Chronic graft-versus-host disease.

abstract：:The cancer patient often presents with fever and pulmonary infiltrates, in particular during the course of chemotherapy or after bone marrow transplantation. In these conditions, specific diagnoses are mainly related to an infective cause, but noninfectious processes, malignant or not, are also found alone or in combi...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Ninane V

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biologic approaches to lymphoma treatment are now a practical reality rather than a vaguely perceived hope for the future. Interferon alfa seems to have been established as a life-extending therapy for selected patients with follicular lymphoma. Humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) has an authentic 50% ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Bendandi M,Longo DL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is a highly prevalent malignancy frequently occurring on body surfaces chronically exposed to ultraviolet radiation. While a large majority of tumors remain localized to the skin and immediate subcutaneous tissue and are cured with surgical excision, a small su...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Mulvaney PM,Schmults CD

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The mesenchymal-epidermal transition (c-MET) receptor tyrosine kinase has a central role in the cancer cell's survival. MET and its ligand, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), have recently been identified as promising targets in solid tumors, including nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). RECENT FINDINGS:...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Landi L,Minuti G,D'Incecco A,Cappuzzo F

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Significant advances have been made in the treatment of younger patients with acute myeloid leukemia over the past 3 decades, but prognosis in the elderly has remained dismal, with median survival times of only a few months. Although a small percentage of older patients may be cured by standard chemot...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Amadori S,Del Principe MI,Venditti A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biologic and clinical heterogeneity of lymphomas represents the major obstacle to their diagnosis. Because histologic analysis, which is the initial diagnostic approach, has been demonstrated to be insufficient in the definition of certain types of lymphomas, molecular and immunologic techniques have been increasi...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Veronese ML,Schichman SA,Croce CM

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The phosphoinositide 3-kinases are lipid kinases that are activated in response to external factors. They regulate a number of intracellular signaling pathways involved in cell motility, metabolism, survival, and growth. This review summarizes the current knowledge about specific contributions of Clas...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Wee S,Lengauer C,Wiederschain D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of lung cancer continues to rise. The need and demand for more effective treatment to improve survival and palliate symptoms increases at a great rate. The most recent evidence for the use of chemotherapy in the palliative setting is summarized in this review of the literature from the last few years. It...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Medley L,Cullen M

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：:Mantle cell lymphoma is a distinct subtype and accounts for approximately 5 to 10% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The malignant cells express pan B-cell markers, including CD19, CD20 and CD22, and the T-cell marker CD5, whereas CD10 and CD23 expression are usually absent. By cytogenetic analysis, the t(11;14)(q13;q32) tran...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Leonard JP,Schattner EJ,Coleman M

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:Phosphatases are regulatory enzymes that antagonize the action of kinases within the cell. An understanding of the contribution of kinases to cancer has emerged during the past two decades; however, our understanding of phosphatases in cancer has lagged behind. Currently, three phosphatases have been implicated in the...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Parsons R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of the review is to delineate novel approaches for biology-based treatment in advanced gastric cancer. We reviewed the latest translational and clinical research articles and congress presentations. RECENT FINDINGS:A new molecular classification of gastric cancer based on histology, genet...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Obermannová R,Lordick F

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial analysis of gene expression has been widely used to characterize gene expression patterns associated with tumor formation. These studies resulted in the identification of tumor-specific markers, transcriptional pathways, or therapeutic targets. In this review, recent applications and developments of serial anal...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Hermeking H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rising rate of germ cell cancer of the testis over the past decade has been demonstrated to be occurring predominantly in the younger age group (15 to 19 years) in association with earlier onset of puberty and earlier onset of regular sexual activity. Chemicals and viruses, with their atrophogenic effect, remain t...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Oliver RT

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the present review, we summarize the recent developments in the management of germ cell tumors (GCTs). RECENT FINDINGS:Treatment-related acute and late-onset toxicity remains a key challenge in the management of GCTs, with recent evidence showing that the adverse health outcomes of etoposide and c...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Chahoud J,Zhang M,Shah A,Lin SH,Pisters LL,Tu SM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC), classified as a biliary tract cancer (BTC) along with intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas, is a rare disease in Western countries, but a highly prevalent disease in Chile, other countries in Latin America, India and Japan. It commonly presents at an advanced ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： McNamara MG,Metran-Nascente C,Knox JJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three years after it was observed that successful treatment of Hodgkin's disease was associated with risk of a second malignancy related to treatment, the literature is maturing. Early reports of leukemia risk rising and falling between 5 and 10 years after treatment continue to be supported. The real problem i...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： DeVita VT Jr

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of pediatric low-grade gliomas is relatively favorable, but residual or unresectable tumors remain a challenge. Conventional radiation therapy is effective but may be associated with unacceptable sequelae in young children. Chemotherapy can delay the need for radiation therapy in young children; however,...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Schmandt SM,Packer RJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine kinase (type 1) growth factor receptors include the erbB family. These cell surface receptors were discovered in the context of cellular transformation and have subsequently been found to be overexpressed in many types of human cancer. Cumulative evidence suggests that upregulation of the most well-characteri...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Lango MN,Shin DM,Grandis JR

更新日期：2001-05-01 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 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Advances in the health system and medical sciences are continuously pushing the barrier of life-expectancy. As a consequence, humans are being increasingly afflicted by age-associated diseases, such as cancer. The challenge now lies in understanding the mechanisms underlying ageing in order to reduce ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Pereira B,Ferreira MG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), with a rapidly increasing incidence is the most common endocrine malignancy, but with generally favorable survival. Total thyroidectomy with 'therapeutic' cervical lymph node dissection for involved lymph nodes is the standard of care. A more controversial topic is...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Carling T,Long WD 3rd,Udelsman R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:More therapeutic options are needed for bone and soft tissue sarcomas, especially for patients with metastatic disease. Recent randomized clinical trials conducted in colon, breast and lung cancer have shown the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agent, bevacizumab, alone or in combination with c...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Balasubramanian L,Evens AM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To evaluate the application of narrative within medical practice. Illness like cancer constitutes a biographical disruption that occurs several times during the disease, from diagnosis to complications and treatments. This review analyzes the interest of narrative ethics in medicine with a focus on ca...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Lossignol D

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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:Preclinical and clinical developments in germ cell tumors over the past year are summarized. RECENT FINDINGS:Attenuations in the rising incidence of testicular germ cell tumors are beginning to be observed in certain European populations. Additional data on predisposing factors related to race, estro...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Bridges B,Hussain A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00