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Albrecht Kretzschmar

Researcher at Charité

Publications -  71
Citations -  2320

Albrecht Kretzschmar is an academic researcher from Charité. The author has contributed to research in topics: Capecitabine & Oxaliplatin. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 62 publications receiving 2002 citations. Previous affiliations of Albrecht Kretzschmar include Ruhr University Bochum & Humboldt University of Berlin.

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Survival advantage for irinotecan versus best supportive care as second-line chemotherapy in gastric cancer--a randomised phase III study of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie (AIO).

TL;DR: Irinotecan as second-line chemotherapy significantly prolongs overall survival compared to BSC in the studied pts and can now be considered as a proven treatment option for metastatic or locally advanced gastric cancer.
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Harm or benefit of hormonal treatment in metastatic low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma: single center experience with 10 cases and review of the literature.

TL;DR: Patients with a previous history of low-grade ESS should not be treated with estrogens or tamoxifen, but MPA and letrozole, in particular, are highly effective and lead to sustained disease control in most cases.