| Dimethyltryptamine, and 5-hydroxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine bufotenine ; in both samples TORRES, REPKE et al., 1991: 643 ; . The finding of bufotenine in the San Pedro de Atacama snuff suggests that the plant source of this material was a species of the genus Anadenanthera. This is the only genus implicated in the hallucinogenic complex that contains bufotenine. These short acting psychoactive tryptamines have a rapid and strong onset of effects, producing radical modifications of states of consciousness, as well as of cognitive and perceptual patterns. The iconography of the snuff trays from this area comprises a large variety of themes and motifs TORRES 1987 ; . Two categories of representational conventions can be discerned on these objects: those bearing Tiwanaku traits, and those carved with local motifs or regional variations on a pan-Andean theme. Most of the themes represented on San Pedro de Atacama snuff trays consist of principal figures with no subsidiary attendants. Sixteen basic themes, and their respective variables, are expressed in the snuff trays from San Pedro de Atacama. Seven of these depict iconographic clusters present in Tiwanaku and, to a limited extent in the Pucara culture ca. 500 B.C.-200 A.D. ; of the northern Lake Titicaca Basin. Among these the most frequently represented are the staff-bearing personages Fig. 11 ; , and the profile genuflect figures Fig. 12 ; , and snuff tubes with anthropomorphic representations Fig. 13 ; . The remaining nine themes represent local iconography or regional variations of widely distributed themes such as the alter-ego Fig. 14 ; , and the Heraldic Woman Fig. 15 ; . Condor and camelid representations are notable because of their variety and amplitude of expression Figs. 16, 17 ; . Several ceramic smoking pipes have been found in San Pedro de Atacama. These pipes have all been found in an early context before 300 A.D. the smoking material has not yet been determined. Smoking seems to have been gradually replaced by the practice of snuffing. Pipes disappeared from the archaeological context as snuff trays become more common after 200 A.D. ; . Only five pipes are known to have been associated with the snuffing equipment. NORTHWEST ARGENTINA The culture area characterized as Northwest Argentina encompasses the mountainous area from Bolivia to Mendoza, and from the Chilean border to the Chaco. It occupies the present-day provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja and San Juan BENNETT et al., 1948: 15 ; . BENNETT 1948 ; divides the area into four zones, largely for convenience in dealing with such a large geographical area, although he notes that each has a distinctive cultural history. These zones are labeled North, Center, South and East; the North and Center regions 311.
Vinblastine, bleomycin, and etoposide, many of the "tumor" masses that remain after a response to treatment in this now ; highly curable tumor have been found to consist of teratoma or tissue necrosis with fibrosis rather than persistent carcinoma as in the precisplatin era. The resection of residual teratomatous tissue will contribute to an eventual cure and will prevent late complications when these masses are situated in a critical location. Certain prognostic factors are important to evaluate immediately after testicular cancer diagnosis and during initial tumor staging, and these same factors must be considered.
Lung cancer is the most dangerous type of cancer, killing 85% of people within five years of diagnosis. "Lung cancer causes more deaths in women than breast and ovarian cancer combined, and more than three times more deaths in men than prostate cancer, " emphasizes Julie Brahmer, M.D., an assistant professor at Hopkins's Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Care Center. But effective treatments for lung cancer do exist, with those that can extend survival by even a few months representing a significant advance in treatment. Treating lung cancer also can improve quality of life. Here's an overview of the newest treatments for lung cancer, along with a look at drugs that are under development to treat or even prevent the disease. New Combinations and Agents Several new chemotherapy regimens for lung cancer have been developed in the last few years, and one drug has been approved. New regimens. About 80% of lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancers. Treatment for this type of cancer usually consists of surgery followed by chemotherapy and, sometimes, radiation. In some cases, chemotherapy and radiation are used to shrink the tumor prior to surgery. The drug cisplatin Platinol ; used to be the standard treatment for nonsmall cell lung cancer. Now, a second drug--such as gemcitabine Gemzar ; , vinorelbine Navelbine ; , paclitaxel Taxol ; , or docetaxel Taxotere ; --is added to boost cisplatin's effectiveness. In addition, a less toxic drug called carboplatin Paraplatin ; sometimes is substituted for cisplatin. Like most chemotherapy regimens, these combinations usually cause temporary but severe side effects that may include nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, hair loss, mouth sores, severe diarrhea, fatigue, and low resistance to infection. Other regimens for non-small cell lung cancer are also being examined, such as gemcitabine Gemzar ; in combination with vinorelbine Navelbine ; or paclitaxel. Another combination that has shown promise in Japanese trials is uracil and tegafur, neither of which has been approved in the United States. The hope is that these combinations might be just as effective as older combinations, but less toxic. Also being studied is becavizumab Avastin ; , a drug that was recently approved for treating colon cancer, to see if it can extend survival when added to carboplatin and paclitaxel. Small cell lung cancer accounts for the remaining 20% of lung cancers. Surgery is ineffective for this type of lung cancer, but chemotherapy and radiation are often used together for limited disease; chemotherapy alone is used for extensive disease. Cisplatin plus etoposide VePesid, Etopophos, Toposar ; is usually considered the optimal chemotherapy regimen for small cell lung cancer. However, a Japanese study found that substituting irinotecan Camptosar ; for etoposide improved survival from 9.4 months to 12.8 months among people with metastatic disease cancer that has spread beyond the lungs ; . Three randomized controlled trials are under way to test this finding. Researchers are also examining gemcitabine, paclitaxel, vinorelbine, and topotecan Hycamtin ; in combination with cisplatin for use in small cell lung cancer. Gefitinib Iressa ; . A new option for people with non-small cell lung.
