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Role of radiotherapy in Ewing tumors.

BACKGROUND: The objective of this review article is to outline the role of radiotherapy in a curative multimodal treatment concept. PROCEDURE: We have analyzed the data from major multi-institutional prospective trials in Ewing tumors for to evaluate the impact of radiotherapy on local control and survival. RESULTS: Surgery yields in general better local control and survival figures as compared to radiotherapy. The efficacy of radiotherapy as compared to surgery varies among the studies and seems to be dependent on patient selection and sequencing with chemotherapy. Combined local therapy (surgery plus post- or pre-operative radiotherapy) has yielded excellent local control rates in patients with high-risk lesions (e.g., pelvic tumors); although not proven by randomized studies, an impact on survival is likely. Indications for post-operative radiotherapy are unradical or marginal resections and poor histological response. In patients with chest wall primaries, adjuvant hemithorax irradiation has reduced the relapse rate significantly. Pre-operative irradiation offers theoretical advantages. Bilateral lung irradiation (as consolidation after chemotherapy) seems to improve prognosis in patients with metastases at diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with high-risk lesions probably benefit from combined local treatment (surgery plus radiotherapy). Improving local control after radiotherapy is a major issue for future studies, and sequencing with chemotherapy seems to be critical factor. The possible curative potential of radiotherapy in metastatic disease requires further investigation.

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Multimodality imaging and intracranial EEG display for stereotactic surgery planning in epilepsy.

We describe a computer program for stereotactic surgery planning based on multimodality imaging and the display of intracranial EEG data in relation to anatomical data. The program is primarily designed to be used by surgeons to assist them in localizing brain structures and plan the safe and accurate insertion of surgical tools and depth electrodes. The mathematics underlying these concepts are briefly described. Estimates of the accuracy of the procedures are calculated and made available to the user. An extension of the program was developed to integrate intracranial EEG data with conventional images in order to help the neurologist and neurosurgeon in visualizing the EEG data in relation to the anatomy. It can be used to visualize the measured EEG voltages, or processed signals such as the application of the tetrahedral field calculation, which provides an extension of conventional bipolar EEG to 3 dimensions.

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Dynamic properties of human visual evoked and omitted stimulus potentials.

Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) and omitted stimulus potentials (OSPs) are re-examined in scalp recordings from 19 healthy subjects. The principal finding is a distinction in form, latency and properties between OSPs in the conditioning stimulus range < 2 Hz, used in previous human studies, and those in the range > 5 Hz, used in previous studies of selected elasmobranchs, teleost fish and reptiles. We cannot find OSPs between 2 and 5 Hz. The high frequency ("fast," ca.6- > 40 Hz) and the low frequency ("slow," ca. 0.3-1.6 Hz) OSPs have different forms and latencies but both tend to a constant latency after the omission, over their frequency ranges, suggesting a temporally specific expectation. Fast OSPs (typically N120, P170-230 and later components including induced rhythms at 10-13 Hz) resemble an OFF effect, and require fixation but not attention to the interstimulus interval. Slow OSPs (usually P500-1100) require attention but not fixation; they are multimodal, unlike the fast OSPs. Based on cited data from fish and reptiles, fast OSPs probably arise in the retina, to be modified at each subsequent level. We have no evidence on the origin of slow OSPs. In both ranges not only large, diffuse flashes, but weak, virtual point sources (colored LEDs) meters away suffice. They are difficult to habituate. Both require very short conditioning periods. The transition from the single, rested VEP to the steady state response (SSR) at different frequencies is described. Around 8-15 Hz in most subjects larger SSRs suggest a resonance. Alternation between large and small SSR amplitude occurs around 4 Hz in some subjects and conditions of attention, and correlates with an illusion that the flash frequency is 2 Hz or is irregular. Jitter of the conditioning intervals greatly reduces the slow OSP but only slightly affects the fast OSP. Differences between scalp loci are described.

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Nurses are everywhere: a practical perspective on the surgical team in managing postoperative ileus.

