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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"NCCN"”.
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Evaluating The Nccn Clinical Criteria For Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome Genetic Testing
… The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has established clinical guidelines for when to recommend <em>BRCA1/2</em> testing. A retrospective chart review of 1123 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center breast cancer patients was performed in order to evaluate the positive predictive values …
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Evaluation of Current Clinical Criteria For Li-Fraumeni Syndrome In A Diverse Sample of Tp53 Mutation Carriers
… LFS. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) combines several in its Clinical Practice Guidelines for <em>TP53</em> genetic testing. Prior studies have shown that the cumulative sensitivity of criteria included in these guidelines approaches 100% in populations referred for testing due …
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Evaluation of prognostic risk factors at diagnosis and treatment outcomes in adult patients with early-stage hodgkin lymphoma in Cape Town, South Africa
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines are a recognized standard for prognostic staging in Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL). We aimed to determine if the NCCN staging system and its individual risk factors correlated with patient treatment outcomes in early-stage adult classical HL (cHL) …
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Earth-Abundant Metal Complexes Binding N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Based Ligands for the Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction
… of formate was generated. A tetradentate NCCN ligand scaffold, consisting of two bidentate NHC-pyridinol ligands connected by a propyl linker, is also under investigation with Ni(II) and Co(II) metal centers. Ni(II)-NCCN and Co(II)-NCCN complexes serve as effective catalysts for the …
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Factors Influencing Uptake of Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy By Brca1 and Brca2 Mutation Carriers
… The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) currently recommends that female BRCA mutation carriers undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) after age 35; however, not all women elect this option. The purpose of this study was to prospectively survey women with BRCA mutations …
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James E. Shepard, the man and his message: a context-sensitive, discourse analysis of ‘God Bless Old North Carolina'
… of the North Carolina College for Negroes (NCCN), presented in 1934. The socio-historical forces that preceded the current information environment in the United States are often researched from a Eurocentric or United States white, middle-class male perspective . When other races, classes or …
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Examination of Transfusion Practice in Cancer Related Anemia in Northern Nevada, A Pilot Study
… The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN, 2013) recommends associated supportive transfusion therapy guidelines for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients who lean toward hemoglobin maintenance goals of: 7 to 9 g/dL in asymptomatic patients; 8 to10 g/dL in symptomatic patients; and …
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Reliability and Validity of the Outcome Questionnaire in a Heterogeneous Cancer Population
… (IOM) and National Cancer Comprehensive Network (NCCN) now require integration of psychosocial care into the treatment of cancer patients to identify, monitor, and treat psychosocial distress. Despite the widespread use of Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) for these purposes, no gold standard PRO …
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Met inhibitors στον μη μικροκυτταρικό καρκίνο του πνεύμονα / Met inhibitors in non–small cell lung cancer
… NSCLC, σε συμφωνία με τις κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες NCCN και ESMO. Παρά την αναπόφευκτη εμφάνιση επίκτητης αντίστασης, νέες θεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις όπως antibody–drug conjugates, bispecific antibodies και συνδυαστικές στρατηγικές αναμένεται να διευρύνουν περαιτέρω το θεραπευτικό πεδίο, ενώ η …
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Does thyroid sparing total laryngectomy decrease the risk of hypothyroidism?
… in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. However, it is associated with a 32-89% risk of hypothyroidism, which represents a problem especially for patients without access to thyroid hormone monitoring and replacement. Sparing the thyroid gland does not compromise …
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Electronic Effects in Multidentate Pyridinol and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Based Ligands for Transition Metal Catalyzed Carbon Dioxide Reduction
… compared to ruthenium. Another scaffold, with NCCN donors binding in a tetradentate fashion, is currently being investigated with nickel(II) and cobalt(II) metal centers. These studies are producing a better understanding of the catalyst structure needs for a solar to chemical fuel catalyst to …
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Halogen-, Azid- und Koordinationsverbindungen des Arsens und Antimons
… Strukturparameter für SbCl5 · NCCl und SbCl5 · NCCN · SbCl5 mit den durch Röntgenstrukturanalyse bestimmten Bindungs-längen und -winkel ist außerordentlich gut. Abbildung 50 zeigt die Molekülstruktur des 2:1 Addukts SbCl5 · NCCN · SbCl5. Die Strukturen zeigen eine sechsfache Koordination mit …
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Depression in glioma
… of general emotional distress measured using the NCCN Distress Thermometer (DT); [2] the utility of three depression screening tools for identifying MDD; [3] the frequency, independent clinical associations and course of MDD in glioma; [4] current patterns of practice, and the apparent …
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The SYNQ study: SYmptoms, Nutrition, and Quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors
… the national comprehensive cancer network (NCCN) guidelines recommending formal speech and swallowing evaluations for patients, survivors in our study had to request their own therapies. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on appropriate referrals to counseling and therapeutic services …
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Genetic Testing Uptake and Yield in Patients with Male Breast Cancer
<p><strong>PURPOSE:</strong> Male breast cancer (MBC) risk is significantly elevated by germline predisposition, most commonly in <em>BRCA1</em> and <em>BRCA2</em>. Despite established guidelines recommending germline testing for all patients with MBC, there is wide variability in the reported …