Metabolic profile of etoposide by human liver microsomes. Typical HPLC-fluorescence chromatograms of standard mixture and analytes incubated with human liver microsomes are shown in figure 2. Etoposide, 3 -demethyletoposide and the internal standard were well separated among each other, and there were no peaks interfering with the assay. Representative Michaelis-Menten and Eadie-Hofstee plots for the formation of 3 -demethyletoposide from etoposide are shown in figure 3A and B, respectively. The 3 -demethylation of etoposide gave a mono-phasic relationship in microsomes from the six human livers, suggesting that the 3 -demethylation was apparently catalyzed by one CYP isoform or isoforms which may have a similar Km value. The mean S.D. ; apparent Michaelis-Menten kinetic parameters derived from the one-enzyme kinetic approach were: Km 53.9 6.6 M, Vmax 0.249 0.091 nmol mg protein min and Vmax Km 4.62 1.71 l mg protein min. Correlation study. The correlation results derived from the six human liver microsomes are summarized in table 1. The etoposide 3 -demethylation activity i.e., intrinsic clearance or Vmax Km ; was correlated significantly r 0.932, P .01 ; with the testosterone 6 -hydroxylation activity, and there were no significant correlations between the 3 -demethylation of etoposide and the catalytic activity for each of the remaining six substrate probes for the distinct CYP isoforms table 1 ; . Inhibition study. Data on the effects of coincubation of distinct CYP isoform-selective inhibitor substrate probes on the formation of 3 -demethyletoposide from etoposide at the concentration of 50 M i.e., around the mean Km value as described above ; with human liver microsomes are shown in figure 4. Ketoconazole and troleandomycin, inhibitor probes for CYP3A4 Watkins et al., 1985 ; , showed a potent inhibition in a concentration-dependent manner. p-Nitrophenol, a substrate probe for CYP2E1 Thummel et al., 1993 ; , also showed a relatively potent inhibitory effect in a concentration-depen.
Global gene expression profiling has demonstrated that the predominant cellular response to a range of toxicants is a general stress response. This stereotyped environmental stress response commonly includes repression of protein synthesis and cell-cycleregulated genes and induction of DNA damage and oxidative stressresponsive genes. Our laboratory recently characterized the general stress response of breast cell lines derived from basal-like and luminal epithelium after treatment with doxorubicin DOX ; or 5-fluorouracil 5FU ; and showed that each cell type has a distinct response. However, we expected that some of the expression changes induced by DOX and 5FU would be unique to each compound and might reflect the underlying mechanisms of action of these agents. Therefore, we employed supervised analyses significance analysis of microarrays ; to identify genes that showed differential expression between DOX-treated and 5FU-treated cell lines. We then used cross-validation analyses and identified genes that afforded high predictive accuracy in classifying samples into the two treatment classes. To test whether these gene lists had good predictive accuracy in an independent data set, we treated our panel of cell lines with etoposide, a compound mechanistically similar to DOX. We demonstrated that using expression patterns of 100 genes we were able to obtain 100% predictive accuracy in classifying the etoposide samples as being more similar in expression to DOX-treated than to 5FU-treated samples. These analyses also showed that toxicant-specific gene expression patterns, similar to general stress responses, vary according to cell type. Key words: breast cancer, class prediction, doxorubicin, etoposide, 5-fluorouracil, gene expression, microarrays. Environ Health Perspect 112: 16071613 2004 ; . doi: 10.1289 txg.7204 available via : dx.doi [Online 14 September 2004].
