Treatment options for early breast cancer in elderly women.

abstract：:In this report, we first describe the history of transsphenoidal surgery. We further elaborate on three fundamental surgical anatomy principles of transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas. First, the pituitary gland and, therefore, pituitary adenomas are extra-arachnoid structures, therefore the operation should...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Ciric IS,Zhao J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ductal carcinoma in situ is a premalignant disease of the breast with a rapidly rising incidence. For women with localized ductal carcinoma in situ, randomized trials have shown that radiation therapy following conservative surgery lowers the relative risk of progression to invasive disease by 60%. Therefore, followin...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Smith BD,Smith GL,Buchholz TA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of important studies were presented at the CNS tumors section of the 2010 American Society of Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. There was particular interest in a Phase II study showing that the mTOR inhibitor everolimus had significant activity in tuberous patients with subependymal giant cell astrocytomas. Tw...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wen PY

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel targeted agents, such as VEGF receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGFR-TKIs) and mTOR inhibitors, have improved therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Sequential administration of agents with similar mechanisms of action has shown some efficacy in small retrospective studies; however, prospective Phase I...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Larkin J,Swanton C,Pickering L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between venous thromboembolism (VTE) and malignancy was first recognized more than 135 years ago. Since then, a markedly increased incidence of VTE has been found in patients with malignant disease. Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated that malignancy or its treatment are major risk factors for ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gao S,Escalante C

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In breast cancer, RANK ligand (RANKL) appears to play an important role in the process of chemotaxis between circulating tumor cells and the bone microenvironment, which enables RANK-expressing breast cancer cells to migrate into the bone. Mounting clinical evidence has further demonstrated that the anti-RANKL monoclo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Azim H,Azim HA Jr

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined therapy with temozolomide and radiotherapy is a standard treatment and improves the survival for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. However, the prognosis remains poor, with a median survival time of 12-15 months. Currently, several clinical trials of dose-dense temozolomide regimen or molecular-targ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Shirai K,Chakravarti A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of clinical trials over the past 15 years demonstrate that the taxanes are among the most effective new class of cytotoxic drugs to treat breast cancer and other solid tumors. Moreover, the efficacy of the taxanes added further credence to the relevance of the microtubule as a tumor target. In spite of the sig...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Higa GM,Abraham J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to computed tomography image analysis, skeletal muscle (SM) and adipose tissue areas vary widely in patients with the same body mass index or the same body surface area. Body composition variables such as SM mass, SM density and subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue have shown value as potential independe...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Antoun S,Lanoy E,Albiges-Sauvin L,Escudier B

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are involved in numerous physiological processes and have crucial roles in certain disease states, such as mammary carcinomas. Estradiol, the most potent endogenous estrogen, is biosynthesized from androgens by the cytochrome P450 enzyme complex called aromatase. Aromatase is found in breast tissue and the i...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Brueggemeier RW

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a highly malignant neoplasm. The incidence of ICC has been increasing world-wide over the past several decades. Areas covered: The pathogenesis of ICC is a complex process involving the alteration of specific genes and epigenetic changes. This review summarizes the ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Huang SB,Zheng CX

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare disorder with a prevalence of one case per 1.7 million people and a generally poor prognosis. It accounts for 0.02% of all cancer cases and 0.2% of cancer deaths. Within the past three decades, accurate diagnosis, precise radiologic localization, satisfactory preoperative medical man...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Haleblian GE,Wilson C,Haddad D,Albala DM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard of care in the management of the axilla for a woman with breast cancer was traditionally a level I and II axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Since the pivotal studies in the mid-1990s, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in breast carcinoma has come to replace ALND in women with clinically negative axil...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Greenberg CC,Bafford AC,Golshan M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As with many human malignancies, pancreatic cancer is a complex genetic disorder. Several thousand disease-associated alterations on the DNA, mRNA, miRNA and protein levels have been reported to date. Some of these alterations, including a number of gatekeeper mutations, which are of pre-eminent importance for the ons...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Buchholz M,Gress TM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinase (PK)Calpha and epsilon are rational targets for cancer therapy. However, targeted experimental therapeutics that inhibit PKCalpha or epsilon are unavailable. The authors established recently that covalent modification of an active-site cysteine in human PKCepsilon, Cys452, by small molecules, for exampl...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： O'Brian CA,Chu F,Bornmann WG,Maxwell DS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Management of clinically negative neck (cN0) in patients with parotid gland cancer is controversial. Treatment options can include observation, elective neck dissection or elective radiotherapy. Areas covered: We addressed the treatment options for cN0 patients with parotid gland cancer. A literature rev...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Vartanian JG,Gonçalves Filho J,Kowalski LP,Shah JP,Suárez C,Rinaldo A,De Bree R,Rodrigo JP,Hamoir M,Takes RP,Mäkitie AA,Zbären P,Andreasen S,Poorten VV,Sanabria A,Hellquist H,Robbins KT,Bödeker CC,Silver C,Ferlito A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the current status of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with outcome analysis. The published English literature (PubMed) database was searched extensively for major publications and large series on RARP. The search was carried out over the preceding 3-year period. Selected series were ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Singh I,Hemal AK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to outline the current approach to patients affected by metastasis to the long bones and to present a clinical and surgical algorithm available for clinicians and for future research. A modern approach to patients affected by long bone metastasis in fact requires a multidisciplinary cont...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Capanna R,Piccioli A,Di Martino A,Daolio PA,Ippolito V,Maccauro G,Piana R,Ruggieri P,Gasbarrini A,Spinelli MS,Campanacci DA,Italian Orthopaedic Society Bone Metastasis Study Group.

