1. Bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in elderly patients with previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer : single center experienceJanja Ocvirk, Maja Ebert Moltara, Tanja Mesti, Marko Boc, Martina Reberšek, Neva Volk, Jernej Benedik, Zvezdana Hlebanja, 2016, original scientific article Abstract: Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is mainly a disease of elderly, however, geriatric population is underrepresented in clinical trials. Patient registries represent a tool to assess and follow treatment outcomes in this patient population. The aim of the study was with the help of the patients% register to determine the safety and efficacy of bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in elderly patients who had previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer. Patients and methods. The registry of patients with mCRC was designed to prospectively evaluate the safety and efficacy of bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy as well as selection of patients in routine clinical practice. Patient baseline clinical characteristics, pre-specified bevacizumab-related adverse events, and efficacy data were collected, evaluated and compared according to the age categories. Results. Between January 2008 and December 2010, 210 patients with mCRC (median age 63, male 61.4%) started bevacizumab-containing therapy in the 1st line setting. Majority of the 210 patients received irinotecan-based chemotherapy (68%) as 1st line treatment and 105 patients (50%) received bevacizumab maintenance therapy. Elderly (% 70 years) patients presented 22.9% of all patients and they had worse performance status (PS 1/2, 62.4%) than patients in < 70 years group (PS 1/2, 35.8%). Difference in disease control rate was mainly due to inability to assess response in elderly group (64.6% in elderly and 77.8% in < 70 years group, p = 0.066). The median progression free survival was 10.2 (95% CI, 6.7%16.2) and 11.3 (95% CI, 10.2%12.6) months in elderly and < 70 years group, respectively (p = 0.58). The median overall survival was 18.5 (95% CI, 12.4%28.9) and 27.4 (95% CI, 22.7%31.9) months for elderly and < 70 years group, respectively (p = 0.03). Three-year survival rate was 26% and 37.6% in elderly vs. < 70 years group (p = 0.03). Overall rates of bevacizumab-related adverse events were similar in both groups: proteinuria 21/22 %, hypertension 25/19 %, haemorrhage 2/4 % and thromboembolic events 10/6 %, for elderly and < 70 years group, respectively. Conclusions. In routine clinical practice, the combination of bevacizumab and chemotherapy is effective and welltolerated regimen in elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Keywords: metastatic colorectal cancer, bevacizumab, chemotherapy, elderly Published in DiRROS: 30.04.2024; Views: 332; Downloads: 103 Full text (620,74 KB) |
2. Efficacy of first-line systemic treatment in correlation with BRAF V600E and different KRAS mutations in metastatic colorectal cancer : a single institution retrospective analysisMartina Reberšek, Marko Boc, Petra Škerl, Jernej Benedik, Zvezdana Hlebanja, Neva Volk, Srdjan Novaković, Janja Ocvirk, 2011, original scientific article Keywords: rak (medicina), debelo črevo, danka, zdravljenje Published in DiRROS: 18.03.2024; Views: 256; Downloads: 87 Full text (461,04 KB) |
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5. Zdravljenje razsejanega karcinoma rektuma z imunoterapijo : klinični primerAlja Drobnič, Marko Boc, Neva Volk, 2022, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: Rak debelega črevesa in danke je med najpogostejšimi raki. Ob postavitvi diagnoze ima 23 % bolnikov razsejano obliko bolezni, 5-letno čisto preživetje bolnikov z razsejano boleznijo je 9 %. Z imunoterapijo lahko pri tumorjih z mutacijami v MMR (mismatch repair) genih oziroma visoko mikrosatelitno nestabilnostjo (MSI-H) dosežemo dolgotrajen odgovor na zdravljenje. V nadaljevanju je predstavljen primer bolnika na zdravljenju s pembrolizumabom, pri katerem smo dosegli regres bolezni. Keywords: rak rektuma, sistemsko zdravljenje, rak prebavil Published in DiRROS: 12.01.2023; Views: 651; Downloads: 204 Full text (91,18 KB) |