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Garlic has the same chemical found in a drug given to make mucus less sticky. This is a wonderful natural antibiotic and detoxifier which protects the body against infection by enhancing Immune Function. Horseradish is an herb used traditionally, as it dissolves mucus. One half to one teaspoon 35 grams ; of the freshly grated root can be eaten three times per day. Horseradish tincture is also available. One quarter to one half teaspoon 2 to 3 can be taken three times per day. Nettle Leaf, 300mg, taken twice per day can lead to effective results. Stinging Nettle plant Urtica dioica ; relieves hay Fever symptoms quickly in most people, has no toxicity, and is even a valuable source of iron and trace Minerals. Do not take this herb if you have High Blood Pressure. Wood Betony is used in traditional European Herbal Medicine as an anti-inflammatory remedy for those with sinusitis. About the author Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac. - : Peacefulmind - Therapies for healing mind, body, spirit.
More accurately each year. Claimsmade policies provide coverage for claims that arise from incidents that occur and are reported while the insurance policy is in force; occurrencebased insurance provides coverage for claims that arise from incidents that occur while the policy is in force, even if the policy is not continued. Claims that arise from incidents occurring during the policy period that are reported after the policy's cancellation date are still covered in the future. Other changes that have occurred in the market make predictions difficult. In the 1970s, for example, physicians began to form mutual nonprofit insurance companies when premium rates rose and some insurers left the market. These companies now comprise a significant portion of the medical malpractice insurance market, the report says. What's more, an increasing number of large hospitals and groups of hospitals or physicians have left the traditional commercial insurance market and have begun to selfinsure, saving administrative costs. Finally, since periods of increasing premium rates during the mid-1970s and mid-1980s, many states enacted laws designed to reduce medical malpractice premium rates, the GAO says. Some of these laws seek to decrease insurers' losses on medical malpractice claims, while others aim to control premium rates. These changes make it difficult to predict how medical malpractice premiums might behave during future market cycles, the GAO says and famciclovir, because etoposide resistance.
As their class name suggests, these drugs act through inhibition of topoisomerase, enzymes critical for DNA replication and packaging. Topoisomerase II unwinds and religates supercoiled DNA. 3toposide and teniposide target topoisomerase II as it interacts with DNA and prevent DNA religation, thus introducing single and double strand breaks. Irontecan and topotecan act on topoisomerase I, also involved in DNA unwinding via single-strand breaks, and cause similar DNA damage. Etpposide shows activity against monocytic leukemia. Teniposide is used to treat various lymphomas. Eroposide undergoes hepatic metabolism and renal excretion. Irinotecan is a pro-drug that requires conversion to its active metabolite, SN38, for antineoplastic activity. Both the drug and its metabolite are cleared by biliary excretion. Topotecan is eliminated via the renal system. In addition to the adverse events listed in Table 2, etoposide and teniposide exhibit hematopoietic and lymphoid toxicity. Topotecan often causes several hematological side effect including neutropenia and anemia. Efflux via P-glycoprotein expression can contribute to resistance to the podophyllotoxin drugs. Alteration of topoisomerase I or II activity or enzyme structure can also lead to resistance by decreasing the ability of camptothecins or podophyllotoxins to bind the enzyme.
