National Cancer Institute, Egypt

This study tested whether continuing the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine after initial treatment could help people with a rare and aggressive lung cancer called diffuse pleural mesothelioma keep their cancer from growing for a longer time. 64 patients who had already responded to f…

This study looked at whether a neck ultrasound can help doctors predict if placing a breathing tube will be difficult. Researchers observed 246 adult patients who needed general anesthesia with a breathing tube. They measured different parts of the neck using ultrasound and compa…

This study looked at whether taking daily vitamin B complex can reduce nerve damage (tingling, numbness, pain) caused by the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel in women with ovarian cancer. 146 adult patients took vitamin B pills every day for 6 months while receiving weekly chemo. Res…

This study tested two types of nerve blocks to manage pain after cancer surgery on the upper belly. 70 adults received either an erector spinae plane block or an external oblique intercostal plane block. The goal was to see which one reduces the need for morphine and other pain m…