Biomedical subjects

G Lennes

Publications and source records attributed to G Lennes.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1987

Quality of life of inoperable non-small cell lung carcinoma. A randomized phase II clinical study comparing radiotherapy alone and combined radio-chemotherapy.

Eighty one patients with inoperable non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) were entered in a randomized phase II trial comparing split-dose irradiation alone to combined treatment radiotherapy and polychemotherapy (C.A.P. + V.D.S.). The quality of life and the survival of the patients were studied. We have defined three classes of quality of life responses based on the time elapsed before the performance status index drops. A higher quality of life failure rate was observed in the combined treatment group (p non-significant) but the time elapsed before the Karnofsky index drops is longer in the combined treatment group for the quality of life "no change" subgroup (p = 0.15). Survival and quality adjusted survival are similar in both treatment groups. The same conclusion holds for retrospective stratified treatment groups. The results of the study are presented according to the decision tree theory. We conclude that as far as the quality of life is concerned, polychemotherapy combined with the particular split-dose irradiation schedule used is an effective treatment of inoperable NSCLC. Its efficiency is comparable to, but not better than, the same radiotherapy schedule alone taken as a reference baseline.

Aged↗

PubMed1986

[Method of global evaluation of life expectancy and quality of life in bronchial cancer].

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Bronchial Neoplasms↗

PubMed1985

Treatment of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia in young and elderly patients.

Among 95 consecutive patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL), 61 were treated with a high-dose chemotherapeutic induction regimen consisting of daunorubicin, vincristine, and cytosine arabinoside (DOA). The complete remission (CR) rate was 66%. Although young patients responded better than older patients, only sex was found to be of prognostic significance for achieving CR (84% CR in men versus 47% in women, P less than 0.005, independent of age). Patients in CR received consolidation, monthly maintenance therapy, and late intensification for a period of 2 years. Median remission duration was 57 weeks and median survival, 93 weeks. Projected CR rate at 5 years was 30%. CR and survival duration were significantly longer in patients 40 to 60 years old when compared with younger and older patients (P = 0.023). They were also longer in male than in female patients (P = 0.018), but this may be due to an effect of age. In the 34 patients who did not receive DOA treatment because of age or poor clinical conditions, there was no survival beyond 57 weeks, except in a 73-year-old woman who reached a spontaneous remission during acute infection. ANLL characteristics at presentation revealed a tendency toward a smaller tumor mass (P less than 0.05) and rarer Auer rods present (P = 0.03) with increasing age. Features and treatment of ANLL in elderly patients are discussed in view of the poor results obtained with conservative management.

Acute Disease↗

PubMed1985

[Relation between the phlebostatic plane, the carotid sinus plane and height in adults].

A direct positive relation has been established between the height (x) and the distance (y) between the phlebostatic plane and the sino-carotid plane in adults. This distance is equal in women to 0.134x + 8.86 and in men to 0.228x-8.90, expressed in cm.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1982

[Relation between immunogenicity and differentiation of metastasis in an experimental murine melanoma].

The graft into the footpad of Jackson mice of B16 melanoma cells which are only slightly pigmented, induces the simultaneous appearance of achromatic and well-pigmented metastatics. We have analysed histologically both types of metastases from the 8th to the 20th day after the resection of the primary tumor. The percentages of mitoses are higher in the achromatic metastases than in the pigmented ones. Both are infiltrated by lymphocytes and by a small number of macrophages and polymorphonuclears. A statistical analysis demonstrates however that the percentage of lymphocytes is not related to the importance of the metastase pigmentation. The discussion is devoted to the relations between the infiltration by lymphocytes, the immunogenicity and the differentiation of the tumor.

Animals↗

PubMed1982

[Increase in conjugated catecholamines during pregnancy].

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Epinephrine↗

PubMed1978

[Mitotic activity in the rat palatal shelves during their fusion in vitro].

Rat palatal shelves explanted on gestational day 15 or 16 are cultivated with their medial-edge epithelial surface in contact. Observations of histological sections showed that, before and during the fusion of the processes, mitotic activity is always lower in the epithelium of the expected fusion zone (EFZ) than in the oral epithelium and progressively decreases during the processus of the fusion.

Animals↗

PubMed1976

[Decrease in maximum consumption of oxygen after blockage of beta-andrenergic receptors].

VO2 max, maximum oxygen uptake, has been measured in 4 normal young men, before and after beta-adrenergic blockade (0.5 to 5 mg Pindolol by mouth). Pindolol induces bradycardia and reduces VO2 max. A statistically significant positive correlation appears between posology of Pindolol and bradycardia, this posology and reduction of VO2 max, and finally between bradycardia and reduction of VO2 max. These correlations indicate that the reduction of VO2 max is best explained by a circulatory limitation of oxygen supply to active muscles.

Adult↗

PubMed1974