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| Cheap EtoposideT. Yoshida et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 321 2004 ; 961966 streptavidin beads AmershamPharmacia Biotech ; at 4 C for 1 h, the samples were incubated at 4 C for 2 h with 200 lM of various biotinlabeled peptides biotin-KLPVM, -IPMIK, -VPMLK, -VPTLK, or -VPALR ; . Streptavidin beads 20 ll ; were then added to the samples and the mixtures were incubated at 4 C for 2 h, after which the beads were washed three times with 100 ll CHAPS buffer beads were recovered each time by centrifugation at 1000 rpm for 15 s ; . The beads were boiled in 40 ll Laemmli buffer and 20 ll of the eluted proteins was analyzed by Western blotting using a polyclonal antibody against human Bax BD-Pharmingen; 554104 ; . Cell culture and the detection of cell death Hep3B cells and 32D EpoR wt ; cells ; . Hep3B cells were cultured in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS and 1% penicillin and streptomycin. After pre-incubation of Hep3B cells 105 cells ml, 6-cm diameter dish ; with 200 lM of the peptides for 3 h at volume of 3 ml, 20 lM etoposide was added to induce apoptosis. The 32D EpoR wt ; cells [17] were cultured in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10% FBS, 1% penicillin and streptomycin, and 10% v v ; conditioned medium from the WEHI-3 cell line 10% WEHI-conditioned medium ; as a source of IL-3 [18]. The 32D EpoR wt ; cells 4 104 cells ml ; were pre-incubated at 37 C with various concentrations of individual peptides 50400 lM ; for 15 h overnight ; in the presence of IL-3 from WEHI-conditioned medium ; . After the pre-incubation, IL-3 was removed by washing the cells with 1 ml IL-3 ; medium two times to induce apoptosis. One or two days after the induction of apoptosis, the cells were stained with Hoechst dye and apoptotic nuclei were counted under a fluorescence microscope TE200: Nikon ; 300 cells were counted for each experiment ; as previously reported [12]. Each point in the figures showing apoptotic percentages represents the mean SEM of three experiments. To determine the membrane permeability of the peptides, 32D EpoR wt ; cells 4 104 ml ; were incubated with 400 lM FITC-labeled peptides for 1, 3, 6, and 15 h at Cell culture and the detection of apoptosis primary cultured cumulus cells ; . Female ICR mice and Imamichi rats four mice or two rats for one experiment ; were injected with 5.0 IU equine chorionic gonadotropin eCG ; Teikokuzouki ; , followed by 5.0 IU human chorionic gonadotropin hCG ; Sankyo ; 4648 h later [19]. Cumulusoocyte complexes COCs ; were collected at 13 h post-hCG treatment from oviducts using a 26-G needle and transferred to Leibovitzs L-15 medium Gibco ; containing 0.1% polyvinyl alcohol PVA; Sigma ; . The COCs were washed three times with the culture medium CZB [20] supplemented with 0.5% w v ; bovine serum albumin BSA; Sigma ; . After adding 100 lM of various peptides to the medium, COCs were cultured in a drop of the same medium covered with paraffin oil Nacalai Tesque ; for 24 or 48 under 5% CO2 in air. The cumulus cells were stained with Hoechst dye and apoptotic nuclei were counted under a confocal scanning laser microscope MRC-1024: BioRad ; 300 cells were counted for each experiment ; . Confocal images were analyzed using LaserSharp Processing software Bio-Rad ; . Each point in the figures represents the mean SEM of three experiments. Porcine ovaries 25 ovaries for one experiment ; were obtained from prepubertal gilts at a slaughterhouse and carried to the laboratory within 30 min in a container kept at 37 C. Follicles with 25 mm in diameter of the ovaries were aspirated with a 5-ml syringe 20-G needle ; , and only the COCs that had uniform and compact cumulus cells were collected in modified TCM-199 mTCM-199; Gibco ; . Modified TCM-199 with Earls balanced salt solution contained 2.2 mg ml sodium bicarbonate Nacalai Tesque ; , 0.1 mg ml sodium pyruvate Sigma ; , 10 mg ml BSA Sigma ; , 100 IU ml penicillin Meiji Seika ; , 100 lg ml streptomycin Meiji Seika ; , and 10% v v ; porcine follicular fluid. After adding 200 lM of various peptides to the culture medium lacking trophic hormones, COCs were cultured in drops of the same medium covered with paraffin oil for 48 h at under 5% CO2 in air, as previously reported [21]. The cumulus cells were stained with Hoechst dye and apoptotic nuclei were counted under a confocal scanning laser microscope MRC-1024: Bio-Rad ; 300 cells were counted for each experiment ; . Confocal images were analyzed using and femara.
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Linda Carter Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP, member of the SMART Recovery International Advisory Council, will receive the Betty Ford Award from the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse on November 3, 2006. The award is presented for making a significant impact on the field of alcohol and drug abuse. Congratulations, Linda.