6. Rak debelega črevesa in danke pri mladih : klinični primerAna Erman, Neva Volk, 2022, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: Incidenca in umrljivost pri raku debelega črevesa in danke pri mladih v zadnjih desetletjih naraščata. Vsak deseti z diagnozo raka debelega črevesa in danke je mlajši od 50 let. Spremenjene prehranske navade in življenski slog sta glede na zadnje študije pomembna dejavnika tveganja predvsem zaradi vpliva na gastroinestinalni mikrobiom, ki se posredno preko številnih interakcij vpleta v posameznikov imunski odgovor. Delež rakov, ki so odkriti v napredovalem stadiju III ali IV je pri mlajših od 50 let višji. V nadaljevanju predstavljamo dva klinična primera s poudarkom na času od pojava simptomatike do postavitve diagnoze raka debelega črevesa in danke. Keywords: rak debelega črevesa in danke, sistemsko zdravljenje, rak prebavil Published in DiRROS: 12.01.2023; Views: 779; Downloads: 171 Full text (71,68 KB) |
7. Rak debelega črevesa in danke pri mladihNeva Volk, 2022, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: V zadnjih treh desetletjih se incidenca raka debelega črevesa in danke med mlajšimi v razvitem svetu povečuje. Predvidevajo, da bo v naslednjih desetih letih vsak deseti bolnik z zrakom debelega črevesa in vsak četrti z rakom danke mlajši od 50 let. Vzrokov za zbolevanje vse mlajših generacij še ne poznamo. Bolezen se pri mlajših pogosteje odkrije pozno, v napredovalem stadiju. Pogosto bolniki, včasih tudi zdravstveni izvajalci, resnosti opozorilnih simptomov in znakov dlje časa ne prepoznajo. Osveščanje strokovne in laične javnosti o pojavljanju te bolezni med mlajšimi je zato ena od prioritet pri izboljšanju obravnave in preživetja bolnikov. V pripravi so tudi smernice, ki bodo zaobjele široko področje diagnostike, genetske obravnave, zdravljenja in širše oskrbe mlajših bolnikov. Keywords: rak debelega črevesa in danke, sistemsko zdravljenje, rak prebavil Published in DiRROS: 12.01.2023; Views: 652; Downloads: 144 Full text (90,42 KB) |
8. Smernice za zdravljenje bolnikov z rakom požiralnika in ezofagogastričnega stika (EGS)Franc Anderluh, Marko Boc, Goran Gačevski, Gorana Gašljević, Samo Horvat, Nežka Hribernik, Marija Ignjatović, Ana Jeromen, Jera Jeruc, Peter Korošec, Tanja Mesti, Srdjan Novaković, Irena Oblak, Janja Ocvirk, Martina Reberšek, Nada Rotovnik-Kozjek, Matevž Srpčič, Ajra Šečerov Ermenc, Borut Štabuc, Vaneja Velenik, Neva Volk, Vesna Zadnik, 2022, dictionary, encyclopaedia, lexicon, manual, atlas, map Keywords: rak požiralnika, rak ezofagogastritičnega stika, smernice, zdravljenje Published in DiRROS: 07.09.2022; Views: 970; Downloads: 358 Full text (3,50 MB) This document has many files! More... |
9. Dnevnik zdravljenja z zdravilom regorafenibJanja Ocvirk, Martina Reberšek, Neva Volk, Tanja Mesti, Marko Boc, Marija Ignjatović, Nežka Hribernik, 2022, dictionary, encyclopaedia, lexicon, manual, atlas, map Keywords: kemoterapija, rak debelega črevesa in danke, gastrointestinalni tumorji Published in DiRROS: 14.07.2022; Views: 948; Downloads: 262 Full text (2,48 MB) |
10. Priporočila za obravnavo bolnikov z rakom debelega črevesa in danke2020, dictionary, encyclopaedia, lexicon, manual, atlas, map Keywords: rak debelega črevesa, rak danke, bolniki, zdravljenje Published in DiRROS: 18.03.2022; Views: 1040; Downloads: 560 Full text (1,30 MB) This document has many files! More... |