Current concepts and future strategies in the management of intracranial germinoma.

abstract：:Recurrent non muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) represents a therapeutic challenge, especially in the case of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG)-failures. Chemohyperthermia (CHT) has been tested as adjuvant therapy in selected categories of patients with promising results. The aim of this systematic review is to expl...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Soria F,Allasia M,Oderda M,Gontero P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alemtuzumab (Campath, MabCampath) is a humanized therapeutic monoclonal antibody (mAb) that recognizes the CD52 antigen expressed on normal and neoplastic lymphoid cells. This mAb is active in previously treated patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) refractory to alkylating agents and purine nucleo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Robak T

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although a relatively uncommon disease, the treatment of vulvar cancer has changed considerably over the years and has been under considerable focus due to its past overtreatment and apparent increase in incidence. The purpose of this review is to describe the recommended management of the most commonly en...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Buchanan T,Mutch D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are involved in numerous physiological processes and have crucial roles in certain disease states, such as mammary carcinomas. Estradiol, the most potent endogenous estrogen, is biosynthesized from androgens by the cytochrome P450 enzyme complex called aromatase. Aromatase is found in breast tissue and the i...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Brueggemeier RW

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) involves delivery of image-guided, ablative radiation doses to planning treatment volume(s) using sophisticated dosimetric planning and target localization. Early on, clinical investigators pursued SBRT for the treatment of early stage non-small-cell lung cancer, lung and liv...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Mayr NA,Huang Z,Sohn JW,Lo SS,Teh BS,Lu JJ,Grecula JC,Kunos C

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：:Bladder cancer is the most frequently occurring tumor of the urinary system, with over 10,000 new diagnoses each year in the UK. Approximately 70% of these are non-muscle-invasive and limited to the mucosa (Ta) or submucosa (T1). These tumors are generally managed with transurethral resection followed by adjuvant intr...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Cheung G,Dasgupta P,Guru KA,Billia M,Khan MS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temozolomide is an imidazotetrazine with a mechanism of action and efficacy similar to dacarbazine (DTIC). However, it differs from DTIC in that it can be taken orally, degrades spontaneously to an active metabolite and penetrates the blood-brain barrier. It is well tolerated, making it a suitable candidate for combin...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Danson SJ,Middleton MR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prospects for the treatment of metastatic melanoma are improving. Whereas previous scientific meetings dedicated to the treatment of metastatic melanoma patients were overshadowed by our inability to improve overall survival or lengthen the time to progression, the results presented at the most recent meetings are...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： van Kempen LC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells play an important role in the pathogenesis of certain lymphomas and leukemias, as well as many autoimmune diseases. Antagonistic B-cell antibodies are thus gaining an increasing role in the management of these diseases. The first antibody target in this regard was CD20, with the development and introduction of...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Goldenberg DM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment options for patients have increased over the last few years, especially with the availability of novel agents for routine care and within clinical trials. Owing to the promising activity seen with lenalidomide in the relapsed/refractory setting, its use has now expanded to induction and maintenance therapy. ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Sirohi B,Powles R

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the developed world, and its incidence is increasing. Mortality from this cancer has not improved in recent decades and is primarily driven by high-grade carcinomas that are more likely to present at an advanced stage and ultimately are more l...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Connor EV,Rose PG

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Tumors of the CNS frequently have devastating consequences in terms of cognitive and motor function, personality and mortality. Despite decades of work, current therapies have done little to alter the course of these deadly diseases. The discovery that chaperones/heat-shock proteins play an important role in tumor bio...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Graner MW,Bigner DD

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is a common and potentially debilitating complication of cancer. Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp, Amgen) has been in routine clinical use for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia since 2002. The extended half-life of darbepoetin alfa permits less frequent and consequently more flexible dosing than other eryth...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Pirker R

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder cancer is rare in patients below the age of 50 years, and most patients are in their 60s and 70s. Radical cystectomy is the preferred approach for patients with localized disease in most European countries and the USA, and evidence is growing in favor of neoadjuvant, platinum-based chemotherapy for patients at...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Basso U,Bassi P,Sava T,Monfardini S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound not only provide strategies to diagnose and stage malignancy, but also to administer palliative and definitive care. Options for anticancer therapy include endoscopic mucosal resection, photodynamic therapy, thermal therapy, self-expanding metal stents and recently,...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wong RF,Bhutani MS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the Western world. The lungs can be affected by a number of histologically diverse malignancies. Nonetheless, the vast majority of lung cancers are classified as non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite extensive research on different therapeutic regimens...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Galluzzo P,Bocchetta M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma historically has a poor prognosis and the mortality rate has remained unchanged for over a decade. Common treatment options for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer include chemoradiation and/or chemotherapy. Single-agent gemcitabine has been considered the standard of care since...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Warsame R,Grothey A

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Immunotherapies such as sipuleucel-T present new and unique challenges for the optimal timing and sequencing of therapies for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Key considerations for the sequencing of sipuleucel-T are its unique proposed mechanism of action, the time required to generate a clini...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Quinn DI,Vaishampayan U,Higano CS,Lin DW,Shore ND,Beer TM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is the spread of cells from a primary tumor to a distant site, where they arrest and grow to form a secondary tumor. Conventional metastasis models have focused primarily on analysis of end point tumor formation following inoculation with tumor cells. This approach can be used to measure the metastatic pote...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： MacDonald IC,Chambers AF

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) recommendations on the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) have recently been updated. Imatinib 400 mg/day remains the standard first-line treatment for patients with metastatic GIST. Mutational analysis has received a strong recommendation for diagnosti...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Blay JY,Reichardt P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Angiogenesis is a complex process regulated by several pro- and anti-angiogenic factors, thus the loss of its fine equilibrium plays a key role in colorectal cancer (CRC) development and progression. Therapeutic agents targeting VEGF/VEGFR signaling, the main regulator of this process, proved to be effecti...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Battaglin F,Puccini A,Intini R,Schirripa M,Ferro A,Bergamo F,Lonardi S,Zagonel V,Lenz HJ,Loupakis F

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with unilateral breast cancer are at increased risk of developing a second cancer in the contralateral breast. Some women choose contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) to prevent cancer in the contralateral breast. Several studies have demonstrated that CPM significantly decreases the occurrence of contr...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Tuttle T,Habermann E,Abraham A,Emory T,Virnig B

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Breast cancer (BC) comprises a group of different diseases characterized by changes in tissue structure and gene expression. Recent advances in molecular biology have shed new light on the participation of genes and their products in the biology of BC. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding endogenous RNA molecules th...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Castañeda CA,Agullo-Ortuño MT,Fresno Vara JA,Cortes-Funes H,Gomez HL,Ciruelos E

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Outcomes in colorectal cancer have improved over the last 15 years; this is in part due to the optimization of 5-fluorouracil schedules and the introduction of new and effective chemotherapeutic agents, such as irinotecan and oxaliplatin. However, not all patients respond to these agents and a proportion may suffer se...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Braun MS,Quirke P,Seymour MT

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac toxicity is one of the most important long-term toxicities experienced by cancer survivors so that survival rate due to anticancer therapy may be negatively affected due to cardiac complications. Thus, the search for novel methods to lower the incidence of treatment-related cardiotoxicity is a priority for all...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Abdel-Rahman O,Alorabi M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00