Elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts poor outcome in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer receiving first-line gefitinib or erlotinib treatment.

abstract：AIM:For early-stage breast cancer, four cycles of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide (TC) was proven superior to doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide in the US Oncology 9375 trial. Given primary prophylactic antibiotics, 5% febrile neutropenia was recorded in a population comprising 75.5% Caucasians. Smaller trials and retros...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Chow LWC,Biganzoli L,Leo AD,Kuroi K,Han HS,Patel J,Huang CS,Lu YS,Zhu L,Chow CYC,Loo WTY,Glück S,Toi M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) harboring the uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations are generally thought to be unresponsive to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. Presented here is a case of stage IV NSCLC harboring an uncommon EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation that ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Chan RT

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study trends of urological cancers mortalities in Iran between 1990 and 2015 as a part of a larger project named national and subnational burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. METHODS:The primary dataset of this project comprises data of national death registration system. Cause-specific mortality...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Pishgar F,Amini E,Gohari K,Aminorroaya A,Sheidaei A,Rostamabadi Y,Ebrahimi H,Yoosefi M,Naderimagham S,Rezaei N,Modirian M,Namazi Shabestari A,Kompani F,Farzadfar F

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Quality of life (QOL) is important in patients with advanced cancer. The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 is a general QOL tool used in cancer patients. Often, with a large enough sample, statistical significance of changecan be reached, however the clinical significance i...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Bedard G,Zeng L,Zhang L,Lauzon N,Holden L,Tsao M,Danjoux C,Barnes E,Sahgal A,Poon M,Chow E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Access to palliative care services is essential for attaining universal health coverage for patients with a terminal cancer. Despite this, many patients with advanced cancer in low-income countries, such as Myanmar, suffer at the end of life (EOL) due to little or no access to palliative care. However, actua...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Mon SW,Ozdemir S,Zu WWM,Win H,Maw MM,Win KC,Thant KZ,Teo I,Krishnan A,Goh CR,Finkelstein EA,Malhotra C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the distribution of the Oncotype DX Recurrence Score (a validated prognostic/predictive tool in early-stage estrogen-receptor positive [ER+] breast cancer) and its impact on adjuvant treatment decisions in the United Arab Emirates. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of a single-center cohort. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Jaafar H,Bashir MA,Taher A,Qawasmeh K,Jaloudi M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ki-67 proliferation index (Ki-67 index) is used to quantify cell proliferation during histopathological assessment of various tumors including glioblastoma (GB). AIM:We aimed to assess correlation between Ki-67 index and overall survival in patients with GB and determine a cut-point for Ki-67 index that p...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Wong E,Nahar N,Hau E,Varikatt W,Gebski V,Ng T,Jayamohan J,Sundaresan P

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the outcomes of metastatic melanoma patients treated with infliximab for severe steroid-refractory colitis secondary to ipilimumab therapy. BACKGROUND:Immune-related colitis is a known potential adverse effect of ipilimumab, that causes significant morbidity and extended hospital stays. There are l...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hillock NT,Heard S,Kichenadasse G,Hill CL,Andrews J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophil count reduction after chemotherapy has been related with longer survival of patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, but there is not a standardized measurement for this phenomenon. METHODS:Some parameters related to the change in neutrophil count between the first and the second cycle...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Colloca GA,Venturino A,Guarneri D

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) that developed in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma after receiving oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy. A 62-year-old man had multiple hypodense lesions with delayed enhancement in the both lobes of the liver on abdominal computed tomograph...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yoon JY,Nam TS,Kim MK,Hwang JE,Shim HJ,Cho SH,Chung IJ,Bae WK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For advanced and metastatic urothelial carcinomas (UCs), platinum (preferably cisplatin)-based chemotherapy has been the standard treatment for many years. However, many patients are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy because of poor performance status and/or other age-related conditions. At the other end of ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Poon DM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Metadherin (MTDH) is a potential oncogene in tumor development and is highly expressed in various types of human cancers. However, there has been no report on the role of MTDH in bladder cancer. Our aim was to investigate the expression pattern of MTDH in bladder tissue at different clinic pathological stages and e...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Zhou J,Li J,Wang Z,Yin C,Zhang W

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cabazitaxel is a next generation taxane that has been shown to improve overall survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) whose disease progressed during or after docetaxel-based therapy. A worldwide early access program (EAP) study was established to provide access to cabazit...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Parente P,Ng S,Parnis F,Guminski A,Gurney H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the overall survival, progression-free survival, response rate and toxicity of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) in recurrent ovarian cancer. METHODS:A retrospective study of 45 patients with recurrent or progressive ovarian cancer was conducted at the Westmead Cancer Care Centre. Patients received...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Dear RF,Gao B,Harnett P

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Left- and right-sided colon cancers were significantly different in epidemiologic, clinical and histological parameters. However, the impact of primary tumor location in metastatic colon cancer treated with front-line targeted triplet regimens is unclear, particularly in Asian populations. METHODS:A total...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Lu HJ,Lin JK,Chen WS,Jiang JK,Yang SH,Lan YT,Lin CC,Chang SC,Teng HW

