Pioneering the trail of cancer immunotherapy.

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. Treatment outcome is better among patients who demonstrate sensitivity to salvage chemotherapy. Approximately half of the patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation will be cured a...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Murphy F,Sirohi B,Cunningham D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dysfunction of the immune system is a hallmark of cancer. Through increased understanding of the complex interactions between immunity and cancer, immunotherapy has emerged as a treatment modality for different types of cancer. Promising activity with immunotherapy has been reported in numerous malignancie...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Zeidan AM,Komrokji RS,Brunner AM

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse brain stem glioma is the most devastating of pediatric malignancies. Virtually all children with this disease die within 1-2 years of diagnosis. After three decades of exhaustive research, the key to controlling this malignancy still eludes us. Attempts to improve survival using radiation, chemotherapy and bio...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Korones DN

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：:Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive fatal malignancy with a prognosis that has not significantly improved in the last decades. This review summarizes the current state of treatment and the various attempts that are made to improve overall survival for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. It also d...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Schunselaar LM,Quispel-Janssen JM,Neefjes JJ,Baas P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ are rare proliferative breast lesions, growing inside ducts and terminal ducto-lobular units. They represent a marker of increased risk for breast cancer and a non-obligate precursor of malignancy. Evidence available on diagnosis and management is scarce. They are fre...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Clauser P,Marino MA,Baltzer PA,Bazzocchi M,Zuiani C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fludarabine is a prodrug that is converted to the free nucleoside 9-beta-D-arabinosyl-2-fluoroadenine (F-ara-A), which enters cells and accumulates mainly as the 5'-triphosphate, F-ara-ATP. F-ara-ATP has multiple mechanisms of action, which are mostly directed toward DNA. Collectively, these actions affect DNA synthes...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Montillo M,Ricci F,Tedeschi A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia in cancer patients is frequent but often under-recognized and under-treated. This may be related to misconceptions about the impact of anemia on cancer patients and ill-defined guidelines for treatment, as well as the inadequacies of current therapy. Darbepoetin alfa, a novel erythropoiesis-stimulating protein ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Pirker R,Smith R

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As diagnostic and therapeutic options increase, strategies for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are becoming more tailored for specific patient subpopulations and individual patients. The introduction of therapy targeted against the EGF receptor (EGFR) pathway has provided new treatment options for ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Batus M,Fidler MJ,Bonomi PD

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) was first approved for platinum-refractory ovarian cancer in 1999 and then received full approval for platinum-sensitive recurrent disease in 2005 by the US FDA. PLD remains an important therapeutic tool in the management of recurrent ovarian cancer in 2012. Phase-II and III clini...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Rakowski JA,Ahmad S,Holloway RW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: It has long been recognized that tumors are composed of a mosaic of cells and numerous methods have been developed to detect tumor heterogeneity, including in situ hybridization, multi-regional sampling, cytological assays, and whole genome and single cell sequencing. Using these methods, heterogeneity h...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Turnquist C,Watson RA,Protheroe A,Verrill C,Sivakumar S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical therapy represents an alternative treatment approach that can be considered for some forms of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). In selected cases, topical treatments are preferable to invasive procedures, especially in the case of multifocal lesions, unclear lesion edges, risk of keloids, surgical risk factors ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Micali G,Lacarrubba F,Bhatt K,Nasca MR

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) are commonly treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). An adverse effect frequently suffered by patients is lethargy, which often leads to dose reduction or drug cessation. We aimed to assess whether hypogonadism is related to treatment with TKIs. ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Afshar M,Patel HRH,Jain A,Kumar A,Patel P,James ND,Porfiri E