Because the availability of new, peripherally acting mu-opioid-receptor antagonists is expected soon, it is important for all members of the surgical team to familiarize themselves with new approaches and also re-evaluate older approaches to help improve patient outcomes. "Preop nurses" have numerous responsibilities, among which are mitigating some of the adverse outcomes of surgery such as postoperative ileus (POI), making these nursing personnel indispensable to the proper implementation of multimodal management protocols for POI. Establishing basic preoperative procedures is an important primary consideration. Preoperative evaluation of general health, medical history (including surgical history), and an assessment of gastrointestinal (GI) function and habits should all be part of careful up-front assessment for each patient, especially because POI and other GI adverse effects are so often encountered in the PACU. Hand-in-hand with how we as nurses interact with our surgical colleagues is patient education regarding hospitalization and postrecovery expectations. PACU nurses will be key players in maintaining proper implementation of multimodal regimens, essentially doing this in two "phases": Phase I interventions comprise the ongoing assessment and monitoring of patients, administering medications, and evaluating patient satisfaction and overall status; Phase II considerations encompass a further set of practice guidelines that center on optimizing discharge status, including pain management and education as well as other discharge needs. Where new agents may fit into multimodal regimens that optimally incorporate preoperative and postanesthesia protocols remains to be determined. What is clear is that as nurses and the entire surgical team strive to enhance patient satisfaction, nursing personnel must assume leadership roles in how new multimodal strategies are implemented and executed. Advanced clinical data for the new peripherally acting mu-opioid-receptor antagonist alvimopan, and for the drug class as a whole, have contributed to a greater impetus on reassessing perioperative protocols and policy, helping to broach innovative clinical frontiers of how we treat pain and POI, and thus improve patient outcomes.

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Diagnosis, treatment and outcome of patients with Askin-tumors.

Askin tumors are highly malignant small-round-cell tumors of the thoracopulmonary region, which occur rarely. Therefore, we report on our experiences with eight patients (5 male, 3 females), who were treated in our department between 11'94 and 10'97 (age: 9-40 years, mean age: 20.5 years). All Askin tumors were diagnosed by histological and immunohistochemical examinations as well as molecular genetic proof of characteristic translocations. In all patients, the tumor arose from the chest wall, infiltrating adjacent ribs and parts of the lung. At the time of first diagnosis, five patients did not reveal any metastases. One patient suffered from intrapulmonary metastases and two patients from an infiltration of the diaphragm and of adjacent vertebral bodies. Treatment consisted of a pre- and postoperative (radio-) chemotherapy according to the EVAIA protocol and a radical tumor resection in all patients. The postoperative course was uneventful in seven patients, one patient suffered from pneumonia after multiple wedge resections for intrapulmonary metastases. Four patients, in whom primary tumor resection was complete, are alive 14, 20, 35 and 84 months after first diagnosis - only one patient had to undergo a second operation for a local relapse 17 months after first diagnosis. The other 4 patients, who suffered from a very extensive primary tumor, expired 13, 17, 18 and 39 months after the diagnosis was made. Our data demonstrate that Askin tumors require an aggressive multimodality treatment consisting of pre- and postoperative chemotherapy, radical surgical resection and postoperative irradiation, which may be performed preoperatively in selected cases, too.

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[Peritoneal carcinosis in appendiceal carcinoma--at what price can the prognosis be improved?].

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Many patients with appendix carcinoma develop peritoneal carcinomatosis with poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to look for results of multimodality treatment in these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data of 13 patients (11 men, 2 women, median age 58 years) with proven peritoneal carcinomatosis from appendiceal carcinoma, operated between 07/1995 and 10/1998 were analysed retrospectively with special regard to extent of resection, postoperative morbidity and mortality, survival. RESULTS: A macroscopically complete cytoreduction could be achieved in all patients by multivisceral resection with peritonectomy. Intraoperatively, after resection, an open, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with Cisplatin was performed. Morbidity and 90-days-mortality were 62% and 15%, respectively. After a median follow-up of 36 months all patients survived the therapy (excepting two postoperative deaths). CONCLUSIONS: In selected patients with advanced appendix carcinoma and peritoneal carcinomatosis prognosis can be improved by peritonectomy with intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy. This results in high mortality and morbidity.

