1986
Combined modality treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma: results of a 6-year follow-up.
Winkler C, Sausville E, Ihde D, Fischmann A, Schechter G, Kumar P, Nibhanupdi J, Minna J, Makuch R, Eddy J. Combined modality treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma: results of a 6-year follow-up. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1986, 4: 1094-100. PMID: 3088220, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1986.4.7.1094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal skin electron beam irradiationStage I patientsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaDisease-free survivalT-cell lymphomaI patientsStage IIComplete responseModality treatmentCell lymphomaStage IMedian disease-free survivalDisease-free survivorsThree-drug regimensCombined modality treatmentAdvanced-stage patientsOverall response rateOral corticosteroidsAdvanced diseaseSystemic chemotherapyProtocol treatmentTopical therapyStage patientsCR rateSimultaneous chemotherapy
1985
The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of small cell lung cancer
Lichter A, Bunn P, Ihde D, Cohen M, Makuch R, Carney D, Johnston‐Early A, Minna J, Glatstein E. The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of small cell lung cancer. Cancer 1985, 55: 2163-2175. PMID: 2983875, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850501)55:9+<2163::aid-cncr2820551420>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Small CellClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFollow-Up StudiesHumansLomustineLung NeoplasmsMethotrexateProcarbazineProspective StudiesRadiotherapyRadiotherapy DosageRandom AllocationTime FactorsVincristineWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsSmall cell lung cancerLimited-stage small cell lung cancerProphylactic cranial irradiationCell lung cancerCranial irradiationThoracic irradiationLung cancerExtensive-stage small-cell lung cancerComplete response statusLimited-stage diseaseOptimal treatment approachCombination of chemotherapyMinimum of toxicityLong-term survivalSystemic irradiationSystemic chemotherapyAggressive therapyPartial responseCNS failureResponse statusTreatment protocolOngoing protocolRadiation therapyTreatment approachesPatientsPrognostic factors in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving systemic chemotherapy. Identification of two groups of patients with prospects for prolonged survival
Ihde D, Matthews M, Makuch R, McIntire K, Eddy J, Seeff L. Prognostic factors in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving systemic chemotherapy. Identification of two groups of patients with prospects for prolonged survival. The American Journal Of Medicine 1985, 78: 399-406. PMID: 2579551, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90330-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-fetoprotein levelsFibrolamellar carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaSystemic chemotherapyNormal serum alpha-fetoprotein levelsHepatitis B serum markersNormal alpha-fetoprotein levelsSerum alpha-fetoprotein levelsElevated alpha-fetoprotein levelsAmbulatory performance statusHomogeneous clinical featuresAbsence of cirrhosisHepatitis B markersTime of diagnosisGroup of patientsInitiation of treatmentLack of jaundiceAmbulatory statusExtrahepatic metastasesPerformance statusImproved survivalIndolent coursePrognostic factorsClinical featuresSerum markers