The Ewing family of tumors and the search for the Achilles' heel.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Numerous staging and scoring systems exist for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), but all harbor limitations. This has prompted investigation for new factors with prognostic implications for DTC. RECENT FINDINGS:Several new factors that may be involved in DTC risk stratification have emerged, such ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Papaleontiou M,Haymart MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Most patients affected by lung cancer are treated with chemotherapy, and hence are at risk of myelosuppression. Hematopoietic growth factors have a relevant role in this setting, as they can improve quality of life, reduce the rate of chemotherapy-induced complications and allow the administration of ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Genova C,Rijavec E,Grossi F

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Early trials of high-dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation in mantle cell lymphoma were discouraging, with no clear survival advantage attributable to the procedure. Most early series were plagued by small numbers, retrospective designs, and short follow-up. Also, until recently, allo...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Jacobsen E,Freedman A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circumvention of P-glycoprotein function by pharmacologic agents is a major focus of clinical trials aimed at increasing the cytotoxicity of multidrug resistance-associated drugs, including doxorubicin. The success of this approach will likely depend on the clinical significance of P-glycoprotein expression, which...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Kruh GD,Goldstein LJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Childhood blastomas, unlike adult cancers, originate from developing organs in which molecular and cellular features exhibit differentiation arrest and embryonic characteristics. Conventional cancer therapies, which rely on the generalized cytotoxic effect on rapidly dividing cells, may damage delicat...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Oh L,Hafsi H,Hainaut P,Ariffin H

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:AIDS-related malignancies are an ongoing cause of mortality in individuals with HIV infection. In the HIV-negative setting, high-dose chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation is an option for patients with hematologic malignancies. Prior to the advent of effective HIV therapy, stem cell transplantati...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Krishnan A,Forman SJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Gene expression profiling has highlighted the biologic heterogeneity of breast cancer and has begun to influence the ability of the medical community to individualize patient therapy. The review is intended to highlight the most important advances in the field over recent years with an emphasis on tho...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Morris SR,Carey LA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Myxoid/round cell liposarcoma (MRCL) represents about 10% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. Therapeutic options for this subgroup of tumours are limited, essentially doxorubicin-based regimens and trabectedin. Recently, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway has been identified as a therapeutic t...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Sanfilippo R,Dei Tos AP,Casali PG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although early clinical gene therapy trials for recurrent central nervous system neoplasms showed the proof-of-principle, they did not fulfill the high expectations suggested by the preclinical experimental data. Insufficient distribution of vectors in human brain tumors and very low transduction efficiency require th...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Weyerbrock A,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with HIV is associated with an increased risk of systemic and primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Patients with systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma usually present with high- or intermediate-grade histology and extranodal dissemination. Although the prognosis for such patients is poor, some pa...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Sparano JA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma is a distinct subtype and accounts for approximately 5 to 10% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The malignant cells express pan B-cell markers, including CD19, CD20 and CD22, and the T-cell marker CD5, whereas CD10 and CD23 expression are usually absent. By cytogenetic analysis, the t(11;14)(q13;q32) tran...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Leonard JP,Schattner EJ,Coleman M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We used two examples of genes, TP53 and EGFR, which are somatically altered by intragenic mutations in common cancer types to illustrate how somatic mutations have followed very different routes to clinical applications. RECENT FINDINGS:TP53 somatic mutations are frequent in many cancers. Their progn...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Olivier M,Taniere P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of lung cancer continues to rise. The need and demand for more effective treatment to improve survival and palliate symptoms increases at a great rate. The most recent evidence for the use of chemotherapy in the palliative setting is summarized in this review of the literature from the last few years. It...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Medley L,Cullen M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Overexpression of the Bcl-2 oncoprotein is noted in various malignant disorders. In patients with hematologic malignancies, increased production of the Bcl-2 oncoprotein is associated with chemotherapy resistance, aggressive clinical course, and poor survival. Bcl-2 is an important molecular target. D...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Chanan-Khan A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaposi sarcoma (KS), an unusual tumor of vascular origin, was one of the first recognized manifestations of AIDS. In the past few years, it has become clear that human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is critical to the development of KS in the setting of immunosuppression, such as that seen with HIV infection. Other genetic and...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Mitsuyasu RT

