Primary thyroid lymphoma: a review of recent developments in diagnosis and histology-driven treatment.

abstract：:Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus-1 is associated with a marked increase in the incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma. Recent studies suggest that the risk of Kaposi's sarcoma in human immunodeficiency virus infection is increased with oral-fecal contact and that a sexually transmitted agent possibly related to ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Miles SA

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Biobanking has been identified as a key area for development in order to accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs. This review describes the recent advances in the field of biobanking and biospecimen research, with special reference to tumour banks which are the biobanks of primary intere...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Hewitt RE

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Controversy exists over the role that environmental estrogens, such as pesticides or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), might play as risk factors for breast cancer. Several laboratory studies have suggested that these chemicals function as weak estrogens, binding to the estrogen receptor and inducing various measures ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Davidson NE

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the 1990s, cancer patients were described as poor candidates for ICU admission on the basis of high mortality rates and management costs. Over the last decade, however, advances in the management of malignancies and organ failures have led to substantial increases in survival. This review discusses...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Darmon M,Azoulay E

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：: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:Atypical lipomatous tumors/well-differentiated liposarcomas (ALT/WDLs) are one of the more frequent mesenchymal neoplasms and are characterized by specific chromosome aberrations: supernumerary chromosome or giant marker chromosome or both. Extra copies of known oncogenes such as MDM2, CDK4, SAS, HMGA...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Arrigoni G,Doglioni C

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Melanoma is the third most common metastatic brain tumor in the United States and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The development of more effective therapies for melanoma brain metastases is a major unmet clinical need and is summarized in this review. RECENT FINDINGS:Management strategi...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Tarhini AA,Agarwala SS

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The current status of postoperative adjuvant therapy for nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:Cisplatin-based postoperative chemotherapy is a current standard of care for patients with stage II-III NSCLC who underwent complete resection. However, its benefit is limited. In t...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Mitsudomi T,Soh J

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：:Platinum-based combination and single-agent chemotherapy have become accepted as treatments for locally advanced and metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer as a consequence of improved survival, quality of life, and symptom control compared with best supportive care. However, it is clear that a therapeutic plateau has b...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Booton R,Thatcher N

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We aimed to summarize the recent reflections and collaborative initiatives pertaining to the definition of more appropriate eligibility criteria in cancer clinical trials. RECENT FINDINGS:There is an intrinsic tension between two opposite purposes when it comes to defining eligibility criteria: on th...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Penel N,Lebellec L,Vanseymortier M

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The rising incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), in large part as a result of the human papillomavirus (HPV), has driven a movement for the change in the management strategies. Renewed interest in minimally invasive approaches of endoscopic head and neck surgery led to introducti...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Dias FL,Walder F,Leonhardt FD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To discuss the recent developments of multimodal treatment for patients with local advanced rectal cancer, including incorporation of new chemotherapeutic and targeted agents, and the optimal sequence and timing of treatment components. RECENT FINDINGS:Five randomized trials have been completed to de...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Rödel C,Hofheinz R,Liersch T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Vandetanib is a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has been recently approved as an 'orphan drug' for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). RECENT FINDINGS:MTC is a neuroendocrine malignancy frequently associated with m...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Campbell MJ,Seib CD,Gosnell J

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Recent studies are refining the treatment approaches of radiation therapy and combination chemotherapy in Hodgkin's disease. In early-stage disease, attempts are being made to lessen the toxicity of treatment while maintaining excellent results. Optimal results are achieved in advanced disease with combined radiation ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Straus DJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 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: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：:Chemopreventive strategies hold substantial promise for reducing the incidence of colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. This review focuses on recent advances in the identification of molecular targets and novel strategies for chemopreventive intervention. Many c...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Clapper ML,Chang WC,Meropol NJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review recent observations that describe changes in the likelihood of invasive fungal infections, shifts in types of fungal pathogens, and altered manifestations of fungal syndromes after hematopoietic cell transplantation and explore how changes in transplant practices are influencing these epidem...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Wingard JR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Evaluate the recent literature about the relation of clinical infection and colorectal cancer in terms of diagnosis of an occult infection and possible impact on oncological outcome and review the possible role of the gut microbiota in the role of colorectal cancer oncogenesis. RECENT FINDINGS:Data p...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Massaut E,Hendlisz B,Klastersky JA

更新日期：2019-07-01 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:The management of febrile neutropenia has evolved significantly with the development of risk stratification and recognition of the efficacy of oral antibiotics in low-risk patients. There remains uncertainty concerning the need for hospitalization and role of early hospital discharge. We review recent...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Innes H,Marshall E

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:Although early clinical gene therapy trials for recurrent central nervous system neoplasms showed the proof-of-principle, they did not fulfill the high expectations suggested by the preclinical experimental data. Insufficient distribution of vectors in human brain tumors and very low transduction efficiency require th...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Weyerbrock A,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Immune checkpoint inhibitors have demonstrated remarkable efficacy with durable responses in the treatment of various malignancies. This new class of therapeutic agents is associated with a toxicity profile that differs from conventional cytotoxic therapy. The present review is focused on one of these...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Tabchi S,Messier C,Blais N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00