Biomedical subjects

K Gabryś

Publications and source records attributed to K Gabryś.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1995

[Hypothermia during chemotherapy for lymphomas].

There are only few reports in the literature on the occurrence of hypothermia after chemotherapy. It occurred after various cytostatics and lasted for few hours to several days. Our material consisted of 11 patients with malignant lymphoma who were given chemotherapy protocols including cisplatin. In 5 patients (2 with Hodgkin's disease and 3 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) who had high fever, after treatment the temperature decreased down to 34.3 degrees C. Hypothermia disappeared spontaneously after few days. The drug responsible for this effect in our patients was cisplatin.

Adult↗

PubMed1995

[Evaluation of early treatment results in Hodgkin's disease during the cytostatic protocol containing methotrexate].

28 patients suffering from advanced Hodgkin's disease were treated according to protocol containing 7 cytostatic drugs including methotrexate and corticosteroids, but not cyclophosphamide, chlormethine or procarbazine. 22 patients i.e. 78.5% attained complete remission and 5 i.e. 17.8% a partial one. Drug tolerance was satisfactory: out of side-effects the most common was myelosuppression, especially granulocytopenia. Our early results were similar to those obtained with MOPP-like protocols, but early undesirable effects less often and of a smaller degree. Because the protocol has been aimed at avoiding late toxicity of cytostatics, its final evaluation will be possible in the future.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1993

[Long-term (over 10-years) survival in Hodgkin's disease].

61 patients with Hodgkin's disease, i.e., 40.9% of all HD pts hospitalized in the years 1970-1981 are more than 10 years survivors: 46 are alive and 15 died of underlying disease or its complications. The most important prognostic factor at diagnosis was clinical advancement and the form A or B of HD. Age and sex also influenced survival but to a lesser degree. Patients living in CCR were more likely to have MC histology than those with relapsing disease, who more often showed LD and LP type. Among 5 persons with second neoplasms four disclosed NS type of HD. No statistical differences in clinical prognostic factors were encountered between further alive and those who died after more than 10-yrs. Almost all patients were able to normally continue their familial and professional lives.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1993

Tracheo- and bronchoesophageal fistulas in Hodgkin's disease.

Among 330 patients with Hodgkin's disease, in five development of fistula between the respiratory and alimentary tract was observed; tracheoesophageal in three and bronchoesophageal in two patients. Generalization of the disease was the cause of fistula in three patients; it appeared as a result of necrosis of the neoplastic infiltration during cytostatic treatment or radiotherapy. In the fourth patient the fistula was of iatrogenic origin (radiation induced damage), and in the fifth it was the result of secondary neoplasm (bronchial anaplastic cancer).

Adult↗

PubMed1992

[Secondary polycythemia as an example of the paraneoplastic syndromes].

The modern views on the coexistence of secondary polycythaemia with benign and malignant tumours of varying origin are reviewed describing certain mechanisms determining this association. The diagnostic management of secondary polycythaemia is outlined calling attention to the necessity of ruling out coexistence of a neoplasm.

Adenocarcinoma↗

PubMed1992

[Early results of the treatment of Hodgkin's disease in adults using the seven-drug cytostatic protocol].

65 adult patients with Hodgkin's disease were treated acc. to multidrug protocol proposed by I. Koza et al. including doxorubicin, vincristine, vinblastine, bleomycin, procarbazine, lomustine and prednisone. 4 drugs (3 cytostatics and prednisone) including cycles were given repeatedly every 4 weeks. In the group of first line therapy (39 persons) 61.5% CR and 23% PR was obtained i.e. 84.5% therapeutic responses. The protocol used as salvage therapy resulted in 30% CR and 23% PR. Undesirable gastrointestinal effects were observed less commonly than after ABVD and CVPP schemes but myelosuppressive effect was more often seen and required attenuation of cytostatic drugs doses in the further cycles of therapy. The considered protocol seems to be a valuable one approaching to -but not achieving- the results of MOPP and ABVD schemes: is better tolerated because of elimination of strong emetic cytostatics (chlormethine and decarbazine) but late toxicity could be evaluable only after several years.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1991

[Analysis of the prognostic significance of serum immunoglobulins in Hodgkin's disease].

Main classes of serum immunoglobulins have been studied in plasma of patients with untreated Hodgkin's disease and correlations have been analyzed between their levels and the clinical stage of the disease, its histological type and the patient's age and survival. In the Hematology Department, Wrocław, in the years 1979-1989 to the study 115 cases were qualified, 59 were female, 56 male, 75 are still under treatment, whereas 40 died. Stage III B and IV B and histological type NS and MC prevailed. Mathematical analysis resulted in the following: In untreated Hodgkin's disease plasma levels of IgA, IgG, IgM were elevated compared to the controls. No correlation was found of the immunoglobulins elevations to the patients age, histological type, clinical stage and survival.

Adult↗

PubMed1989

[Secondary erythrocytosis in 3 cases of neoplastic disease].

Three cases of tumor-associated (so called "paraneoplastic") erythrocytosis are described. In a 24 year old man with adrenal gland cancer hematological parameters normalized shortly after surgery, but he died 8 weeks later because of the dissemination of the disease. In a 48 year old man with hypernephroma of the left kidney and in a 49 year old woman with the left cerebral hemisphere meningioma Hb level, hematocrit and red blood cell count normalized after tumor removal and remained within normal range 39 and 7 months respectively. It is suggested that a probability of the neoplastic disease as a cause of erythrocytosis should be taken into account.

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms↗

PubMed1988