The VIRTIS (Visual IR Thermal Imaging Spectrometer) experiment has been one of the most
successful experiments built in Europe for Planetary Exploration. VIRTIS, developed in …

Background In patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric
junction (AEG), early metabolic response defined by 18-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET ([ 18 F]FDG-…

(CR/PR) after EAP was 70%(23/33), including a 21%(7/33) rate of clinical CRs (CCRs). Two
patients had minor remission (MR)/no change and seven had progressive disease. There …

PURPOSE: Preoperative chemotherapy in patients with gastroesophageal cancer is
hampered by the lack of reliable predictors of tumor response. This study evaluates whether …

BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has shown some success in the treatment of
gastric carcinoma, but objective parameters for measuring its effects are lacking. The authors …

The VIRTIS (Visible, Infrared and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer) instrument on board the
Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence of carbon-bearing compounds on the nucleus of …

Objective To analyze the changing pattern in tumor type and postoperative deaths at a
national referral center for esophageal cancer in the Western world and to assess prognostic …

The efficacy and safety of gemcitabine at a starting dose of 800 mg m2 administered once a
week for 3 weeks with 1 week's rest was investigated in chemonaive patients with advanced …

… Wieder, Björn LDM Brücher, Frank Zimmermann, Karen Becker, Florian Lordick, Ambros
Beer, Markus Schwaiger, Ulrich Fink, Jörg Rüdiger Siewert, Hubert J. Stein, and Wolfgang A …

… Inter- and intraindividual comparisons of quantitative data were made by using a Mann-Whitney
U and a Wilcoxon signed rank test, respectively. Survival rates were estimated …