Response assessment challenges in clinical trials of gliomas.

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common central nervous system malignancy. It is rapidly progressive with rare opportunity for cure. After three decades of laboratory and clinical research, a newly evolved chemoradiotherapy approach using the alkylating agent temozolomide during and after radiotherapy has res...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Robins HI,Chang S,Butowski N,Mehta M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the emergence of telemedicine as a routine form of care in various venues, the opportunities to use technology to care for the most vulnerable, most ill cancer patients are extremely appealing. Increasingly, evidence supports early integration of palliative care with standard oncologic care, supported by recent N...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Worster B,Swartz K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Opioids are the only class of drug with the proven ability to control severe pain. The introduction of stringent opioid prescribing restrictions has inevitably impacted upon the ability of those prescribing opioids for advanced life-limited disease to practice as previously and could limit the supply ...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Pinkerton R,Mitchell G,Hardy J

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous melanoma is a significant and increasing clinical problem. Knowing accurately the prognosis in a given patient is critical for treatment decisions and for optimal patient education. In this article we discuss the most current information regarding prognostic factors in early-stage and advanced malignant mela...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Buzaid AC,Anderson CM

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic data sharing is a critical, but underappreciated, requirement for modern medical informatics systems. This capability is facilitated by acquisition of structured clinical data, but optimized only if this data is stored and transmitted using standardized representations. Most electronic medical record and cl...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Jones RB,Reeves D,Martinez CS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) consist of a heterogeneous group of rare malignancies arising from mesenchymal origin. While surgical resection is the primary treatment for STS, the use of radiotherapy (RT) as an adjunctive modality has been shown to improve oncologic outcomes. Technologic improvements, such as image guida...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Blumenfeld P,Sen N,Abrams R,Wang D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health-related quality of life (QOL) outcomes are frequently used by clinicians, patients, and researchers for assessing the effectiveness of an intervention. Small differences in QOL may be statistically significant but their clinical relevance remains undefined. The smallest changes in QOL scores of the anterior sku...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Amit M,Abergel A,Fliss DM,Gil Z

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of tumors of the salivary glands requires a detailed understanding of the anatomy and pathologic processes affecting these glands. Salivary glands give rise to benign and malignant neoplasms and are affected by a variety of systemic diseases. CT remains the most common primary imaging study; magnetic resona...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Scianna JM,Petruzzelli GJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common soft tissue sarcoma, and most feature abnormalities in two genes encoding the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), KIT, and PDGFRA. The RTK inhibitor imatinib revolutionized treatment in GIST; however, drug resistance remains a challenge. Constitutive autophosph...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Patel S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) is a subset of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) in which malignant lymphoid cells invade the retina, vitreous body, or optic nerve head. It is usually a large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. PIOL typically presents as a vitritis that is unresponsive to corticosteroid t...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Kim SK,Chan CC,Wallace DJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Medical decisions concerning active surveillance are complex, especially when evidence on superiority of one of the treatments is lacking. Decision aids have been developed to facilitate shared decision-making on whether to pursue an active surveillance strategy. However, it is unclear how these decis...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Collée GE,van der Wilk BJ,van Lanschot JJB,Busschbach JJ,Timmermans L,Lagarde SM,Kranenburg LW

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) has changed dramatically since the introduction of rituximab, a monoclonal antibody that binds to the B-cell transmembrane protein CD20 and causes lysis of the lymphoma cells. Since then, a number of additional antibodies have been tested against other B-cell targets, result...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Sikder MA,Friedberg JW

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the subgroup of patients with inoperable gastrointestinal stromal tumors, progress has been made by the rapid development and approval of the targeted therapy imatinib mesylate. Small round cell sarcomas (SRCT), such as Ewing/primitive neuroectodermal tumor, desmoplastic SRCT, and rhabdomyosarcoma, are chemotherap...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Hartmann JT,Patel S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New combinations of chemotherapy with radiotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers are showing evidence that improved outcomes may result from toxicity profiles associated with "targeted" systemic radiosensitizing agents. These new agents are also clinically attractive owing to such factors as oral bioavailability and pa...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Rich TA,Crane C,Lawson JD,Landry J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While there is an ongoing debate regarding the timing of the maximal surgical effort in epithelial ovarian cancer, it is well established that patients with suboptimal tumor debulking derive no benefit from the surgical procedure. The amount of residual disease after cytoreductive surgery has been repeatedly identifie...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Narasimhulu DM,Khoury-Collado F,Chi DS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmastectomy radiotherapy continues to be one of the most controversial issues in breast radiotherapy. At the crux of the controversy lies the lack of conclusive studies that specifically address the risk-benefit ratio of postmastectomy radiotherapy for patients at intermediate risk of developing locoregional recurr...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Sartor CI

