Radiation induces an important inflammatory response in the irradiated organs, characterized by leukocyte infiltration and vascular changes that are the main limiting factor in the application of this therapeutic moda...
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Radiation induces an important inflammatory response in the irradiated organs, characterized by leukocyte infiltration and vascular changes that are the main limiting factor in the application of this therapeutic modality for the treatment of cancer. Recently, a considerable investigative effort has been directed at determining the molecular mechanisms by which radiation induces leukocyte recruitment, in order to create strategies to prevent intestinal inflammatory damage. In these review, we consider current available evidence on the factors governing the process of leukocyte recruitment in irradiated organs, mainly derived from experimental studies, with special attention to adhesion molecules, and their value as therapeutic targets.
BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant treatment(NT)with chemotherapy(Ch)is a standard option for resectable stage III(N2)*** studies have suggested benefits with the addition of radiotherapy(RT)to NT *** International Association fo...
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant treatment(NT)with chemotherapy(Ch)is a standard option for resectable stage III(N2)*** studies have suggested benefits with the addition of radiotherapy(RT)to NT *** International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer(IASLC)published recommendations for the pathological response(PHR)of NSCLC resection specimens after *** To contribute to the IASLC recommendations showing our results of PHR to NT Ch vs NT chemoradiotherapy(ChRT).METHODS We analyzed 67 consecutive patients with resectable stage III NSCLC with positive mediastinal nodes treated with surgery after NT Ch or NT ChRT between 2013 and *** NT,all patients were evaluated for radiological response(RR)according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours criteria and evaluated for surgery by a specialized group of thoracic *** histological samples were examined by the same two *** was evaluated by the percentage of viable cells in the tumor and the resected lymph *** Forty patients underwent NT ChRT and 27 NT ***-six(83.6%)patients underwent surgery(35 ChRT and 21 Ch).The median time from ChRT to surgery was 6 wk(3-19)and 8 wk(3-21)for Ch *** observed significant differences in RR,with disease progression in 2.5%and 14.8%of patients with ChRT and Ch,respectively,and partial response in 62.5%ChRT vs 29.6%Ch(P=0.025).In PHR we observed≤10%viable cells in the tumor in 19(54.4%)and 2 cases(9.5%),and in the resected lymph nodes(RLN)30(85.7%)and 7(33.3%)in ChRT and Ch,respectively(P=0.001).Downstaging was greater in the ChRT compared to the Ch group(80%vs 33.3%;P=0.002).In the univariate analysis,NT ChRT had a significant impact on partial RR[odds ratio(OR)12.5;95%confidence interval(CI):1.21-128.61;P=0.034],a decreased risk of persistence of cancer cells in the tumor and RLN and an 87.5%increased probability for achieving downstaging(OR 8;95%CI:2.34-27.32;P=0.001).CONCLUSION We found significant benefits in RR and PHR
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