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Follow @leokornsun The rate of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer, has risen steadily over the past decade -- the American Cancer Society estimates that more than 45,000 new ...
[3] [5] The preparation is taken by mouth. [3] The treatment is also known as pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy or PERT. [6] Common side effects include vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea. [3] Other side effects include perianal irritation and high blood uric acid. [5] The enzymes are from pigs. [5]
NCI Drug Dictionary. National Cancer Institute. Clinical trial number NCT00950300 for "A Study to Compare Subcutaneous (SC) Versus Intravenous (IV) Administration of Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in Women With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER) 2-Positive Early Breast Cancer" at ClinicalTrials.gov
CA19-9 (carbohydrate antigen 19.9) is a tumor marker that is frequently elevated in pancreatic cancer. However, it lacks sensitivity and specificity, not least because 5% of people lack the Lewis (a) antigen and cannot produce CA19-9. It has a sensitivity of 80% and specificity of 73% in detecting pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and is used for ...
A pancreatic cyst is a fluid filled sac within the pancreas. They can be benign or malignant. X-ray computed tomography (CT scan) findings of cysts in the pancreas are common, and often are benign. In a study of 2,832 patients without pancreatic disease, 73 patients (2.6%) had cysts in the pancreas. [3] About 85% of these patients had a single ...
A chemotherapy regimen is a regimen for chemotherapy, defining the drugs to be used, their dosage, the frequency and duration of treatments, and other considerations. In modern oncology, many regimens combine several chemotherapy drugs in combination chemotherapy. The majority of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy are cytostatic, many via ...
Trastuzumab, sold under the brand name Herceptin among others, is a monoclonal antibody used to treat breast cancer and stomach cancer. [ 30 ] [ 27 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] It is specifically used for cancer that is HER2 receptor positive . [ 30 ]
Elevated tissue expression of hyaluronic acid and hyaluronidase validates the hyaluronic acid-hyaluronidases urine test for bladder cancer. [48] Limited data support a role of lysosomal hyaluronidases in metastasis, while other data support a role in tumor suppression. Other studies suggest no contribution or effects independent of enzyme activity.