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Axillary lymph node status, but not tumor size, predicts locoregional recurrence and overall survival after mastectomy for breast cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the significance of axillary lymph node status and tumor size for predicting locoregional recurrence (LRR) and overall survival after mastectomy for breast cancer and to discuss the utility of postmastectomy radiation therapy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Patients with locally advanced breast cancer require multimodality treatment combining chemotherapy (and/or hormonal therapy), surgery, and radiation. Randomized trials have demonstrated that postmastectomy radiation reduces LRR, but no overall survival benefit has been established. METHODS: Criteria for accrual to the Alabama Breast Cancer Project (1975-1978) were female gender and T2-3 breast cancer with M0 status. Patients underwent a radical or a modified radical mastectomy. Node-positive patients received adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil chemotherapy or adjuvant melphalan. Patients were evaluated for LRR and overall survival based on the number of positive axillary lymph nodes and (in N0 patients) pathologic tumor size. Significance was determined using chi-square analysis. Survival curves were generated using the Kaplan-Meier method and were compared by log-rank analysis. RESULTS: After median follow-up of 15 years, neither type of surgery nor chemotherapy was shown to affect locoregional disease-free or overall survival. LRR rates were higher and overall survival rates were lower in patients with nodal involvement, while tumor size was not shown to significantly affect these rates. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with axillary lymph node metastases may benefit from postmastectomy radiation, but the use of postmastectomy radiation in N0 patients is not supported when it is based on tumor size alone.

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Imaging techniques and computers.

Imaging technology has been the pacesetter of stereotactic technique since its introduction in clinical practice. Quite recently, the extraordinary quality of diagnostic neuroimages and the growing availability of computing power has widened the field of applications of stereotaxy suggesting, at the same time, substantial evolution of its instrumentation. Fusion of multimodal digital images, integration of morphological and functional data, and dimensional rendering techniques have become powerful 'navigational aids' for tissue sampling, functional procedures and image-guided endoscopic surgery. Radiosurgical dose planning systems integrated with image processing and computer graphics routines allow efficient interactive evaluation of tissue-dose volumes superimposition in brachytherapy and external beam focused irradiation. Volumetric guided open surgery, assisted by intraoperative acquisition of stereotactic echographic and microscopic images, allows satisfactory treatment of deep-seated cerebral lesions. Further improvement is to be expected with the implementation of the ongoing development of localizing solutions totally integrated with the microsurgical instrumentation.

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Multimodal genomic surveillance for respiratory pathogens at four U.S. international airports: A comparison of air, wastewater, clinical, and national surveillance data.

Early detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk settings for disease transmission and potential pathogen introduction. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with Ginkgo Biosecurity and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, implemented air monitoring for pathogen surveillance in congregate areas at four U.S. international airports. From October 2023 to August 2024, SARS-CoV-2 was detected by PCR in 98.3% of air samples and influenza A in 17.2%. Influenza A positivity in air samples correlated with aviation wastewater (r&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.48), traveler nasal swab positivity (r&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.73), and national clinical surveillance (r&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.86), whereas SARS-CoV-2 measurements did not correlate significantly across these modalities. Targeted amplicon sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from air samples identified contemporaneous lineages also detected in wastewater collected from the same airports. Targeted enrichment sequencing detected 30 viral species and recovered high-quality genomes for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, bocavirus, and seasonal coronaviruses. Together, these findings demonstrate that air sampling can complement aviation wastewater surveillance at ports of entry, although performance and concordance vary by pathogen and sample type.

Journal Article↗

Planning of skull base surgery in the virtual workbench: clinical experiences.