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The mutational landscape in lung adenocarcinoma (LADC) is broadly recognized, particularly regarding the presence of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation in non-smokers. However, even in the EGFR canonical-mutant LADC, other accompanying alterations surface which may have a major impac...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Rosell R,Karachaliou N,Arrieta O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In testicular cancer epidemiology, the increasing recognition that germinal epithelial atrophy is the final common pathway in the development of this tumor has developed along with reports that elevated follicule-stimulating hormone levels at the time of diagnosis of first tumor correlate with risk of developing a sec...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Oliver RT

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Loss of cell growth control is not sufficient to explain why tumours form as the immune system recognizes many malignant cells and keeps them in check. The local inflammatory microenvironment is a pivotal factor in tumour formation, as tumour-associated inflammation actively suppresses antitumour immu...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Huang L,Mellor AL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Case reports are presented for three patients with metastatic breast cancer who received first-line treatment with bevacizumab in combination with taxanes in clinical trials. Two patients showed peak reductions in lesion size of 49 and 70%, respectively. In one patient, subsequent treatment with bevacizumab in combina...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Ferreira A,Vieira C,Rodrigues A,Pereira D,Rodrigues H,Dávila C,Bento S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review aims at comprehensively discussing our current knowledge on bone metastases incidence in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), their related complications as well as clinical impact in patients suffering from advanced disease. RECENT FINDINGS:After evoking the use of zoledronic acid as the e...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Peters S,Meylan E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preclinical and clinical investigations of therapeutic approaches to melanoma have progressed significantly in the past year. This article reviews recently published information relevant to preclinical studies of the biologic function of stromal tissue, growth factors (and receptors), interferons, cytokines, and a...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Kirkwood JM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this article will be to review neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) of the gynaecological tract. NETs are generally considered to be uncommon and primary tumours in the gynaecological tract on arrival rare or very rare. It is important to distinguish true primary tumours from metastatic as the...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Reed NS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Therapy of malignant melanoma recently experienced remarkable advances with the introduction of two treatment regimens, gene mutation-based therapies with signaling pathway inhibitors (kinase inhibitors) and treatments with immune modulators. Both strategies prolong patients' survival but still have s...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Griewank KG,Ugurel S,Schadendorf D,Paschen A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by an initial chronic phase of expanded clonal myelopoiesis followed by inevitable progression to accelerated phase and finally to fatal blast crisis. Although interferon therapy results in hematologic control of disease in most patients and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Enright H,McGlave P

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to update knowledge on therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MN), taking into account the new 2008 WHO classification, new genome-wide approaches for the definition of susceptibility towards t-MN and the introduction of new more aggressive treatments in cancer patients. R...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Leone G,Fianchi L,Voso MT

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The effect of psychotherapy on the survival of cancer patients has been debated for the past 20 years, mainly due to contradictory findings in the studies published so far. Several reviews have been published, almost all of which criticize the methods used in the studies. In 2007, three replication st...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Boesen EH,Johansen C

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of tumors arising from or, by extension, involving the skull base is complex due to the density and sensitivity of nearby neurovascular structures, the proximity of these structures to the relatively contaminated spaces of the paranasal sinuses or ear and mastoid, the varied pathologic entities encounte...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： DeMonte F

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Significant advances have been made in the treatment of younger patients with acute myeloid leukemia over the past 3 decades, but prognosis in the elderly has remained dismal, with median survival times of only a few months. Although a small percentage of older patients may be cured by standard chemot...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Amadori S,Del Principe MI,Venditti A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A better understanding of the immunobiology after transplantation and of the available recombinant cytokines that enhance hematopoietic reconstitution following autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is likely to result in safer application of bone marrow transplantation. Residual tumor cells escaping c...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Slavin S,Nagler A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the present review, we discuss the possible role of the unfolded protein response (UPR) in the acquisition of tumor cell characteristics and in the prognosis of cancer outcome, which could assist and contribute to the development of more promising therapeutic strategies. RECENT FINDINGS:Accumulati...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Galmiche A,Sauzay C,Chevet E,Pluquet O

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00