ANALYTICAL STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY USING A COMBINATION OF METHOTREXATE, BLEOMYCIN, AND CISPLATIN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCED SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BUCCAL MUCOSA

Analytical study on the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy using a combination of methotrexate, bleomycin, and cisplatin in the management of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa

Context: Cancers of the buccal mucosa (CaBM) predominate in India with late- stage diagnosis and poor survival, necessitating optimal management.Aim: Our study aimed at testing the efficacy of combination neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) using cisplatin (CIS), bleomycin (BL) and methotrexate (MTX) for reducing tumour volume prior to surgery.Methodol

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Intravitreal injection analysis at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute: evaluation of clinical indications for the treatment and incidence rates of endophthalmitis

Ludimila L Cavalcante, Milena L Cavalcante, Timothy G Murray, Michael M Vigoda, Yolanda Piña, Christina L Decatur, R Prince Davis, Lisa C Olmos, Amy C Schefler, Michael B Parrott, Kyle J Alliman, Harry W Flynn, Andrew A MoshfeghiBascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami

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Progression towards endemic stability to bovine babesiosis in cattle introduced onto a game ranch : research communication

An opportunity to study progression toward endemic stability to Babesia bigemina arose when cattle were reintroduced onto a game ranch in 1999 after an absence of three years.The study was conducted between August 2000 and June 2001.The unvaccinated breeding cows were sampled only once.Calves born during October 1999 were initially vaccinated again

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