An update on prostate cancer research.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Current treatment modalities provide limited improvement in the natural course of lung cancer, and prognosis remains poor. Lung cancer is a malignancy with great molecular heterogeneity. The complexity of the signalling process leading to cancer cell proliferation and to the neoplastic phenotype suppo...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Cascone T,Gridelli C,Ciardiello F

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite continuing advances in the molecular characterization of the events promoting metastasis, no significant impact has been made on therapy or survival rates for patients with advanced tumors. Over the past 12 months there has been a general consolidation of the emerging evidence indicating that tumor spread is r...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Dorudi S,Hart IR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid development of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging has resulted in numerous applications of these modalities in head and neck oncology. In the past year further refinements in diagnostic capabilities have been obtained in magnetic resonance imaging. Computed tomography is rapidly being replace...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Castelijns JA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this study is to update the reader on advances in postpubertal male germ cell tumours (GCTs) over the last 18 months. RECENT FINDINGS:Single nucleotide polymorphisms, including in four sex-determination genes, have been identified as additional genetic susceptibility loci to testicular...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Feldman DR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide examples of mitochondria-specific metabolic events that influence tumor cell biology, and of metabolism-related mitochondrial biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cancer cells. RECENT FINDINGS:Cancer cell mitochondria are rewired to optimally serve the cancer cell under various conditions...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Shoshan M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:PremRNA alternative splicing is more a rule than an exception as it affects more than 90% of multiexons genes and plays a key role in proteome diversity. Here, we discuss some recent studies published in the extensively growing field linking RNA splicing and cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:These last years, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Abou Faycal C,Gazzeri S,Eymin B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mantle cell lymphoma is an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma characterized by the t(11;14) chromosomal translocation and overexpression of cyclin D1. Constituting approximately 5 to 8% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, it carries the poorest prognosis among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma subtypes. Standard and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Williams ME,Densmore JJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of highly sensitive and specific assays to detect residual disease in patients with acute leukemia should provide a basis for optimizing therapy and maximizing each patient's chance of cure. Strategies for detecting residual disease are based on biologic properties that allow acute leukemia cells to be disting...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Baer MR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The remarkable progress witnessed over the past few years in the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of chronic lymphocytic leukemia has profoundly changed the clinical approach to this disease. This review focuses on the most recent advances in the diagnostic and prognostic examination of patients with...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Gentile M,Mauro FR,Guarini A,Foà R

更新日期：2005-11-01 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:Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterized by the infiltration of involved tissues by specialized dendritic cells. The demonstration of the constant activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in LCH lesions has been a breakthrough in the understanding o...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Jouenne F,Benattia A,Tazi A

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for effective adjuvant therapy for melanoma has resulted in the testing of a remarkably broad spectrum of therapeutic agents. Until recently, there was little evidence to suggest a benefit for any adjuvant therapy. The demonstration of activity for adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa in a cooperative group t...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Sondak VK,Wolfe JA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The advent of immunotherapy significantly improved clinical outcomes in cancer patients, although immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) still lack of efficacy in a consistent proportion of treated patients. The purpose of this article is to review the most innovative and clinically promising ICB-based comb...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Fucà G,de Braud F,Di Nicola M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideal cancer therapy would accomodate the specific biology of a tumor and be based upon understanding the mechanisms of malignancy. This vision has been the driving force in cancer research. However, the story of success in clinical cancer management is a story of empirie largely independent from progress in basic...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Kovar H,Aryee D,Zoubek A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrary to the case with bacterial infections, progress in the diagnosis and treatment of invasive mycoses in cancer patients has been unsatisfactory. Amphotericin B deoxycholate has remained the drug of choice for severe invasive fungal infections for nearly 40 years. However, its infusion-related side effects, as w...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Martino P,Girmenia C

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Research into the basic biology of telomeres continues to reveal details relevant to fundamental aspects of human cancer. The goal of this review is to highlight discoveries made within the last year, with emphasis on their relevance to cancer prevention, diagnosis, prognostics, and treatment. RECENT...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Meeker AK,De Marzo AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine the most recent changes in published guidelines by various organizations for the treatment of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. This document provides a comparison of recommendations for common topics currently found in available thyroid cancer care guidelines. RECENT FINDINGS:R...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Miller BS,Doherty GM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the widespread diffusion of stereotactic radiosurgical procedures, GKR treatments have gained considerable momentum as a major therapeutic option for patients harboring primary or metastatic brain tumors. Present results in high grade gliomas indicate a potential palliative role of this technique. The overall low...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Gerosa M,Nicolato A,Foroni R

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast majority of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) now achieve remission with current intensive chemotherapy regimens. Nevertheless, most adults with ALL will eventually relapse and die of their disease. Specific clinical and molecular-cytogenetic prognostic factors have been identified that are begin...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Verma A,Stock W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent discoveries have demonstrated that ovarian cancer is actually composed of multiple separate diseases. Clear cell cancer is an important example. This review will describe the unique biology of clear cell carcinoma, its novel molecular features, and the recent translation of this into new therap...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Penson RT,Dizon DS,Birrer MJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently used staging system in melanoma has not been significantly modified since 1988. While this four-stage system effectively stratifies patients into prognostic groups, additional discriminating criteria have been reported that is not presently incorporated in the staging system. The following additions and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Ross M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to highlight recent studies on mammalian sirtuins that coordinately regulate cellular metabolic homeostasis upon fasting and to summarize the beneficial effects of fasting on carcinogenesis and cancer therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies have demonstrated that fasting...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Zhu Y,Yan Y,Gius DR,Vassilopoulos A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of non-myeloablative and reduced-intensity conditioning regimens has enabled older or medically infirm patients with myeloid malignancies to be treated with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The regimens are sufficiently immunosuppressive to allow engraftment of allogeneic cells and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Storb R

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enormous progress has been made in the last several years in delineating signal transduction pathways associated with cell proliferation and apoptosis. The components of these pathways, which include both oncogenes and tumor suppressors, may provide viable targets for therapeutic intervention for the treatment of canc...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Huang PS,Heimbrook DC

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the state-of-the-art of the surgical management of stage IIIA-N2 nonsmall cell lung cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:When completely resected, occult N2 found at thoracotomy, skip metastases, and single-level N2 in selected locations are reported to portend acceptable survival rates. Conversely, p...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Rocco G

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although outcomes for patients with follicular lymphoma have improved with chemoimmunotherapy, the disease remains incurable. There is a wide variation in survival, and although the Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index helps to risk-stratify patients, there is a need for robust biomarker...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Gribben JG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Concept of refractory coeliac disease (RCD) emerged in the past decade and refers to persistence of malnutrition and intestinal villous atrophy for more than 1 year strict gluten-free diet in coeliac patients. Diagnosis of this condition remains difficult and conditions treatment and follow-up. RECEN...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Malamut G,Cellier C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The psychosocial needs of adolescent and young adult (AYA) siblings of cancer patients are easily overlooked. Accordingly, the evidence base informing short and long-term outcomes for these young people is sparse. This review provides an overview of recent research highlighting the experiences, unmet ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Patterson P,Medlow S,McDonald FE

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of five new immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of metastatic urothelial cancer represents the first major treatment breakthrough for this disease since the introduction of combination chemotherapy over 30 years ago. This review examines th...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Tabayoyong W,Gao J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00