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Real-world data from the Portuguese Nivolumab Expanded Access Program (EAP) in ...
Figueiredo, A; Almeida, M A; Almodovar, M T; Alves, P; Araújo, A; Araújo, D; Barata, F; Barradas, L; Barroso, A; Brito, U; Camacho, E; Canário, DOBJECTIVE: The main aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety profile of Nivolumab, an immune-checkpoint-inhibitor antibody, in advanced, previously treated, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients, in a real world setting. METHODS: We performed a retrospective, multicentre data analysis of patients who were included in the Portuguese Nivolumab Expanded Access Program (EAP). Eligibility crite...
Team approach to ERCP-directed single-brush cytology for the diagnosis of malig...
Urbano, M; Rosa, A; Gomes, D; Camacho, E; Calhau, CA; Leitão, MOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of single-brush cytology performed at ERCP as initial method for detecting pancreatobiliary malignancy, ensuring a very close relationship between endoscopists, cytotechnicians, and cytopathologists. STUDY DESIGN: All 125 cytodiagnoses considered in this study correspond to the first brushing for each patient, collected by one of the three members of a fixed team o...
Severe acute liver failure as the initial manifestation of haematological malig...
Souto, P; Romãozinho, JM; Figueiredo, P; Sousa, I; Camacho, E; Donato, A; Freitas, DAcute liver failure is rarely secondary to lymphoma or leukaemia and it is extremely uncommon as the initial presentation of malignancy. We report a case of a young adult patient with severe acute liver failure referred for liver transplant, in which a Burkitt acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was diagnosed by bone marrow examination. A complete recovery and long remission were obtained with chemotherapy.