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search is on for biomarkers for use in the diagnosis, staging, prognosis, and management of patients with melanoma. As with many types of cancer, the hematogenous spread of melanoma is a bad prognostic sign, and many groups have attempted to detect circulating melanoma cells in patients with different stages of me...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Kounalakis N,Goydos JS

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Hodgkin's disease (HD) is strictly dependent on stage. Historically, early-stage HD included the limited stages I, II, and IIIA (according to the Cotswolds modification of the Ann Arbor classsification), whereas advanced HD included stage III with B symptoms and stage IV. It was then observed that early-s...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Josting A,Diehl V

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Skull base reirradiation is challenging due to complex anatomy, enrichment of treatment-resistant clonogens, and increased risk of severe treatment complications. Without local therapy, early mortality is certain and tumor progression can result in debilitating symptoms. Modern radiotherapy advancemen...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Ho JC,Phan J

更新日期：2017-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:After decades of reluctance to change surgical approaches, new technologies have created new perspectives for surgery. Initially, the laparoscopic approach was considered to be only one useful for relatively simple procedures as the design of the instruments and the limited access hampered free movements to perform co...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Verheijen R,Zweemer R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy is associated with significant gonadal damage in men and women. The likelihood of gonadal failure following cytotoxic chemotherapy is dependent on the drug and dose, and in women there is also an effect of age at treatment. Irradiation of the testes or ovaries, ei...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Howell SJ,Shalet SM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inter-individual variability in carcinogen metabolism has been attributed in part to the polymorphic expression of several phase I and II detoxification enzymes. The role of these genetic polymorphisms in cancer susceptibility has been most extensively evaluated for isozymes of cytochrome P450 (CYP1A1, CYP2D6, and CYP...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Clapper ML

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) has unique physical properties (e.g., Bragg Peak) that limit the amount of normal tissue irradiated in the head and neck region while maximizing the radiation delivered to the tumor. Radiation therapy is commonly used in both the primary and adjuvant setting for many head and neck ...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Frank SJ,Selek U

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic opioid therapy (defined as greater than 3 months on opioids) is a common practice for those with non-cancer pain, cancer survivors with treatment-related pain, and individuals with cancer undergoing disease-modifying therapy with a survival that can be for a year or more. Recent studies have found unique long-...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Davis MP,Mehta Z

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of patients with ovarian cancer will relapse after initial chemotherapy and will be candidates for salvage treatment. Currently, five agents show clear activity in patients with platinum- and paclitaxel-resistant disease: topotecan, oral etoposide, liposomal doxorubicin, gemcitabine, and, possibly, doceta...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Garcia AA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HER2 is a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family of tyrosine kinases and is involved in the growth, invasion, metastasis, and prognosis of breast cancer. The rationale for prospective trials evaluating the role of anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody therapy for patients with high-risk HER2-positive res...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Perez EA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation-induced mucositis is an important dose-limiting acute side effect associated with the treatment of tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract. The toxicity of radiation therapy increases with prior or concurrent administration of some chemotherapeutic agents. Pretreatment eradication of infection, maintenance o...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Johnson JT

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many women undergo mastectomy as treatment of their breast cancer either because of personal preference or because of tumor-related factors making mastectomy the preferred surgical option. The use of postmastectomy radiation therapy has been shown to decrease the risk of local recurrence and in some cases improve over...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Lyons JA,Sherertz T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy was traditionally perceived to be ineffective for prostate cancer and was only administered to patients with symptomatic hormone-refractory disease. Although previous reviews have confirmed this belief, recent studies have demonstrated significant antitumor activity with chemotherapy regimens. This articl...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Petrylak DP

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in molecular biology have enhanced our understanding of the pathogenesis of brain tumors, particularly in children. The use of molecular diagnostic tools is quickly becoming a standard component in the diagnosis and classification of brain tumors in children, in addition to providing insight leading to...

journal_title：Current oncology reports

authors： Ullrich NJ,Pomeroy SL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00