Role of FDG-PET in the diagnosis and management of lung cancer.

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to present the preclinical, epidemiological and clinical data relevant to the association between β-blockers and melanoma progression. Preclinical studies have shown that β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) signaling can inhibit multiple cellular processes involved in melanoma progression and me...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： De Giorgi V,Grazzini M,Gandini S,Benemei S,Asbury CD,Marchionni N,Geppetti P

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:Androgen receptor (AR) signaling is necessary for the development of prostate cancer. Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer was described over 50 years ago and ADT remains the mainstay of systemic therapy. AR signaling remains intact as the disease evolves to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Taplin ME

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myelogenous leukemia represents 7-20% of all leukemia cases, with a worldwide incidence projected at less than one to two per 100,000 people. Approximately 85% of patients are diagnosed with chronic-phase chronic myelogenous leukemia and up to 40% are asymptomatic. Treatment strategies include chemotherapy, in...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Redaelli A,Bell C,Casagrande J,Stephens J,Botteman M,Laskin B,Pashos C

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemotherapy-induced toxic liver injury is a relevant issue in the clinical management of patients affected with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). This retrospective study evaluated patterns of liver toxicity in patients treated with FOLinic acid, Fluorouracil, IRInotecan (FOLFIRI)-based regimens. METHOD...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Vincenzi B,Imperatori M,Picardi A,Vespasiani Gentilucci U,Gallo P,Fausti V,Spalato Ceruso M,Santini D,Tonini G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today dermoscopy is standard-of-care in the diagnosis and management of patients with benign and malignant skin tumors because it increases the diagnostic accuracy of skin lesions compared to the naked-eye examination up to 25%. Despite its role in the routine dermato-oncology, it increasingly gained interest as a bri...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Woltsche N,Schwab C,Deinlein T,Hofmann-Wellenhof R,Zalaudek I

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testicle are highly treatable and curable. The evolution of cancer control for this disease has demonstrated an effective integration of medical and surgical approaches over the last 30 years. Current emphasis in the therapy of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors focuses on minimiz...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Yoon GH,Stein JP,Skinner DG

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents a distinct disease entity whose molecular phenotype predicts exquisite sensitivity to the reversible EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) gefitinib or erlotinib. However, primary or acquired resistance to these agents remain...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Metro G,Crinò L

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until now, no effective systemic treatment options have been available for patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the Sorafenib Hepatocellular Carcinoma Assessment Randomized Protocol (SHARP), patients with unresectable advanced HCC with Child-Pugh liver function class A and who had not...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Rimassa L,Santoro A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

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:Metastatic prostate cancer is a life-threatening disease and an important public health concern with prevalence rates varying drastically between high- and low-income countries. Androgen-deprivation therapy alone has been the first-line treatment option for decades, temporarily controlling disease until in...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Manceau C,Mourey L,Pouessel D,Ploussard G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the introduction of orally-active, potent and selective third-generation aromatase inhibitors and inactivators--anastrozole, letrozole and exemestane--approaches to the treatment of advanced breast cancer are undergoing re-evaluation. In advanced breast cancer, aromatase inhibitors and inactivators are likely to ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Dixon JM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: This evaluation emphasizes the main points of the original article 'Position paper: new insights into the immunobiology and dynamics of tumor-host interactions require adaptations of clinical studies' by Sprenger et al. and provides further justification for the use of an alternative approach in the design...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Roussos Torres ET,Epstein AL

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The desmoid tumors (DTs) are unusual soft-tissue tumors that have a propensity for aggressive local growth and may develop during, or soon after pregnancy. Pregnancy-associated DTs are uncommon and optimal management of this tumor has yet to be defined. Currently, controversy centers on the timing of surgical resectio...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Johner A,Tiwari P,Zetler P,Wiseman SM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For most sporadic cancers, genetic susceptibility results from the additive effect of multiple genetic variants, each of which contributes a modest risk individually. The study of genetic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may help explain the differences in individual cancer susceptibility and may assist in ident...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Meyer LA,Westin SN,Lu KH,Milam MR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are the most common solid malignancies in young men. The overall cure rate of GCT patients in metastatic stage is excellent, however; patients with relapsed or refractory disease have poor prognosis. Attempts to treat refractory disease with novel effective treatment to improve prog...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kozakova K,Mego M,Cheng L,Chovanec M