Based on the KRDL Virtual Workbench, we present a neurosurgical planning system called VIVIAN (Virtual Intracranial Visualization And Navigation). This VR environment allows for fast and intuitive interaction with three-dimensional multimodal (MRI, MRA, MRV, CT) patient specific data-sets. The user reaches behind a mirror into a 3D workspace where the 3D data is surrounded by interactive virtual tools-racks. Tumors, blood vessels, cranial nerves and surgically relevant parts of the brain are segmented by interactive control of density transfer-functions or by manual outlining and tracing tools. A neurosurgical procedure is planned by using various visualization and measurement tools and the system allows for the simulation of bone drilling and tissue removal. We have planned 16 cases which required tumor surgery at the cranial base. VIVIAN provided an efficient and comprehensive way to understand pre-operatively the complexity of anatomical and pathological relationships. The ideal craniotomy and the extent of the required skull base exposure could be specified accurately.

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Clinical features of Wilms' tumor and treatment results.

We retrospectively reviewed 34 children treated for Wilms' tumors at Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital from September 1979 to April 1992. The clinical data were analyzed. Patients were treated with standard multimodal therapy; three patients received preoperative chemotherapy. The survival and relapse-free survival curves were calculated for the overall group and compared with prognostic variables. Patients included 20 boys and 14 girls; the median age at diagnosis was 2 years 1 month. Congenital anomalies, hypertension and gross hematuria were found in 11.8%, 17.9% and 17.9%, respectively. The tumors were on the right side in 19 patients, on the left side in 13, and bilateral in two. Tumor weights ranged from 95 g (following preoperative chemotherapy) to 3500 g. The tumor was histologically favorable in 29 cases (85.3%), anaplastic in two and clear cell sarcoma in three. The clinical stages of these patients were: stage 1, 10; stage II, five; stage III, 15, stage IV, two; and stage V, two. The median follow-up duration was 26 months (range, eight weeks to 12 years 10 months). Eight patients had a poor outcome and four patients died of disease. The probability of survival was 83.6% and the relapse-free survival was 69.4% at five years. Tumor histology and clinical stage were associated with statistically significant differences in outcome. The complications and patterns of relapse are discussed. The annual incidence rate of Wilms' tumor in Taiwan is estimated to be 2.7 per million children under the age of 15 years.

Adolescent↗

Mutual information for automated unwarping of rat brain autoradiographs.

An automated multimodal warping based on mutual information metric (MI) as a mapping cost function is demonstrated. Mutual information (I) is calculated from a two-dimensional (2D) gray scale histogram of an image pair, and MI (= -I) provides a matching cost function which can be effective in registration of two- or three-dimensional data sets independent of modality. Most histological image data, though information rich and high resolution, present nonlinear deformations due to the specimen sectioning and need reconstitution into deformation-corrected volumes prior to geometric mapping to an anatomical volume for spatial analyses. Section alignment via automatic 2D registrations employing MI as a global cost function and thin-plate-spline (TPS) warping is applied to deoxy-D-[14C]glucose autoradiographic image slices of a rat brain with video reference images of the uncut block face to reconstitute a cerebral glucose metabolic volume data. Unlike the traditional feature-based TPS warping algorithms, initial control points are defined independently from feature landmarks. Registration quality using automated multimodal image warping is validated by comparing MIs of the image pair registered by automated affine registration and manual warping method. The MI proves to be a robust objective matching cost function effective for automatic multimodality warping for 2D data sets and can be readily applied to volume registrations.

Algorithms↗

3-d source localization of epileptic foci integrating EEG and MRI data.

This study evaluates the utility of 3-D localization of interictal spike activity on the electroencephalographs (EEG) superimposed on magnetic resonance imagery (MRI) in a pediatric population with extra-temporal lesional epileptic foci. 3-D software programming based on the CURRY platform (a multimodal neuro-imaging software) was adapted for analyzing scalp EEG data and reconstructing superimposed images in 10 children who underwent extensive pre-surgical evaluation for intractable partial seizures. The results of 3-D spike source localization were assessed in relationship to focal lesions evident on the patient's MRI scans. Calculated spike sources were closest to the lesions during intervals corresponding to the spike peaks. The information was useful in surgical planning in six children that underwent successful resections.

