Venous thromboembolism and malignancy.

abstract：:The failure of conventional chemotherapy to improve survival in a large percentage of patients with advanced solid tumors has prompted the development of alternative anticancer approaches. Conventional allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) relies on myeloablative conditioning to eradicate the under...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Espinoza-Delgado I,Childs RW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that is strongly tied to asbestos exposure. Despite application of different modalities such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, patient prognosis remains very poor and therapies are ineffective. Much research currently focuses on the application of novel approa...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bakker E,Guazzelli A,Ashtiani F,Demonacos C,Krstic-Demonacos M,Mutti L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is the most common solid-organ cancer affecting the male population. Men with metastatic prostate cancer treated with androgen ablation therapy often respond rapidly, with improvement in bone pain and decreases in serum prostate-specific antigen. However, almost all patients progress to the castrate-re...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Rawlinson A,Mohammed A,Beatty J,Bell R,Miller M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgery may set the basis for a potential cure or would provide the best achievable quality of life in locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). However, survival extension with this approach would be scarce and not exempt from adverse events, thus preventing its recommendation in an alre...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： González J,Gaynor JJ,Alameddine M,Esteban M,Ciancio G

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is a distinct disorder characterized by a monoclonal immunoglobulin M paraprotein and morphological evidence of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. It is relatively rare, accounting for approximately 2% of all hematological malignancies. The aim of treatment for patients with Waldenström's macr...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Johnson SA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although available targeted therapies provide some clinical efficacy, a need remains for antiangiogenic therapies with alternative mechanisms in order to provide better outcomes and the ability to circumvent resistance. Inhibition of multiple VEGF targets may produce enhanced efficacy and more durable responses throug...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gordon MS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raloxifene is a member of a family of drugs known as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). Raloxifene is currently approved by the FDA for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. SERMs hold the potential to treat and prevent breast cancer, osteoporosis and coronary heart disease...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Pappas SG,Jordan VC

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells generally maintain their survival by suppressing apoptosis. Mitochondrial mechanisms are involved in most forms of apoptosis (referred to as mitochondrial apoptosis), and the Bcl-2 family controls apoptosis at the mitochondrion via a balance of the effects of pro- and antiapoptotic members. Antiapoptotic ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gardner CR

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound not only provide strategies to diagnose and stage malignancy, but also to administer palliative and definitive care. Options for anticancer therapy include endoscopic mucosal resection, photodynamic therapy, thermal therapy, self-expanding metal stents and recently,...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wong RF,Bhutani MS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is a frequent problem in cancer patients, especially in those treated with chemotherapy, and has an important negative impact on quality of life. Red blood cell transfusions provide clear but rather temporary comfort. The development of erythropoietic stimulating agents (ESAs) led to a more durable anemia treat...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Vansteenkiste J,Wauters I

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fertility impairment due to treatments is a major concern for adolescents and young adult patients who survived cancer. Areas covered: Chemotherapy may determine a detrimental effect on ovary function, leading to infertility, and premature ovarian failure. Embryo and oocyte cryopreservation is a standard s...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Tosoni A,Balestrini D,Brandes AA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer (BC) comprises a group of different diseases characterized by changes in tissue structure and gene expression. Recent advances in molecular biology have shed new light on the participation of genes and their products in the biology of BC. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding endogenous RNA molecules th...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Castañeda CA,Agullo-Ortuño MT,Fresno Vara JA,Cortes-Funes H,Gomez HL,Ciruelos E

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) using [(18)F]-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) has emerged as a valuable diagnostic modality in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Data in the literature show that the addition of FDG-PET definitely alters clinical management in patients with potentially resectable NSC...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Oyen WJ,Bussink J,Verhagen AF,Corstens FH,Bootsma GP