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Before the advent of rationally designed targeted antineoplastic therapies, cladribine was identified as a lymphocyte-specific cytotoxic agent. Cladribine is a purine nucleoside analogue that is resistant to cellular catabolism. Through diverse mechanisms, cladribine is equally toxic to dividing and nondividing cells,...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Sigal DS,Saven A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the general intent of treatment for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer is palliative, and cure does not seem to be a realistic objective in this setting, median overall survival is greater than 12 months in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Patients with ovarian cancer can now expect that the t...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kose MF,Meydanli MM,Tulunay G

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To date, all efforts to fight gastrointestinal cancer, regardless of its origin and entity, have resulted in complex therapeutic regimens involving a combination of systemic therapy, radiation therapy and surgery. It is generally accepted across all disciplines that not one, but the combination and the pro...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Neumann PA,Berlet MW,Friess H

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) are epithelial tumors of the ovaries characterized by cellular proliferation and nuclear atypia but without an infiltrative growth pattern. As they frequently affect younger patients the clinical management is complicated by considerations such as preserving fertility and reducing post...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Trillsch F,Mahner S,Ruetzel J,Harter P,Ewald-Riegler N,Jaenicke F,du Bois A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. With combined modality treatment long-term survival rate for localized disease is near 70%. Thirty percent of patients relapse with lung as the commonest site. Surgery is the treatment of choice for relapsed patients whenever pos...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Vijayamurugan N,Bakhshi S

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:The characterization of the mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) entity had a major impact on patient management and has played a profound role in improving therapy. Although the prognosis is improving in MCL, there is no definitive proof that the therapies currently available will lead to cure. Few randomized studies have been...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Camara-Clayette V,Hermine O,Ribrag V

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of cancers occur with increased frequency in individuals with HIV infection. There is a debate as to whether or not hepatocellular cancer is one of these tumors. This article reviews the current data regarding incidence etiology, treatment and outcome for HIV-related hepatocellular cancer. It also attempts to...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Powles T,Macdonald D,Nelson M,Stebbing J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaposi sarcoma is the most common cancer among HIV-infected individuals and one of the most common cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Kaposi sarcoma lesions are highly vascularized, and comprised of spindle-shaped tumor cells. Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus is etiologically linked to Kaposi sarcoma development and encodes gen...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Hansen A,Boshoff C,Lagos D

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomics has generated a wealth of data that is now being used to identify additional molecular alterations associated with cancer development. Mapping these alterations in the cancer genome is a critical first step in dissecting oncological pathways. There are two ways in which cancer research has changed in recent y...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Sakatani T,Onyango P

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cancer genome sequencing studies have discovered mutations in members of the SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin-remodeling complex in nearly 25% of human cancers. The SWI/SNF complex, first discovered in S. cerevisiae, shows strong conservation from yeast to Drosophila to mammals, contains ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Orlando KA,Nguyen V,Raab JR,Walhart T,Weissman BE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is the most common solid-organ cancer affecting the male population. Men with metastatic prostate cancer treated with androgen ablation therapy often respond rapidly, with improvement in bone pain and decreases in serum prostate-specific antigen. However, almost all patients progress to the castrate-re...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Rawlinson A,Mohammed A,Beatty J,Bell R,Miller M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several nanoformulated anti-cancer substances are currently commercialized or under development. Pre-clinical and clinical results have revealed better properties, that is, larger efficacy and lower toxicity for these substances than for conventional anti-cancer treatments. Here, we review the development of several o...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Alphandéry E,Grand-Dewyse P,Lefèvre R,Mandawala C,Durand-Dubief M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ductal carcinoma-in situ (DCIS) is a non-obligate precursor for invasive breast cancer and concern exists regarding the potential for overdiagnosis and overtreatment as the natural history of DCIS progression to invasive breast cancer may never occur or take decades in some cases. Preoperative systemic therapy window ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kuerer HM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the recent years, melanoma patients' outcome and survival improved, mainly because of systemic treatment improvement with targeted therapy and checkpoint blockade. Targeted therapy with BRAF and MEK inhibitors was approved to treat patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, harboring BRAF V600 m...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Amaral T,Nouri N,Garbe C

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00