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Rachelle Lanciano

Researcher at Memorial Hospital of South Bend

Publications -  6
Citations -  1235

Rachelle Lanciano is an academic researcher from Memorial Hospital of South Bend. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cervical cancer & Chemoradiotherapy. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 1099 citations.

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Reducing uncertainties about the effects of chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer: individual patient data meta-analysis

TL;DR: A meta-analysis seeking updated individual patient data (IPD) from all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the effect of chemoradiotherapy on all outcomes endorsed the recommendations of the NCI alert, but also demonstrated their applicability to all women and a benefit of non-platinum based cheMoradiotherapy.
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Randomized Comparison of Weekly Cisplatin or Protracted Venous Infusion of Fluorouracil in Combination With Pelvic Radiation in Advanced Cervix Cancer: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study

TL;DR: In this study, PVI FU does not show improved outcome over weekly cisplatin, and future research should explore combinations of FU with cisPlatin, new radiosensitizers, and active drugs combined with RT to reduce the high rate of pelvic and distant treatment failure still seen in advanced cervix cancer.
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Morbidity after intraperitoneal insertion of saline-filled tissue expanders for small bowel exclusion from radiotherapy treatment fields: a prospective four year experience with 34 patients.

TL;DR: Intraperitoneal placement of a saline-filled tissue expander is a simple, safe and effective means of small bowel exclusion from RT portals, and there were no clinical infections involving the prostheses.