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder cancer is the most frequently occurring tumor of the urinary system, with over 10,000 new diagnoses each year in the UK. Approximately 70% of these are non-muscle-invasive and limited to the mucosa (Ta) or submucosa (T1). These tumors are generally managed with transurethral resection followed by adjuvant intr...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Cheung G,Dasgupta P,Guru KA,Billia M,Khan MS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Angiogenesis is critical for tumor growth, proliferation and metastasis with the crucial role of Vascular Endothelial Growth factor (VEGF) pathway. Ramucirumab is a monoclonal antibody that specifically targets the extracellular domain of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2. Areas covered: We per...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Paulus V,Avrillon V,Pérol M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Surgical treatment of thyroid cancer has become less aggressive but for many patients, the threshold for performing total thyroidectomy (TT), as opposed to thyroid lobectomy (TL), has remained unclear. Current American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines encourage more individualization of treatment opt...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Guo MY,Wiseman JJ,Wiseman SM

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary complications of antineoplastic therapy are common and are an important cause of respiratory morbidity. The pulmonary toxicity should be taken into account in every patient with respiratory problems who is or has been treated with antineoplastic agents. The diagnosis of drug-induced pulmonary toxicity is com...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Sadowska AM,Specenier P,Germonpre P,Peeters M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Pembrolizumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor with high specificity for binding to the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor. It has been approved by the FDA in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression on or after chemotherapy whose tumors express the programmed ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： De Felice F,Giudice E,Bolomini G,Distefano MG,Scambia G,Fagotti A,Marchetti C

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ are rare proliferative breast lesions, growing inside ducts and terminal ducto-lobular units. They represent a marker of increased risk for breast cancer and a non-obligate precursor of malignancy. Evidence available on diagnosis and management is scarce. They are fre...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Clauser P,Marino MA,Baltzer PA,Bazzocchi M,Zuiani C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer has evolved greatly in the last 15 years, involving combined chemotherapy protocols and, in more recent times, new biologic agents. Clinical benefit from the use of targeted therapy with bevacizumab, aflibercept, cetuximab, panitumumab and regorafenib in the treatment of m...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Price TJ,Segelov E,Burge M,Haller DG,Tebbutt NC,Karapetis CS,Punt CJ,Pavlakis N,Arnold D,Gibbs P,Shapiro JD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen has been shown to reduce the incidence of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer by approximately 50% in high-risk women. Similar results are seen for raloxifene, but it has a more favorable side-effect profile. Data on contralateral tumors from women in adjuvant trials treated with aromatase inhibitors su...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Cuzick J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia has become increasingly difficult over the last few years since there are a variety of treatment options available. The ultimate challenge is to decide the most appropriate treatment strategy for an individual patient. To facilitate this, assessment of an individual...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Burton C,Marin D,Apperley J

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:In clinical practice, approximately 50% of new cases of breast cancer occur in women over the age of 65 years, although very few elderly women have been enrolled in the numerous randomized trials conducted so far. Notwithstanding less aggressive biologic features compared with younger patients, breast cancer impacts o...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Basso U,Brunello A,Pogliani C,Monfardini S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are becoming the hormonal treatment of choice for postmenopausal women with early breast cancer. Large, well-controlled clinical studies have established the efficacy and safety of initial adjuvant therapy with letrozole or anastrozole versus the previous standard of 5 years of adjuvant tamo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bria E,Carlini P,Cuppone F,Vaccaro V,Milella M,Cognetti F

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As diagnostic and therapeutic options increase, strategies for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are becoming more tailored for specific patient subpopulations and individual patients. The introduction of therapy targeted against the EGF receptor (EGFR) pathway has provided new treatment options for ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Batus M,Fidler MJ,Bonomi PD

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapies such as sipuleucel-T present new and unique challenges for the optimal timing and sequencing of therapies for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Key considerations for the sequencing of sipuleucel-T are its unique proposed mechanism of action, the time required to generate a clini...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Quinn DI,Vaishampayan U,Higano CS,Lin DW,Shore ND,Beer TM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing interest in the use of prognostic markers that may predict survival and guide management in patients diagnosed with the early stages of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Currently, the most important traditional prognostic factors include clinical staging, lymphocyte doubling time and β2-microglo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bazargan A,Tam CS,Keating MJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dysfunction of the immune system is a hallmark of cancer. Through increased understanding of the complex interactions between immunity and cancer, immunotherapy has emerged as a treatment modality for different types of cancer. Promising activity with immunotherapy has been reported in numerous malignancie...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Zeidan AM,Komrokji RS,Brunner AM

更新日期：2021-01-19 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