Developments and controversies in the management of noninvasive bladder cancer.

abstract：:New data continue to refine our knowledge of systemic therapy for breast cancer. These include the third Oxford Overview on adjuvant systemic therapy, a small advantage of anthracycline regimens over CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil), and renewed interest in the "classic CMF" regimen. Primary ch...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Wolff AC

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of the review is to delineate novel approaches for biology-based treatment in advanced gastric cancer. We reviewed the latest translational and clinical research articles and congress presentations. RECENT FINDINGS:A new molecular classification of gastric cancer based on histology, genet...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Obermannová R,Lordick F

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural effusions are a common development in patients with cancer. The optimal means of control are not defined, but systemic treatment is often effective in patients with drug-sensitive tumors. Local treatments advocated in the management of malignant pleural effusions differ in the means of drainage, the length of ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Tattersall M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes recent studies on applications of molecular markers such as chromosome 1p/19q codeletion and MGMT status in the treatment of glioma. RECENT FINDINGS:Prospective trials confirmed that 1p/19q codeletion represents a strong and independent favourable prognostic factor in anaplasti...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Idbaih A,Omuro A,Ducray F,Hoang-Xuan K

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The last decade has seen a paradigm change in that tumor stroma contributes to malignant tumor progression in a manner comparable to genetic and epigenetic changes within cancer cells. This review summarizes recent novel insights into how inflammatory conditions stimulate the formation and expansion o...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Zumsteg A,Christofori G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid cancers are still the most common endocrine cancers. They are dominated by well-differentiated carcinomas, including papillary carcinoma, follicular carcinoma, and medullary thyroid carcinoma. Diagnosis is based on fine-needle aspiration cytologic examination. Recently, reverse transcription polymerase chain r...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Bi J,Lu B

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma is a distinct subtype and accounts for approximately 5 to 10% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The malignant cells express pan B-cell markers, including CD19, CD20 and CD22, and the T-cell marker CD5, whereas CD10 and CD23 expression are usually absent. By cytogenetic analysis, the t(11;14)(q13;q32) tran...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Leonard JP,Schattner EJ,Coleman M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The lateral neck compartment is the second most frequent target region for metastatic papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). Lateral lymph node metastases are associated with locoregional recurrence and, when they involve either side of the neck, with mediastinal and distan...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Dralle H,Machens A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy for which platinum-based and anthracycline-based combinations, with/without taxanes, are the most active but toxic treatments. The preliminary results achieved with two molecule-targeted agents suggest that a better knowledge in molecular...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Delmonte A,Sessa C

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection is associated with increased frequency of Kaposi's sarcoma and high-grade B-cell lymphoma. Several other cancers in HIV-1-infected individuals have been reported, although without statistically significant increase in their respective occurrences. Although HIV-1 does not ...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Gill PS

更新日期：1991-10-01 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:Significant advances have been made in the treatment of younger patients with acute myeloid leukemia over the past 3 decades, but prognosis in the elderly has remained dismal, with median survival times of only a few months. Although a small percentage of older patients may be cured by standard chemot...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Amadori S,Del Principe MI,Venditti A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work in the field of molecular neuro-oncology has evolved from a purely descriptive catalogue of regional mutations to the implication of specific genes in the malignant process. Reverse genetic strategies have resulted in the cloning of the neurofibromatosis-1 and neurofibromatosis-2 genes, the molecular physiology o...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Mikkelsen T

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The treatment of HIV infection has been transformed by the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy. For patients who respond and can tolerate lifelong therapy, HIV infection may become a chronic disease requiring long-term ambulatory care follow-up. The current management of antiretrovira...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Kalkut G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The phosphoinositide 3-kinases are lipid kinases that are activated in response to external factors. They regulate a number of intracellular signaling pathways involved in cell motility, metabolism, survival, and growth. This review summarizes the current knowledge about specific contributions of Clas...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Wee S,Lengauer C,Wiederschain D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the current knowledge about the biology and clinical management of adult desmoid tumors. RECENT FINDINGS:In the past decade, we have learned that desmoid tumors are driven by alterations of the Wnt/APC/β-catenin pathway, sporadic desmoid tumors are associated with somatic mutations of CT...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Penel N,Chibon F,Salas S

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Advances in the understanding of the cellular and molecular derangements involved in the initiation and progression of multiple myeloma are beginning to be translated into novel therapeutic approaches. The myeloma stem cell has been under intense scrutiny regarding its normal B-cell counterpart. Oncogenes, tumor-suppr...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Varterasian ML

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The effect of psychotherapy on the survival of cancer patients has been debated for the past 20 years, mainly due to contradictory findings in the studies published so far. Several reviews have been published, almost all of which criticize the methods used in the studies. In 2007, three replication st...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Boesen EH,Johansen C

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Temsirolimus (Torisel) is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The recommended dosage in this indication (175 mg once weekly for 3 weeks and then 75 mg once weekly as maintenance) is higher than that for renal ce...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Bouabdallah K,Ribrag V,Terriou L,Soria JC,Delarue R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A better understanding of the immunobiology after transplantation and of the available recombinant cytokines that enhance hematopoietic reconstitution following autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is likely to result in safer application of bone marrow transplantation. Residual tumor cells escaping c...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Slavin S,Nagler A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collaborative study groups have invested considerable effort in the last decade in defining the role of allogeneic and autologous bone marrow transplantation as consolidation treatment for first remission of acute myeloid leukemia in younger patients. These efforts have been able, more precisely, to quantitate the deg...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Burnett AK,Kell J

更新日期：2000-03-01 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:More therapeutic options are needed for bone and soft tissue sarcomas, especially for patients with metastatic disease. Recent randomized clinical trials conducted in colon, breast and lung cancer have shown the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agent, bevacizumab, alone or in combination with c...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Balasubramanian L,Evens AM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to highlight recent studies on mammalian sirtuins that coordinately regulate cellular metabolic homeostasis upon fasting and to summarize the beneficial effects of fasting on carcinogenesis and cancer therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies have demonstrated that fasting...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Zhu Y,Yan Y,Gius DR,Vassilopoulos A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review focuses on the current concepts relating to the use of radiation therapy in the care of surgical patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma. Radiation therapy for retroperitoneal sarcoma patients is complex because it requires decisions on not only the timing of administration, but also the tec...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Pawlik TM,Ahuja N,Herman JM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:T-cell lymphomas (TCL) represent a particularly poor prognosis subgroup of lymphomas. The goal of this review is to provide emerging information on one agent demonstrating activity in these challenging diseases. Pralatrexate is a novel antifolate designed to have high affinity for the reduced folate c...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： O'Connor OA

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chemotherapy is a cornerstone treatment in patients with early breast cancer. Although some cancer cell-related predictors are emerging, the indications of chemotherapy and the choice of chemotherapy regimen are not individualized enough, emphasizing the need for new predictors. This review will summa...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Andre F,Berrada N,Desmedt C

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial analysis of gene expression has been widely used to characterize gene expression patterns associated with tumor formation. These studies resulted in the identification of tumor-specific markers, transcriptional pathways, or therapeutic targets. In this review, recent applications and developments of serial anal...

journal_title：Current opinion in oncology

authors： Hermeking H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00