Essays about: "Statin treatment"

Found 2 essays containing the words Statin treatment.

1. 1. Evaluating targeted combination therapies in EGFR wild-type non-small-cell lung cancer using mass spectrometry-based proteomics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för immunteknologi

   Author : Johan Thorsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Survival for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has been significantly improved by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in patients with EGFR mutations. However, certain subpopulations of NSCLC patients with EGFR wild-type (wt) status have been shown to also respond to EGFR-TKIs. READ MORE

3. 2. Surgical stress response in patients with perioperative statin and/or beta-blocker treatment during colon cancer surgery

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

   Author : Arvid Lindgren; [2022]
   Keywords : Surgical stress response; Colorectal surgery; Beta-blocker treatment; Statin treatment; C-reactive protein.;

   Abstract : Background: Surgical stress during resection surgery for colon cancer has previously been shown to be associated with adverse postoperative outcomes. Statin and beta-blocker treatment have been shown to lower postoperative complications and mortality, and been hypothesized to reduce the surgical stress response, although this correlation has not been studied clinically. READ MORE