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Role of Cancer Stem cells in Chemotherapy Failure

Fariz Nurwidya, Elisna Syahruddin Departemen Pulmonologi dan Ilmu Kedokteran Respirasi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia, RS Persahabatan, Jakarta Abstract Various studies on cancer resistance to chemotherapy and targeted-therapy led to possible role cancer stem cells (CSCs). The CSCs hypothesis argued that cancer consists of heterogeneous cell phenotypes of which only a small subset can fully regenerate […]

Efficacy of 36 mg/day vs 12 mg/day Oral Prednisolone in Treatment of Moderate Persistent Asthma Following Acute Exacerbation

Oke Viska, Faisal Yunus, Wiwien Heru Wiyono Departemen Pulmonologi dan Ilmu Kedokteran Respirasi, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia, RS Persahabatan, Jakarta, Indonesia Abstract Background: Efforts to reduce the recurrence of asthma exacerbations is optimal handling. Steroid has a role in reducing exacerbations, but another problem arises due to uneffective oral dose after the patient is discharged. This study […]