Unresolved issues in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.

abstract：:Historically, patients diagnosed with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) have had poor survival rates. In recent years there have been significant advances in the treatment of CRPC. In addition to cytotoxic chemotherapy, treating physicians and their patients now have the option of several new agents that tar...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Shapiro D,Tareen B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymph node dissection in bladder cancer is an integral part of radical cystectomy. It allows for accurate staging of the patient and will, therefore, serve to dictate additional treatment and add prognostic information. The issue of what is an adequate lymphadenectomy as to the extent and boundaries of the operation, ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Ghavamian R,Hakimi AA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood acute myeloid leukemia is rare, but accounts for a significant number of malignancy-related deaths in this age group. However, the prognosis has improved over past decades, and survival rates of 60% and above have been reported. Still, this implies that more than a third of children and adolescents die from ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： ter Bals E,Kaspers GJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Most germ cell cancer patients with metastatic disease are cured by cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy. 30% of metastatic patients will develop relapse or progress despite adequate first-line treatment and will require salvage therapy, with about 10% of metastasized patients ultimately developing pla...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Oing C,Seidel C,Bokemeyer C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, licensed and emerging treatments for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer are transforming the prognosis for men whose disease has already progressed during or after docetaxel-based chemotherapy. Two agents (cabazitaxel and abiraterone) are already accessible to prescribers, having shown survival be...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Birtle A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Radiotherapy is an important therapeutic strategy in the management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In recent decades, technological implementations and the introduction of image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) have significantly increased the accuracy and tolerability of radiation therapy.Area covered...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Giaj-Levra N,Borghetti P,Bruni A,Ciammella P,Cuccia F,Fozza A,Franceschini D,Scotti V,Vagge S,Alongi F

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is a global health issue. Compared with other common malignancies, the prognosis is poor as many patients present with advanced disease. The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) aimed to identify and treat early lung cancers using annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening in a high-risk group. Whe...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Duke SL,Eisen T

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:Although available targeted therapies provide some clinical efficacy, a need remains for antiangiogenic therapies with alternative mechanisms in order to provide better outcomes and the ability to circumvent resistance. Inhibition of multiple VEGF targets may produce enhanced efficacy and more durable responses throug...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gordon MS

更新日期：2011-03-01 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 over 40 years, fluorouracil has been the only drug registered for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. During the past 5 years, combination chemotherapy regimens including either irinotecan or oxaliplatin have proven to be superior to fluorouracil monotherapy in randomized clinical trials, in terms of re...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Pessino A,Sobrero A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sophia Maprayil, Commissioning Editor for Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, talks to Dr Iain Frame, Director of Research for Prostate Cancer UK. Iain is Prostate Cancer UK's first Director of Research, responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the charity's ambitious new research strategy. He...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Frame I,Maprayil S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with metastases limited in site and number, termed oligometastases, may represent a unique subpopulation of advanced NSCLC with improved prognosis. The optimal management of these patients remains unclear with the treatment approach currently undergoing a paradigm shift. The...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bergsma DP,Salama JK,Singh DP,Chmura SJ,Milano MT

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：:The treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia has remained largely unchanged for the last 30 years since the advent of combination chemotherapy with cytarabine arabinoside and daunorubicin with remission rates around 70% but with long term survival still only around 40% in young adults. Doses of chemotherapy have been push...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kell J

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Radiation therapy is the backbone in the management of intracranial germinoma. In localized disease chemotherapy followed by whole brain irradiation is the present standard providing cure rates in excess of 90%. Craniospinal irradiation alone in metastatic disease provides equally excellent outcome. Chemotherapy is ab...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kortmann RD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:miRNAs, which are small single-stranded RNA molecules composed of 18-23 nts, act as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes playing important roles in the processes of tumor formation, infiltration and metastasis. Lung cancer currently has the highest morbidity and mortality among all malignant tumors; yet, lack of early ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Jiang C,Hu X,Alattar M,Zhao H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many decades, the use of chemotherapy as second-line therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer relied upon disease progression. Several studies have shown that four to six cycles of chemotherapy administered as front-line therapy treatment offers a survival advantage to patients; however, further chemotherapy beyond t...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Velez M,Belalcazar A,Domingo G,Blaya M,Raez LE,Santos ES

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:: Renal cell carcinoma is no longer considered a monolithic disease, but a group of different entities exhibiting unique molecular alterations requiring a tailored systemic approach. One of the remaining challenges is the identification of the best candidate for a particular therapeutic regimen. AREAS COV...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： González J,Gaynor JJ,Ciancio G

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary complications of antineoplastic therapy are common and are an important cause of respiratory morbidity. The pulmonary toxicity should be taken into account in every patient with respiratory problems who is or has been treated with antineoplastic agents. The diagnosis of drug-induced pulmonary toxicity is com...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Sadowska AM,Specenier P,Germonpre P,Peeters M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer-related death in Europe and the USA. The optimal treatment strategy for this malignancy includes accurate presurgical and surgical staging, optimal debulking surgery, and first-line therapy with platinum-based chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the majority of patien...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Guarneri V,Barbieri E,Dieci MV,Piacentini F,Conte P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematologic malignancy with a peak incidence over the age of 55 years. AML of older patients is less curable with conventional chemotherapy, and, when it relapses, is almost uniformly fatal. Novel treatments hold the promise of improving the results of therapy, but have failed so far ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Lekakis L,de Lima M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined therapy with temozolomide and radiotherapy is a standard treatment and improves the survival for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. However, the prognosis remains poor, with a median survival time of 12-15 months. Currently, several clinical trials of dose-dense temozolomide regimen or molecular-targ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Shirai K,Chakravarti A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of consensus classifications for renal epithelial neoplasia in 1996 and 1997 led to the recognition of renal adenoma, renal oncocytoma and metanephric adenoma/adenofibroma as benign tumors and conventional (clear cell) renal cell carcinoma (RCC), papillary RCC, chromophobe RCC and collecting duct carci...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Delahunt B,Velickovic M,Grebe SK

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain tumors are the most common cause of cancer-related death and the second most common form of cancer in pediatric patients. Many of these tumors are treated primarily with surgery, either alone or in combination with radiation or chemotherapy. Recent advances have lead to greater survival and decreased morbidities...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Heuer GG,Jackson EM,Magge SN,Storm PB

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary systemic therapy (PST) in early breast cancer is utilized in locally advanced breast tumors and when breast-conserving surgery is desirable. In addition, the PST setting provides an opportunity to monitor response including histopathological and biomarker examination of the tumor and host tissues before and af...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Khasraw M,Bell R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Drugs such as sorafenib, sunitinib and pazopanib act on the VEGF receptor pathway, but they can also inhibit other kinases, resulting in off-target toxicities. Tivozanib was developed due to its potency and selectivi...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wong HH,Eisen T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic chemotherapy provides improvement in both survival and quality of life for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Docetaxel is the only agent currently approved for both first- and second-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. Multiple randomized clinical trials have established the efficacy of...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Saloustros E,Georgoulias V

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00