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Combinations in multimodality treatments and clinical outcomes during cancer (Review)

Retraction in: /10.3892/ol.2020.12083

  • Authors:
    • Xiao‑Ying Zhang
    • Pei‑Ying Zhang
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  • Published online on: October 11, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5242
  • Pages: 4301-4304
  • Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Combination approach could be easily considered as the future of therapeutics in all pathological states including cancer. Scientists are trying different combinations in order to determine synergism among different therapeutics which ultimately helps in the improved and more efficient management of the affected patients. Combination of multi-chemotherapeutic agents, or multi‑drug therapy, may be the most commonly used strategy for cancer treatment. Monotherapy causes drug resistance and loses its response in patients after several cycles of treatment. While combining different anticancer drugs together for cancer treatment, as in the case of the cocktail therapy for HIV, not only overcomes the drug resistance but also leads to a synergistic effect, therefore showing prolonged survival for patients. The present review article is focused on different combinations in use for better efficiency of therapeutics against cancer. We searched the electronic database PubMed for pre‑clinical as well as clinical controlled trials reporting diagnostic as well as therapeutic advances of various combinations in cancer. It was observed clearly that combination approach is better in various aspects including increase in efficacy, specificity and decline in the unwanted side effects.
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Zhang XY and Zhang PY: Combinations in multimodality treatments and clinical outcomes during cancer (Review) Retraction in /10.3892/ol.2020.12083. Oncol Lett 12: 4301-4304, 2016.
APA
Zhang, X., & Zhang, P. (2016). Combinations in multimodality treatments and clinical outcomes during cancer (Review) Retraction in /10.3892/ol.2020.12083. Oncology Letters, 12, 4301-4304. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5242
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Zhang, X., Zhang, P."Combinations in multimodality treatments and clinical outcomes during cancer (Review) Retraction in /10.3892/ol.2020.12083". Oncology Letters 12.6 (2016): 4301-4304.
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Zhang, X., Zhang, P."Combinations in multimodality treatments and clinical outcomes during cancer (Review) Retraction in /10.3892/ol.2020.12083". Oncology Letters 12, no. 6 (2016): 4301-4304. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5242