Critical care management of cancer patients: cause for optimism and need for objectivity.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Malignant brain tumors have a very poor prognosis and the natural history of disease is very short, usually less than 1 year. Brain tumor patients often present peculiar symptoms of disease that require appropriate supportive treatment, namely, peritumoral brain edema, venous thromboembolism, seizures...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Pace A,Metro G,Fabi A

更新日期：2010-11-01 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 possibility of complete recovery for a lung cancer patient depends on very early diagnosis, as it allows total surgical resection. Screening for this cancer in a high-risk population can be performed using a radiological approach, but this holds a certain number of limitations. Liquid biopsy could...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Hofman P

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:The p53 tumor suppressor is a master regulator of antitumor defenses through its control of growth arrest, senescence and apoptosis. In recent years, p53 regulation was found to extend to a variety of biological processes including autophagy, fertility, metabolism and immune responses. Here, we focus ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Menendez D,Shatz M,Resnick MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Tumor stroma is composed of many cellular subtypes, of which the most abundant are fibroblasts, macrophages and endothelial cells. During the process of tissue injury, these three cellular subtypes must coordinate their activity to efficiently contribute to tissue regeneration. In tumor, this mechanis...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Ronca R,Van Ginderachter JA,Turtoi A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Human immunodeficiency virus infection is associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Even with a decrease in AIDS-defining illnesses after the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV-associated non-Hodgkin lymphoma remains an important problem. RECENT FINDINGS:Low CD4+ T-l...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Behler CM,Kaplan LD

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Melanoma has proven resistant to most available chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Despite a range of different biochemical targets, most agents kill cancer cells by induction of apoptosis. RECENT FINDINGS:Investigation of this process has provided insights into the resistance mechanisms in cancer cells...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Hersey P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS). RECENT FINDINGS:PNS are rare complications of cancer caused by an immune cross-reaction between antigens expressed by tumor cells and neurons. The target of the immune attack can be an intracell...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Berzero G,Psimaras D

更新日期：2018-11-01 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:Salivary gland malignancies are a rare and heterogeneous group of tumors with considerable variability in their natural history. Historically they have been treated with surgery and radiation therapy. It is only recently that there has been any growth in our understanding of these diseases and their m...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Adelstein DJ,Rodriguez CP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome arise from malignant T cells that reside in skin, and subsequently are capable of circulating between skin, lymph nodes, and blood. The pathophysiologic mechanisms that cause and result in different behaviors of the skin-homing-malignant T cells in different stage...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Rubio Gonzalez B,Zain J,Rosen ST,Querfeld C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This paper reviews the advances in surgery in head and neck cancer patients. RECENT FINDINGS:Sentinel node biopsy is a promising diagnostic technique to detect occult lymph node metastases, especially in oral carcinomas. Fludeoxyglucose-PET seems to be useful in detecting recurrent (laryngeal) carcin...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： de Bree R,Leemans CR

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Small-cell carcinomas of the gynecologic tract are aggressive malignancies that can be misdiagnosed or inappropriately managed. This review provides a summary of current literature that will help the clinician to correctly diagnose and treat patients with small-cell carcinomas of the cervix, ovary, ut...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Cohen JG,Chan JK,Kapp DS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past year, several research areas have been noteworthy. This article discusses several reports on psychiatric morbidity and psychological factors of breast cancer, quality-of-life issues related to breast cancer treatment, and psychological factors in breast cancer screening. An area of increasing interest in...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Stefanek ME

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the uterine corpus is the most common malignancy in the female pelvis. Surgical resection and staging are now the accepted approach to therapy, with excellent survival compared with other gynecologic malignancies. Several controversies exist, however, regarding optimal surgical management. Some of these c...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： McAlpine JN,Spirtos NM,Chen MD

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although outcomes for patients with follicular lymphoma have improved with chemoimmunotherapy, the disease remains incurable. There is a wide variation in survival, and although the Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index helps to risk-stratify patients, there is a need for robust biomarker...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Gribben JG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder cancer is a common and chemotherapy-responsive tumor, related to tobacco smoking, environmental arsenic exposure, industrial dye exposure, and parasitic schistosomiasis exposure. Both reduction of carcinogen exposure and chemoprevention, possibly with cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors, should reduce the incidence. T...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Patton SE,Hall MC,Ozen H

更新日期：2002-05-01 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:In the past few years, the advent of PARP inhibitors has been a revolution in the management of ovarian cancer. Patients harboring somatic or germ line BRCA1/2 mutations exhibit different clinical and treatment response behavior. The BRCA gene is involved in repairing DNA repair via homologous recombi...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Vanacker H,Romeo C,Ray-Coquard I

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Palliative (terminal) care is now recognized worldwide as an important, multidisciplinary aspect of the continuing care of patients with incurable cancer. Symptom control and quality-of-life are of the essence. Various treatment methods are available, and radiotherapy and chemotherapy (used appropriately) are importan...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Hancock BW,Ahmedzai S,Clark D

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for effective adjuvant therapy for melanoma has resulted in the testing of a remarkably broad spectrum of therapeutic agents. Until recently, there was little evidence to suggest a benefit for any adjuvant therapy. The demonstration of activity for adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa in a cooperative group t...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Sondak VK,Wolfe JA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Temsirolimus (Torisel) is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The recommended dosage in this indication (175 mg once weekly for 3 weeks and then 75 mg once weekly as maintenance) is higher than that for renal ce...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Bouabdallah K,Ribrag V,Terriou L,Soria JC,Delarue R

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The accumulation of somatic mutations is the major driving force for tumorigenesis. These mutations uniquely differentiate tumor cells from their normal counterparts. Mutations within tumor cells and mutant DNA released by tumor cells into blood, lymph, stool, tissues and other bodily compartments can...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Diehl F,Diaz LA Jr

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the current knowledge about the biology and clinical management of adult desmoid tumors. RECENT FINDINGS:In the past decade, we have learned that desmoid tumors are driven by alterations of the Wnt/APC/β-catenin pathway, sporadic desmoid tumors are associated with somatic mutations of CT...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Penel N,Chibon F,Salas S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many new modalities and increasing data have become available in the treatment of brain tumors. We will review the growing experience with newer treatment modalities such as brachytherapy, radiosurgery, hyperthermia, and photodynamic therapy. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Bahary JP,Larson DA

更新日期：1992-06-01 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