Abstract:
:The prodrug strategy has its own particular real and theoretic obstacles. Clinical strategies and research efforts have tried to approach these problems. The bystander effect, whereby nontransduced cells are affected by simple proximity to those that have received the novel gene, has enabled many prodrug systems to be more efficient than anticipated. Several prodrug gene therapy systems have been developed, including the HSVtk/GCV and CD/5-FC systems. Preclinical work serves as the foundation for clinical trials examining the use of prodrug gene therapy systems. At least 21 prodrug gene therapy trials have been approved for patient enrollment in the United States and Europe. Recent work has demonstrated the success of prodrug gene therapy, which might lead to combination therapies using vector transfer of both prodrug/suicide as well as immune-enhancing genes to tumors.
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Curr Oncol Repjournal_title
Current oncology reportsauthors
Smythe WRdoi
10.1007/s11912-000-0006-zkeywords:
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2000-01-01 00:00:00pages
17-22issue
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1523-3790issn
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杂志文章,评审abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Advances in cervical cancer screening and treatment have resulted in high cure rates in developed countries for early-stage disease. Current research focuses on minimizing morbidity and maximizing quality of life. RECENT FINDINGS:Imaging has been disappointing in identifying small volume metastases. ...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-017-0614-5
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-002-0030-2
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-004-0082-6
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-002-0006-2
更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-012-0222-3
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-999-0012-8
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-005-0008-y
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review was undertaken to analyze the main reasons behind the limited development of hospice care in China, and to put forward some suggestions. RECENT FINDINGS:Although the Chinese government has increased its support for hospice care in recent years, however, owing to the lack of education arou...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-020-00959-y
更新日期:2020-07-28 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-012-0227-y
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-020-00928-5
更新日期:2020-06-12 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-002-0044-9
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-001-0043-2
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-001-0007-6
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Management of metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCC) can be challenging. This review gives an insight of current treatment options for patients with synchronous metastatic HNSCC and suggests a therapeutic algorithm. RECENT FINDINGS:With the rise of novel therapeutic techniques and med...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-019-0856-5
更新日期:2019-11-14 00:00:00
abstract::HER2 is a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family of tyrosine kinases and is involved in the growth, invasion, metastasis, and prognosis of breast cancer. The rationale for prospective trials evaluating the role of anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody therapy for patients with high-risk HER2-positive res...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-001-0073-9
更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Malignant gliomas result in disproportionately high morbidity and mortality compared with other primary tumors, and progression of disease is inevitable. Novel therapies to improve outcomes are needed and immune checkpoint inhibitors hold significant promise. RECENT FINDINGS:A limited body of preclin...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-017-0586-5
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Over the past two decades, advances have been made in understanding the pathophysiology of cancer-associated weight loss, termed "cachexia." To date, there is no proven effective intervention to completely reverse cachexia and there are no approved drug therapies to treat it. This paper will review re...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-019-0765-7
更新日期:2019-02-04 00:00:00
abstract::Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an uncommon B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, comprising approximately 6-8% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas. MCL is biologically and clinically heterogeneous, and there is no standard treatment for MCL. Although untreated MCL often responds well to frontline combination chemotherapy, relapsed, re...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-015-0460-2
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite recent advances in the care of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), significant morbidity and mortality remains. Symptoms caused by the cancer and its treatments can be profoundly debilitating. Palliative care aims to reduce this burden. In this review, we discuss the def...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-018-0731-9
更新日期:2018-11-09 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-018-0672-3
更新日期:2018-03-06 00:00:00
abstract::Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in American men. Although the use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer screening since the 1990s has led to increased early diagnoses, the most recent studies are in conflict about the risks and b...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-010-0136-x
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypogonadism is common throughout the illness trajectory of patients with cancer. About two thirds of male patients with advanced cancer have hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal dysfunction and low testosterone levels. Chronic inflammation, comorbidities, cachexia, chemotherapy, and medications such as opioids, megestrol a...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-014-0378-0
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::High-risk non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) of the head and neck is difficult to manage, given its propensity for regional metastasis, perineural invasion, direct parotid invasion, and bony destruction. Management of these tumors demands awareness of the characteristics contributing to their recurrence. Recent studies e...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-005-0042-9
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::With our understanding of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, the availability of HPV testing, and the known limitations of cervical cytology, it is time to reassess cervical cancer screening technologies. This article reviews recent randomized trials comparing primary HPV testing with cervical cytology in...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-008-0081-0
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-012-0242-z
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Epidemiologic studies supported by molecular technology have provided sufficient evidence of the causal role of some human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in the development of cervical cancer. The finding is consistent universally, and HPV has been proposed as the first identified necessary cause of cervical cancer. ...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-002-0079-y
更新日期:2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The endothelins (ETs), which include ET-1, ET-2, ET-3, and their receptors ET-A and ET-B, play a major role in tumor growth, proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and bone metastasis. Atrasentan is a novel and selective inhibitor of ET-1 and ET-A. In vitro and in vivo data show that this oral agent is capable of inh...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11912-006-0045-1
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Concurrent radiation therapy and chemotherapy is the primary treatment for patients with squamous cell tumors of the anal canal, and is also employed in the neoadjuvant setting for patients with stage II and III adenocarcinoma of the rectum. There is constant clinical study involving modifications of chemoradiotherapy...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-011-0166-z
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::With the emergence of telemedicine as a routine form of care in various venues, the opportunities to use technology to care for the most vulnerable, most ill cancer patients are extremely appealing. Increasingly, evidence supports early integration of palliative care with standard oncologic care, supported by recent N...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-017-0600-y
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cancer risk has become a significant research topic due to an increase in statistical risk models built to predict cancer incidence or mortality. Over the past 3 years, 15 models on the development of different types of cancer, including breast, colorectal, prostate, gastric, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, testicular, and...
journal_title:Current oncology reports
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11912-007-0071-7
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00