Empowerment Youth movements following a youth empowerment model are the reason for many successful efforts within the tobacco control community. Youth are involved in all aspects of their tobacco control programs, from the early planning to actually bringing the programs to life. They have developed effective messages that have motivated thousands of youth across the country to take action in the fight against tobacco. It is their creative input and a peer-to-peer messaging system that has allowed for the antitobacco industry message to resonate with so many youth throughout the movement. They are not only designing messages that work, but spreading them far and wide through advocacy events, activism, viral marketing, and word of mouth. They have done whatever it takes to get their message out and recruit new advocates and leaders to sustain the tobacco control movement. Empowering teens to take the lead in their programs is the key to success. Strong youth and adult partnerships help create an important balance within these programs. Youth are often not used to having so much decision-making power. It is a positive change to have youth involved in the decision-making process and responsible for really making things happen. Adults are also often unaccustomed to handing over responsibility to young people. Strong partnerships between youth and adults establish a balance in which they each understand their role and work together to accomplish their goals. Comprehensive tobacco prevention programs with a strong youth empowerment component have contributed to amazing reductions in youth smoking. For example, in Ohio, smoking rates dropped 45 percent in high schools just four years after they launched a comprehensive program with a strong youth-led campaign. In Wisconsin, smoking among high school students went down 30 percent in four years. Smoking among high school students in New York went down by 32 percent in four years. West Virginia and Washington State have also achieved dramatic declines in youth smoking rates using similar, youth-driven approaches. Although statistics can show how effective the youth empowerment model is, the true test is in talking to youth who are in the thick of it. Here is what they have to say: "Youth are crucial to the movement because youth, and only youth, can mesh the passion and voice of one generation to make change, both policy and social norm, that affects all generations and metronidazole.
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Introduction Cervical carcinoma is currently the second leading cause of cancer death in women, claiming over 200, 000 lives per year worldwide.12 The major risk factor for development of cervical cancer in women is infection with certain types of human papillomavirus HPV ; .3 Genital HPV infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, with a worldwide prevalence ranging from 20% to 46%.1, 4, 9, Although most genital HPV infections are transient, specific types such as HPV 16 and 18 may persist and induce progressive neoplastic changes.16, 24 The causal role for HPV in cervical cancer is supported by extensive epidemiologic and mechanistic studies. In women, deoxyribonucleic acid DNA ; from the more oncogenic HPV types has been found consistently in 90% to 100% of cervical cancers, 27 and molecular studies in the past decade have confirmed the transforming properties of the primary papillomavirus oncoproteins, E6 and E7, which inhibit tumor-suppressor proteins p53 and retinoblastoma.3, 25 This evidence has established HPV as a leading model of viral carcinogenesis and sparked the claim that HPV is the first ``necessary cause'' to be identified for a human cancer. In the veterinary literature, over 75 animal papillomaviruses have now been identified in approximately 20 different species. These viruses are generally associated with benign cutaneous or mucosal papillomas or fibropapillomas, and papillomavirus-associated gen.
FIG. 5. Blockage of TRAIL ligation to DR4 and DR5 decreased etoposideinduced apoptosis. Cells were treated with or without control ; 100 M etoposide in the presence or absence of extracellular domain of DR4 fused to the immunoglobulin Fc region 200 ng ml ; for 24 h. This fusion protein binds to TRAIL, blocking its interaction with cellular DR4 and DR5. A ; To observe morphological changes associated with apoptosis, the cells were visualized on a digital confocal microscope by using a 40 water objective for each treatment condition. B ; HEK293 cells were treated with 100 M etoposide and increasing concentrations 10 to 100 ng ml ; of DR4: Fc protein. Cells treated with etoposide and TNFR: Fc 100 ng ml ; were used as a negative control. The percentage of apoptotic cells was determined by acridine orange staining as described in Fig. 1B. Standard deviations were determined based on three separate experiments and fenofibrate!
