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Collette Houston

Researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications -  8
Citations -  269

Collette Houston is an academic researcher from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Quality of life. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 266 citations.

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Interferon alpha-2a and 5-fluorouracil for advanced colorectal carcinoma. Assessment of activity and toxicity.

TL;DR: Although the combination of 5‐FU and IFN in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma has some activity, the regimen was toxic, and the observed response rate was not substantially superior to alternative 5-FU programs.
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Quality of Life in Phase II Trials: a Study of Methodology and Predictive Value in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer Treated With Paclitaxel Plus Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the utility of quality-of-life assessment in two phase II clinical trials of patients receiving paclitaxel (Taxol) and recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) as salvage therapy for metastatic breast cancer.
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A phase II trial of carboplatin and vinblastine in the treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

TL;DR: Although generally less toxic than cisplatin‐containing regimens, carboplatin and vinblastine is also less active in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, and Hematologic toxicity with this regimen was severe in patients who had received prior RT.
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One committee to review it all: A single, multi-disciplinary COVID-19 research committee

TL;DR: The COVID-19 Research Committee at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) as discussed by the authors was created as a "one-stop" committee to provide a comprehensive review of clinical research related to COVID19, including scientific review mandated by the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) guidelines.