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) involves delivery of image-guided, ablative radiation doses to planning treatment volume(s) using sophisticated dosimetric planning and target localization. Early on, clinical investigators pursued SBRT for the treatment of early stage non-small-cell lung cancer, lung and liv...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Mayr NA,Huang Z,Sohn JW,Lo SS,Teh BS,Lu JJ,Grecula JC,Kunos C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Angiogenesis is a complex process regulated by several pro- and anti-angiogenic factors, thus the loss of its fine equilibrium plays a key role in colorectal cancer (CRC) development and progression. Therapeutic agents targeting VEGF/VEGFR signaling, the main regulator of this process, proved to be effecti...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Battaglin F,Puccini A,Intini R,Schirripa M,Ferro A,Bergamo F,Lonardi S,Zagonel V,Lenz HJ,Loupakis F

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis contributes to over 90% of cancer-related deaths. Many types of cancer metastasize via the bloodstream, where circulating tumor cells (CTCs) originating from the primary tumor can undergo selectin-mediated adhesion with the blood vessel wall and subsequently transmigrate to anatomically distant organs. In a...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Mitchell MJ,King MR

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the lung (Lung NENs) encompass NE tumors (NETs), which are in turn split into typical and atypical carcinoids, and NE carcinomas (NECs), which group together small-cell carcinoma and large-cell NE carcinoma. This classification is the current basis for orienting the daily practi...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Metovic J,Barella M,Harari S,Pattini L,Albini A,Sonzogni A,Veronesi G,Papotti M,Pelosi G

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, in particular filgrastim, in clinical use more than 10 years ago made a significant impact on the management of neutropenia and its complications. More recently, the application of pegylation technology has created a second-generation molecule, pegfilgrastim, with s...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Ng R,Green MD

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：:Raltitrexed is a cytotoxic agent, rationally designed to inhibit a specific molecular target, thymidylate synthase. In contrast to other agents, raltitrexed inhibits thymidylate synthase directly and specifically in a mixed, noncompetitive manner, which may lead to an improved toxicity profile. After promising Phase I...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Surmont VF,van Meerbeeck JP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fludarabine is a prodrug that is converted to the free nucleoside 9-beta-D-arabinosyl-2-fluoroadenine (F-ara-A), which enters cells and accumulates mainly as the 5'-triphosphate, F-ara-ATP. F-ara-ATP has multiple mechanisms of action, which are mostly directed toward DNA. Collectively, these actions affect DNA synthes...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Montillo M,Ricci F,Tedeschi A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor characterized by poor prognosis in most cases. Moreover, in most cases ACC produces an excess of adrenal steroid hormones with relevant clinical consequences. Areas covered: After an extensive literature search, this narrative review addresses diagnostic manag...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Puglisi S,Perotti P,Cosentini D,Roca E,Basile V,Berruti A,Terzolo M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary brain malignancy. The current standard of therapy consists of surgical resection followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide. Despite steady advances in all therapeutic modalities, clinical improvements have been slow and the prognosis remains poo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wardak Z,Choe KS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional lymph node irradiation is usually indicated in patients with positive node breast cancer. However, there are some controversies regarding the clinical benefits of adding regional nodal irradiation to whole-breast or thoracic-wall irradiation after breast surgery especially for patients with 1 to 3 positive ax...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Marta GN,de Moraes FY

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:About 50% of all patients with advanced testicular cancer demonstrate residual retroperitoneal or extraretroperitoneal masses. About two thirds of the masses harbour necrosis/fibrosis only whereas as about 10% and 40% harbour vital cancer or teratoma. Appropriate therapy will result in a high cure rate if ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Heidenreich A,Paffenholz P,Nestler T,Pfister D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00