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Publication details Authors year ; : Shields et al. 2001 ; 131 Country: USA Type of publication full paper, abstract ; : Full paper Note: The data have also been presented in abstract format.157 Study design Authors' objective: To evaluate whether neoadjuvant intravenous chemotherapy chemoreduction ; for retinoblastoma reduces the risk for associated intracranial neuroblastic tumour trilateral retinoblastoma ; Study design brief details ; : The medical records of all patients with newly diagnosed retinoblastoma who were managed from 1995 to 1999 at the Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, were reviewed with the above objective in mind. Patients were divided into those who had received chemoreduction therapy at any point during their treatment, and those who had not received chemoreduction therapy at any time point during treatment for retinoblastoma. All patients underwent annual or biannual routine MRI or CT of the CNS until aged 4 or 5 years to ascertain the development of pineal tumour or other intracranial neuroblastic tumours Retrospective prospective: Retrospective How patients were allocated to their treatment group: Based on hospital protocol: children with intraocular retinoblastoma who otherwise would require treatment with EBRT or enucleation were generally allocated to receive chemoreduction Sample size calculations: The power of the study was estimated based on the assumption that the data had a binomial distribution and a statistical significance level of 0.05. Based on a sample size of 99 children at risk of developing an intracranial tumour, the power was calculated as 1.0 Statistical analyses: The expected number of patients developing trilateral retinoblastoma was based on a published meta-analysis.18 Statistical significance of observed cases of trilateral retinoblastoma was calculated using binomial distribution formula using software that simultaneously examined the number of observed cases of trilateral retinoblastoma, the number of patients seen to arrive at the observed cases and the expected probability of developing trilateral retinoblastoma, and the assumption that the equation is true Analysis by eyes or participants: Participants Inclusion criteria: Children with newly diagnosed retinoblastoma treated at the Wills Eye Hospital from January 1995 to July 1999 were eligible for inclusion Retinoblastoma classification system used: The authors report that the RE system was used to classify patients; however, the data are not presented in the report Interventions Treatment 1: Chemoreduction therapy at any point during treatment. The chemoreduction protocol of the study clinic included vincristine sulphate, etoposide phosphate and carboplatin Dose, number of treatments, etc.: Vincristine sulphate was administered at a dose of 1.5 mg m2 0.05 mg kg1 for children aged 36 months, maximum dose 2 mg etoposide phosphate at a dose of 150 mg m2 5 mg kg1 for children aged 36 months and carboplatin at a dose of 560 mg m2 18.6 mg kg1 for children aged 36 months ; . Each therapy was given on day 0, and etoposide was again given on day 1 of the 28-day cycle Period of treatment: Mean number of 28-day cycles given was 5 range 213 cycles ; Length of follow-up mean, SD, range, etc. ; : Mean 34 months median 6; range 067 months ; Adjunctive treatments: Patients received focal adjuvant therapy.
Opening remarks E Corazziari, Rome, Italy M Tonini, Pavia, Italy The significance of the placebo response in treating disorders of intestinal function W Grant Thompson, Ottawa, Canada Serotonergic drugs for the treatment of disorders of intestinal function M Tonini, Pavia, Italy Tachykinin receptor blockade and gastrointestinal function: which antagonism should be preferred to treat disorders of intestinal function? F De Ponti, Bologna, Italy Role of CCK1 receptors in the control of gastrointestinal motor function and visceral pain L Bueno, Toulouse, France Opioid system and gastrointestinal function: new perspectives for drug development C Scarpignato, Parma, Italy Conclusion of the Symposium E Corazziari, Rome, Italy and vepesid.
Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Copenhagen and Oslo are not cities with millions of inhabitants, skyscrapers and enormous crowds of people like New York or London. But they are fairly large cities with several similarities Table 1 ; . Each is the dominating city in its region. They have about the same number of inhabitants, and are on about the same economic level. All the cities have an element of population of foreign origin, even if that rate is higher in Amsterdam than in the other cities. The unemployment rate varies, but different definitions might partly be causative. In all cities the number of one-person households is high. The number of persons depending on social security varies between 6 and 12.3 percent.
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Patients and subsequent patients were treated continuously as long as their WBC remained 2, 000 mm2, platelets 75, 000 mm2 and tumor progression was not evident. Patients receiving infusions of 25 mg m2 d who developed myelotoxicity necessitating an interruption of therapy were restarted at a 75% dose reduction. Forty patients were treated in this Phase I study [34]. Continuous etoposide infusions could be given for prolonged periods. The duration of etoposide therapy ranged from 2 to 80 weeks median 17 weeks ; . The total etoposide dose administered ranged from 375-8, 838 mg m 2 median 1, 620 mg m2 ; . Myelosuppression was the major toxicity produced by infusional etoposide. Moderate leukopenia WBC 2, 000-3, 000 l ; was seen in most patients but precipitous drops in counts from week to week were not seen. A leukocyte count of less than 1, 000 l was experienced in five patients accounting for only 5 of 353 total weeks on therapy. Following discontinuation of therapy, the WBC recovered quickly 2-6 days ; . Two patients developed thrombocytopenia. Anemia requiring a transfusion was observed in 21 patients. Alopecia was universal. Other side effects anorexia, nausea, fatigue ; were mild. Objective responses were seen in 5 of patients with previously treated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and two of three patents with previously untreated SCLC [35]. The mean plasma etoposide concentration in patients receiving 25 mg m 2 day was 0.78 0.4 g ml range.
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