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Drugs such as sorafenib, sunitinib and pazopanib act on the VEGF receptor pathway, but they can also inhibit other kinases, resulting in off-target toxicities. Tivozanib was developed due to its potency and selectivi...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wong HH,Eisen T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) represent a range of bone marrow disorders, with patients affected by cytopenias and risk of progression to AML. There are limited therapeutic options available for patients, including hypomethylating agents (azacitidine/decitabine), growth factor support, lenalidomide, and ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Feld J,Belasen A,Navada SC

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaposi sarcoma is the most common cancer among HIV-infected individuals and one of the most common cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Kaposi sarcoma lesions are highly vascularized, and comprised of spindle-shaped tumor cells. Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus is etiologically linked to Kaposi sarcoma development and encodes gen...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Hansen A,Boshoff C,Lagos D

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Prostate-sparing radical cystectomy has been described in the literature and has proven to be a promising procedure owing to the continence and erectile function results without necessarily compromising the oncologic outcome in selected patients. TECHNIQUE POINTS:A transperitoneal approach is used. Lymph node ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Rozet F,Harmon J,Arroyo C,Cathelineau X,Barret E,Vallancien G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outcomes in colorectal cancer have improved over the last 15 years; this is in part due to the optimization of 5-fluorouracil schedules and the introduction of new and effective chemotherapeutic agents, such as irinotecan and oxaliplatin. However, not all patients respond to these agents and a proportion may suffer se...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Braun MS,Quirke P,Seymour MT

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been drastically changed by the approval of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). CML is now managed as a chronic disease requiring both long-term treatment and close molecular monitoring in the majority of patients. AREAS COVERED:Evidence suggests that in ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Stagno F,Breccia M,Di Raimondo F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of colorectal cancers is rising worldwide and pulmonary metastases were seen in approximately 10-15% of all patients. Surgical metastasectomy is a widely accepted procedure in selected patients and is considered as the only curative option in patients with secondary pulmonary malignancy. But surgical res...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Limmer S,Unger L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characterization of the mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) entity had a major impact on patient management and has played a profound role in improving therapy. Although the prognosis is improving in MCL, there is no definitive proof that the therapies currently available will lead to cure. Few randomized studies have been...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Camara-Clayette V,Hermine O,Ribrag V

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) are epithelial tumors of the ovaries characterized by cellular proliferation and nuclear atypia but without an infiltrative growth pattern. As they frequently affect younger patients the clinical management is complicated by considerations such as preserving fertility and reducing post...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Trillsch F,Mahner S,Ruetzel J,Harter P,Ewald-Riegler N,Jaenicke F,du Bois A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limb-salvage surgery plays a major role in the management of patients with osteosarcoma. As prognosis improves, reconstructive options have come under greater scrutiny with regard to their durability and functionality. The advent of computer navigation-guided reconstruction is discussed in detail, along with methods b...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Mangat KS,Jeys LM,Carter SR

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gastric cancer is one of a few gastrointestinal malignancies in which immunotherapy has shown meaningful activity. Pembrolizumab is the first and only immune checkpoint inhibitor to be FDA-approved in gastric cancer. Areas Covered: This review summarizes the current and emerging clinical evidence for immun...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kamath SD,Kalyan A,Benson AB 3rd

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced gastric cancer (GC) is a dreadful disease with a poor prognosis and the majority of patients die within 1 year of diagnosis. In the past decade, important signaling pathways promoting tumor proliferation and aggressiveness have been evaluated; the hepatocyte growth factor/mesenchymal epithelial transition (ME...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Abdel-Rahman O

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00