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Integration of clinical genetics into oncology is variable. Sarcomas have a strong genetic component, with up to 1/30 patients carrying germline TP53 mutations. This study aimed to define genetic risk awareness among sarcoma physicians. Outcomes were attitudes toward genetic testing, level of cancer risk and awaren...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： McBride KA,Schlub TE,Ballinger ML,Thomas DM,Tattersall MH

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neuro-radiological syndrome characterized by seizures, altered level of consciousness and visual disturbance. PRES is associated with hyperintense lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) most commonly seen in the posterior regions. In most cases symptoms and...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Femia G,Hardy TA,Spies JM,Horvath LG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of subcarinal dissection on short-term outcome and survival following esophagectomy in patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS:A total of 2252 patients underwent an esophagectomy for esophageal cancer from January 1997 to December 2...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hu W,Liang Y,Zhang S,Hu Y,Liu J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In colorectal cancer (CRC), adjuvant therapy is offered on the basis of stage and attempts to identify factors to better target treatment have not been successful. Recent work suggested that mismatch repair deficient CRCs may not benefit from 5FU adjuvant chemotherapy but studies remain conflicting. We aimed to det...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Thomas ML,Hewett PJ,Ruszkiewicz AR,Moore JW

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the feasibility of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with pelvic sidewall recurrence of uterine cervical cancer after radical hysterectomy or definitive radiotherapy. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 23 patients with locally recurrent uterine cervical cancer limited to the pelvic s...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Seo Y,Kim MS,Yoo HJ,Jang WI,Rhu SY,Choi SC,Kim MH,Kim BJ,Lee DH,Cho CK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Extracorporeal irradiation and re-implantation (ECI) has been used as limb salvage surgery for musculoskeletal oncology patients. Biological reconstruction, no risk of disease transmission and immunological reaction, ready availability and preservation of bone stock are the major advantage of this surgical techniq...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Arpornchayanon O,Leerapun T,Pruksakorn D,Panichkul P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Selective internal radiation therapy with yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolization has been used to treat unresectable liver tumors and its acute toxicity has been well described. Subacute and long-term hepatic complications related to radioembolization however may be underreported in the literature. This retrospec...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kuo JC,Tazbirkova A,Allen R,Kosmider S,Gibbs P,Yip D

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An elevated preoperative aspartate aminotransferase-to-lymphocyte ratio index (ALRI) may predict poor survival in various cancers. However, the prognostic value of aminotransferase-to-lymphocyte ratio index (ALRI) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains to be determined. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Chen Y,He C,Wen T,Yan L,Yang J

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The goal of this study was to determine the relationships among type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), specific cancer histological types and mortality in hospitalized women. METHODS:Patients over 19 years of age were included if the indication for hospital admission was a diagnosis of type 2 DM or a malignancy. ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Chen JY,Chiou WK,Chou WY,Lin JD

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the incidence of subclinical cardiotoxicity in women treated with adjuvant trastuzumab in the early breast cancer setting using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI). METHODS:The cardiac function and myocardial tissue characteristics of 25 women who had completed adjuvant trastuzumab therapy greater...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Lawley C,Wainwright C,Segelov E,Lynch J,Beith J,McCrohon J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Vascular endothelial growth facto receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGFR-TKIs) are widely used for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the response to VEGFR-TKIs and hyperlipidemia and hypothyroidism. METHODS:Clinical data on 155 patients wit...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Song Y,Du C,Zhang W,Sun Y,Yang L,Cui C,Chi Y,Shou J,Zhou A,Wang J,Sun Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Providing appropriate educational resources to patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) is important but challenging. The aim of this study was to determine Australian clinicians' perceptions of currently used HNC information resources. METHODS:A purpose-designed questionnaire was disseminated electronicall...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Jabbour J,Wykes J,Milross C,Sundaresan P,Ebrahimi A,Shepherd HL,Dhillon HM,Clark JR

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The ACCElox registry was set up to assess therapeutic management of early-stage colon cancer with oxaliplatin/5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based regimen and the duration of adjuvant chemotherapy in current clinical practice. METHODS:This prospective observational study was conducted between 2006 and 2008 in 19 countries ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Park YS,Ji J,Zalcberg JR,El-Serafi M,Buzaid A,Ghosn M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We investigated prognostic significance of methylation status of MASPIN gene and its protein expression in normal subjects, cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer (GBC) patients. METHODS:MASPIN protein expression and its promoter methylation in gallbladder tissue of cholelithiasis (n = 36), GBC (n = 46) and control...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Baghel K,Kazmi HR,Chandra A,Raj S,Srivastava RN

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Important factors typically associated with prognosis in brain metastases include Karnofsky performance status (KPS), extracranial or cerebellar localization and combination chemotherapy. However, few studies investigated the prognostic role of leptomeningeal metastases (LM) following whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sakaguchi M,Maebayashi T,Aizawa T,Ishibashi N,Saito T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00