Action Potentials↗

Artificial intelligence (AI) uses in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS): diagnosis with brain metastasis (BM) - A systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Brain metastases (BM) are the most common intracranial tumors in adults, and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has become a mainstay of management. However, several diagnostic challenges persist in the SRS pathway, particularly the differentiation of radiation necrosis (RN) from true tumor progression, which conventional MRI and even advanced imaging techniques often cannot reliably resolve. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) offer the potential to address these diagnostic limitations. This systematic review synthesizes current literature on AI applications for MRI-based diagnostic decision support in BM patients undergoing SRS, with a focus on radiomics and deep learning tools for distinguishing RN from progression, classifying molecular and histologic subtypes, and predicting treatment response. METHODS: A systematic review was performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched using a targeted query combining terms related to AI, brain metastasis, diagnosis or imaging, and SRS. After screening 483 records and applying strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, 18 studies published between 2015 and 2025 were included. Data were extracted on study design, cohort characteristics, imaging modality, AI methodology, validation strategy, and reported diagnostic performance. RESULTS: Among the 18 included studies, AI models demonstrated strong performance across diagnostic tasks in the BM-SRS pathway. The differentiation of RN from true tumor progression was the most extensively studied application, addressed by 14 of 18 studies, with reported AUCs ranging from 0.71 to 0.94. Support vector machines, random-forest ensembles, convolutional neural networks, and transformer-based multimodal architectures were widely used. The literature evolved from single-sequence radiomic classifiers in 2018 to multimodal deep learning frameworks fusing imaging with clinical and genomic data in 2025. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI was the dominant imaging input, and texture-based radiomic features (GLCM, GLSZM, GLDM, and wavelet-derived features) were the most consistently predictive. The highest-performing models reached AUCs of 0.85-0.91 through multimodal integration of imaging with clinical and genomic features, and consistently outperformed expert neuroradiologist read on matched cases. Remaining studies addressed longitudinal segmentation-based detection of local failure and adverse radiation effects, BRAF mutation status in melanoma BM, early Gamma Knife treatment response, and primary tumor histology classification, with more variable performance. CONCLUSION: AI models, particularly those integrating MRI-derived radiomic features with clinical and genomic data, show high accuracy in supporting diagnostic decisions for BM patients treated with SRS. The post-SRS differentiation of radiation necrosis from true tumor progression has reached the greatest level of maturity and is closest to clinical translation, with potential to reduce unnecessary biopsies, personalize surveillance intervals, and rationalize treatment-pathway decisions. Other diagnostic applications, including molecular subtyping and primary tumor histology classification, remain exploratory and require further multicenter validation. Integration of AI tools into multidisciplinary tumor-board workflows, combined with prospective validation and standardized reporting, will be essential to realize the full clinical benefits of AI in SRS for brain metastases.

Humans↗

Pathophysiology and functional consequences of human partial epilepsy: lessons from positron emission tomography studies.

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful clinical and research tool that, in the past two decades, has provided a great amount of novel data on the pathophysiology and functional consequences of human epilepsy. PET studies revealed cortical and subcortical brain dysfunction of a widespread brain circuitry, providing an unprecedented insight in the complex functional abnormalities of the epileptic brain. Correlation of metabolic and neuroreceptor PET abnormalities with electroclinical variables helped identify parts of this circuitry, some of which are directly related to primary epileptogenesis, while others, adjacent to or remote from the primary epileptic focus, may be secondary to longstanding epilepsy. PET studies have also provided detailed data on the functional anatomy of cognitive and behavioral abnormalities associated with epilepsy. PET, along with other neuroimaging modalities, can measure longitudinal changes in brain function attributed to chronic seizures as well as therapeutic interventions. This review demonstrates how development of more specific PET tracers and application of multimodality imaging by combining structural and functional neuroimaging with electrophysiological data can further improve our understanding of human partial epilepsy, and helps more effective application of PET in presurgical evaluation of patients with intractable seizures.

