The changing scene of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

abstract：:In testicular cancer epidemiology, the increasing recognition that germinal epithelial atrophy is the final common pathway in the development of this tumor has developed along with reports that elevated follicule-stimulating hormone levels at the time of diagnosis of first tumor correlate with risk of developing a sec...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Oliver RT

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:PremRNA alternative splicing is more a rule than an exception as it affects more than 90% of multiexons genes and plays a key role in proteome diversity. Here, we discuss some recent studies published in the extensively growing field linking RNA splicing and cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:These last years, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Abou Faycal C,Gazzeri S,Eymin B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen as adjuvant systemic treatment after first isolated locoregional recurrence of breast cancer has been shown to decrease the subsequent locoregional relapse rate, but it affects neither distant metastases nor survival. In metastatic disease, tamoxifen has not improved response when added to ablation of ovaria...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Rubens RD

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past decade has been marked by an explosion of knowledge regarding the dysregulation of cancer at the molecular level. It has become apparent that oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and other ancillary molecules interact in complex pathways that govern cellular homeostasis. We review three molecular events that ha...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Dome JS,Look AT

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Myxoid/round cell liposarcoma (MRCL) represents about 10% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. Therapeutic options for this subgroup of tumours are limited, essentially doxorubicin-based regimens and trabectedin. Recently, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway has been identified as a therapeutic t...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Sanfilippo R,Dei Tos AP,Casali PG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 1 in 10 US women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. With such a high incidence, breast cancer is a serious health concern for all American women. Within the past year, clues about the function of genes associated with breast cancer have been garnered, and novel genes that may contribut...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Unger MA,Weber BL

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review highlights recent advances in understanding the mode of action of retinoids at the level of molecular and cellular biology in relation to the new clinical results achieved with retinoids in various malignancies. All-trans-retinoic acid has been established in the clinic as a first-line differentiation ther...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Holdener EE,Bollag W

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of highly sensitive and specific assays to detect residual disease in patients with acute leukemia should provide a basis for optimizing therapy and maximizing each patient's chance of cure. Strategies for detecting residual disease are based on biologic properties that allow acute leukemia cells to be disting...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Baer MR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomas include a vast number of pathologic conditions in which the search for new active drugs follows different routes. Hodgkin's disease and high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are very sensitive to chemotherapy, responding well to existing regimens; the inability to cure seems to be caused by acquired drug resista...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Straneo M,Gianni L

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the recent literature about liver cancers shows the increasing role of hepatitis C as a risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. A new discussion has arisen with regard to the association between the use of oral contraceptives and hepatocellular carcinoma. Patients at risk for developin...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Weimann A,Oldhafer KJ,Pichlmayr R

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is a leading women's health issue. Continued advances in understanding the temporal sequencing of relevant exposures promises to shed light on the continuum of breast carcinogenesis. Oral contraceptive use and the transient increase in risk following childbirth are exposures that affect the near-term ris...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Alberg AJ,Helzlsouer KJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The recent contributions to renal cell carcinoma in the fields of molecular biology and the expanded use of molecularly targeted agents will be reviewed. This study is intended to update prognostic and therapeutic decision-making data and provide perspective on advances in understanding the molecular ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Rini BI,Rathmell WK,Godley P

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Early trials of high-dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation in mantle cell lymphoma were discouraging, with no clear survival advantage attributable to the procedure. Most early series were plagued by small numbers, retrospective designs, and short follow-up. Also, until recently, allo...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Jacobsen E,Freedman A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide examples of mitochondria-specific metabolic events that influence tumor cell biology, and of metabolism-related mitochondrial biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cancer cells. RECENT FINDINGS:Cancer cell mitochondria are rewired to optimally serve the cancer cell under various conditions...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Shoshan M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavior of renal cell carcinoma remains one of the most unpredictable of the genitourinary neoplasms. Once this disease has spread beyond the confines of the kidney, it is extremely difficult to control. This year, emphasis has focused on the characteristic cytogenetic and chromosomal changes that are seen in thi...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Reese JH

