Purpose: To explore a prognostic or predictive role of MRI and O-(2– 18 F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine
( 18 FET) PET parameters for outcome in the randomized multicenter trial ARTE that …

Objectives: Bone metastases (BM) and skeletal-related events (SREs) are frequent complications
in patients with lung cancer. Whereas in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) incidence…

The cutaneous effects of BRAF (serine/threonine protein kinase B-raf) inhibitors such as
vemurafenib remain poorly defined. Rash, squamous cell carcinoma, keratoacanthoma and …

Background: For many patients, health care needs increase toward the end of life, but little
is known about the extent of outpatient physician care during that time. The objective of this …

Introduction The end-of-life symptom prevalence of non-cancer patients have been described
mostly in hospital and institutional settings. This study aims to describe the average …

Background: There is current evidence that non-melanoma skin cancers can be successfully
treated with cetuximab. Objective: To evaluate the use and efficacy of cetuximab (with or …

Background During the course of disease, most glioma patients learn that there is no cure for
their tumor. It is therefore not uncommon for patients or caregivers to seek complementary …

Background: The mix of care provided by family physicians, specialists and palliative care
physicians can vary by the illnesses leading to death, which may result in disruptions of …

Background: For hospitalized patients with palliative care needs, there is little evidence on
whether postdischarge outcomes differ if inpatient palliative care was delivered by a palliative …

Background Experimental K + depletion reversibly inhibits insulin secretion, while chronic
metabolic acidosis decreases insulin sensitivity. We aimed to investigate the effects of …