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Generalization of normal discriminant analysis using Fourier series density estimators. Transfusion Safety Study Group.

In this paper we examine the efficiency of a generalization of the traditional normal linear (LDA) or quadratic (QDA) discriminant analysis. This procedure (the generalized discriminant analysis, GDA) replaces each normal density used in the traditional classification rule by a Fourier series density estimator which 'adjusts' the normal density if the data deviate markedly from normality (for example, heavily skewed or multimodal). We derive the GDA in both the univariate and multivariate situations. In a simulation study for the univariate situation, we evaluate the relative efficiency of the GDA. In addition, we demonstrate the performance of the GDA through a series of multivariate applications. We conclude that if the distributions of the data do not deviate markedly from normality, the GDA is as efficient as the LDA or QDA. On the other hand, if either of the distributions deviates from normality, then the GDA, which performs as a semiparametric discriminant procedure, is more efficient than the LDA or QDA.

Antigens, Differentiation↗

["Fast-Track" for laparoscopic-assisted rectum resection--what can be achieved? First results of a feasibility study].

AIM: "Fast-track" multimodal rehabilitation is increasingly entering the perioperative management strategies in colon surgery aiming at minimized perioperative morbidity and accelerated recovery. So far little is known about the complementary effects of minimally invasive surgery along with "fast-track" rehabilitation in the treatment of rectal cancer. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the influence of "fast-track" perioperative management on morbidity, recovery and length of hospital stay in laparoscopically-assisted rectum resections and to compare those data to earlier results. METHODS: An interdiciplinary "fast-track" multimodal rehabilitation strategy with avoidance of mechanical bowel cleansing, with a restrictive intravenous intra- and postoperative fluid regimen, forced mobilisation, and early enteral nutrition was introduced into clinical practice and applied in 16 laparoscopically-assisted rectum resections. Data were collected in the course af a prospective analysis. The mean patient age was 62 (42-79) years. RESULTS: Mean time of surgery was 245 (SD 46) min, and the mean intraoperative infusion rate was 11.2 (SD 2.6) ml/kg/BW. On day 2, 14 of the 16 patients tolerated solid food and 12 patients had had bowel movements. All patients returned to their initial body weight by day 4. The median postoperative hospital stay was 7.5 days (6-20), 12 patients were discharged between day 6 and 8. Two patients were readmitted for intestinal atony, one patient developed an anastomotic leakage. CONCLUSIONS: "Fast-track" rehabilitation is feasible in rectum surgery and seems to complement the beneficial effects of minimally invasive surgery without increasing the complication rate.

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The evolution of primary multimodality treatment in resectable breast cancer.

Based on both laboratory and clinical data, two major prospective randomized clinical trials were initiated in 1972 and 1973 by the NSABP and the Instituto Nazionale Tumori, of Milano, Italy, under the sponsorship of the National Cancer Institute, to test the value of administering chemotherapy to patients with Stage II breast cancer in the postoperative period. With a follow-up time of nearly five years, both studies continue to demonstrate a significantly prolonged disease-free interval for treated premenopausal women. The Milano trial also indicates an increase in survival from 74% to 90% in the treated group of premenopausal women. A recent analysis of the postmenopausal women treated in the Milano study show that those treated patients who received 75% of the calculated drug dose have significantly prolonged disease-free intervals. These positive results from these trials and byproducts of other basic and clinical research, particularly the value of the estrogen receptor as a prognostic factor of disease-free interval survival and possible treatment selector, have stimulated the scientific community to undertake additional adjuvant therapy studies. The design and rationale for these subsequent studies are discussed. Preliminary indications exist that these trials will lead to a reduction in the national mortality and the overall economic impact from this disease will be lessened within the next five years. Based on the positive results of these studies, rationale currently exists for designing clinical trials that have the potential to extend similar benefit to the 60,000 patients with Stage I disease.

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