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of non-myeloablative and reduced-intensity conditioning regimens has enabled older or medically infirm patients with myeloid malignancies to be treated with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The regimens are sufficiently immunosuppressive to allow engraftment of allogeneic cells and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Storb R

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The growing awareness that the immune system is a key player in the antitumoral response and the excellent clinical results achieved in some settings with anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD1)/programmed death ligand 1 (PDL1) and anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) drugs has led to t...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Anciaux M,Vandeputte C,Hendlisz A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite continuing advances in the molecular characterization of the events promoting metastasis, no significant impact has been made on therapy or survival rates for patients with advanced tumors. Over the past 12 months there has been a general consolidation of the emerging evidence indicating that tumor spread is r...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Dorudi S,Hart IR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews the most recent developments and implications in regard to isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations in chondrosarcoma, a disease in which currently available systemic therapies have proven inefficacious, with an emphasis on how disruption in normal cellular metabolism plays a role in on...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Azzi G,Velez M,Mathias-Machado MC

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, which usually presents as mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome, remains a mostly incurable, yet highly treatable group of diseases. The myriad of active therapies continues to grow, and new insights into the mechanism of systemic and topical therapies are being elucidated. Multimodality trea...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Kaplan EH,Leslie WT

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work in the field of molecular neuro-oncology has evolved from a purely descriptive catalogue of regional mutations to the implication of specific genes in the malignant process. Reverse genetic strategies have resulted in the cloning of the neurofibromatosis-1 and neurofibromatosis-2 genes, the molecular physiology o...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Mikkelsen T

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with HIV is associated with an increased risk of systemic and primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Patients with systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma usually present with high- or intermediate-grade histology and extranodal dissemination. Although the prognosis for such patients is poor, some pa...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Sparano JA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligodeoxynucleotides have been proposed as both in vitro and in vivo inhibitors of gene expression because of the specificity of Watson-Crick base pair hybridization. Phosphodiester oligodeoxynucleotides (normal DNA) cannot be used as drugs because they are nuclease sensitive. Significant efforts have been made to st...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Stein CA,Narayanan R

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:A number of clinical trials are currently testing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered T cells for the treatment of haematologic malignancies and selected solid tumours, and CD19-CAR-T cells have produced impressive clinical responses in B-cell malignancies. Here, we su...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Arcangeli S,Mestermann K,Weber J,Bonini C,Casucci M,Hudecek M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past year, a number of important papers have appeared in the medical literature dealing with the chemotherapeutic management of gynecologic cancers. Among these papers, several studies have again demonstrated the superiority of platinum-based chemotherapy regimens for ovarian cancer compared with non-platinum...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Markman M

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Sarcomas are a diverse group of rare solid tumors with limited treatment options for patients with advanced, inoperable disease. Cabozantinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor currently approved for advanced renal cell, hepatocellular, and medullary thyroid carcinoma. Cabozantinib has potent activity aga...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Schöffski P,Blay JY,Ray-Coquard I

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Concept of refractory coeliac disease (RCD) emerged in the past decade and refers to persistence of malnutrition and intestinal villous atrophy for more than 1 year strict gluten-free diet in coeliac patients. Diagnosis of this condition remains difficult and conditions treatment and follow-up. RECEN...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Malamut G,Cellier C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To present the model of the Supportive Care in Cancer Unit (SCCU) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of Milan. RECENT FINDINGS:In the last few years, there has been a debate on different models of integration of palliative care in oncology, on early palliative care, supportive care, supportive an...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Ida RC,Adelaide PM,Stefania B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe how to better identify frail multiple myeloma patients and to treat them appropriately. RECENT FINDINGS:Proteasome inhibitors, such as bortezomib, carfilzomib, and ixazomib, and immunomodulatory agents (IMiDs), such as thalidomide, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide, have significantly improv...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Zweegman S,Engelhardt M,Larocca A,EHA SWG on ‘Aging and Hematology’.

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00