibodies; tetanus; diphtheria; polio; Tick-borne encephalitis TBE ; SARS-CoV-2;

    Abstract : The prevention of infections in patients with hematological malignancies is important given the inherent immune deficiency associated with these diseases and the immunosuppressive effects of treatment. This thesis investigated the efficacy of vaccines against various pathogens among patients with hematological disease receiving chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation, including the longevity of vaccine responses. READ MORE