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Outcomes of patients with metastatic neuroendocrine lung neoplasms: typical versus atypical carcinoids

ABSTRACT Introduction: Well-differentiated neuroendocrine pulmonary tumours (NETp) are morphologically classified as typical carcinoid (TC) and atypical carcinoid (AC). There are limited data on systemic treatment for metastatic disease. Objective: Our study evaluated the median progression-free survival of patients with metastatic tumours, comparing TC and AC status for different treatments. Methods: Retrospective series...
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Polymorphisms in biotransformation and DNA repair genes, and survival on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

ABSTRACT Objective:This study analyzed the association between xenobiotic metabolism and DNA repair gene polymorphisms and overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients diagnosed with HNSCC in a Brazilian population. Methods: Retrospective study included 91 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of HNSCC. A total of 7 genes were analyzed: XRCC1,...