Cancer therapy using nanoformulated substances: scientific, regulatory and financial aspects.

abstract：:In recent years, novel approaches have been developed in medical oncology, and antiangiogenic treatments have had a role in the treatment of colorectal, renal and breast cancers. The role of these agents in brain tumors is, however, controversial, since these drugs may induce modifications in neuroradiological pattern...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Franceschi E,Agati R,Brandes AA

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:Sinonasal malignancies continue to have poor survival rates. Disease-related mortality is usually the result of disease recurrence and progression at the primary site despite aggressive therapy. Complete surgical excision with postoperative radiation therapy remains the standard of care for resectable lesions. Improve...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Maghami E,Kraus DH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to present the preclinical, epidemiological and clinical data relevant to the association between β-blockers and melanoma progression. Preclinical studies have shown that β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) signaling can inhibit multiple cellular processes involved in melanoma progression and me...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： De Giorgi V,Grazzini M,Gandini S,Benemei S,Asbury CD,Marchionni N,Geppetti P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen deprivation therapy is the standard of care for the initial treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. However, the majority of these patients live long enough to experience disease progression despite castration. This scenario is defined as castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and has a poor outcome and...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gaya JM,Ahallal Y,Sanchez-Salas R,Barret E,Rozet F,Galiano M,Macek P,Durand M,Cerruti J,Prapotnich D,Ropert S,Bennamoun M,Cathelineau X

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are becoming the hormonal treatment of choice for postmenopausal women with early breast cancer. Large, well-controlled clinical studies have established the efficacy and safety of initial adjuvant therapy with letrozole or anastrozole versus the previous standard of 5 years of adjuvant tamo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bria E,Carlini P,Cuppone F,Vaccaro V,Milella M,Cognetti F

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen receptor (AR) signaling is necessary for the development of prostate cancer. Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer was described over 50 years ago and ADT remains the mainstay of systemic therapy. AR signaling remains intact as the disease evolves to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Taplin ME

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A systematic review was performed to explore the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes among cancer patients receiving PD-(L)1 inhibitors compared to those receiving traditional cytotoxic therapy. Areas covered: Citations from PubMed and the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting library w...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Abdel-Rahman O,Oweira H,Giryes A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional lymph node irradiation is usually indicated in patients with positive node breast cancer. However, there are some controversies regarding the clinical benefits of adding regional nodal irradiation to whole-breast or thoracic-wall irradiation after breast surgery especially for patients with 1 to 3 positive ax...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Marta GN,de Moraes FY

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a highly malignant neoplasm. The incidence of ICC has been increasing world-wide over the past several decades. Areas covered: The pathogenesis of ICC is a complex process involving the alteration of specific genes and epigenetic changes. This review summarizes the ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Huang SB,Zheng CX

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:About 50% of all patients with advanced testicular cancer demonstrate residual retroperitoneal or extraretroperitoneal masses. About two thirds of the masses harbour necrosis/fibrosis only whereas as about 10% and 40% harbour vital cancer or teratoma. Appropriate therapy will result in a high cure rate if ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Heidenreich A,Paffenholz P,Nestler T,Pfister D

更新日期：2019-04-01 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: Management of clinically negative neck (cN0) in patients with parotid gland cancer is controversial. Treatment options can include observation, elective neck dissection or elective radiotherapy. Areas covered: We addressed the treatment options for cN0 patients with parotid gland cancer. A literature rev...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Vartanian JG,Gonçalves Filho J,Kowalski LP,Shah JP,Suárez C,Rinaldo A,De Bree R,Rodrigo JP,Hamoir M,Takes RP,Mäkitie AA,Zbären P,Andreasen S,Poorten VV,Sanabria A,Hellquist H,Robbins KT,Bödeker CC,Silver C,Ferlito A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of consensus classifications for renal epithelial neoplasia in 1996 and 1997 led to the recognition of renal adenoma, renal oncocytoma and metanephric adenoma/adenofibroma as benign tumors and conventional (clear cell) renal cell carcinoma (RCC), papillary RCC, chromophobe RCC and collecting duct carci...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Delahunt B,Velickovic M,Grebe SK

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to computed tomography image analysis, skeletal muscle (SM) and adipose tissue areas vary widely in patients with the same body mass index or the same body surface area. Body composition variables such as SM mass, SM density and subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue have shown value as potential independe...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Antoun S,Lanoy E,Albiges-Sauvin L,Escudier B

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation therapy is the backbone in the management of intracranial germinoma. In localized disease chemotherapy followed by whole brain irradiation is the present standard providing cure rates in excess of 90%. Craniospinal irradiation alone in metastatic disease provides equally excellent outcome. Chemotherapy is ab...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kortmann RD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raloxifene is a member of a family of drugs known as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). Raloxifene is currently approved by the FDA for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. SERMs hold the potential to treat and prevent breast cancer, osteoporosis and coronary heart disease...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Pappas SG,Jordan VC

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For over 40 years, fluorouracil has been the only drug registered for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. During the past 5 years, combination chemotherapy regimens including either irinotecan or oxaliplatin have proven to be superior to fluorouracil monotherapy in randomized clinical trials, in terms of re...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Pessino A,Sobrero A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) represents a powerful advance in the planning and delivery of radiation therapy owing to its ability to deliver highly conformal treatment doses while sparing normal tissues. Dosimetric studies have shown the feasibility and theoretical benefit of treating with IMRT over 3D...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bockbrader M,Kim E

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testicle are highly treatable and curable. The evolution of cancer control for this disease has demonstrated an effective integration of medical and surgical approaches over the last 30 years. Current emphasis in the therapy of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors focuses on minimiz...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Yoon GH,Stein JP,Skinner DG

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia has remained largely unchanged for the last 30 years since the advent of combination chemotherapy with cytarabine arabinoside and daunorubicin with remission rates around 70% but with long term survival still only around 40% in young adults. Doses of chemotherapy have been push...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kell J

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：:Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) are advanced radiotherapy delivery techniques that allow for the delivery of high-dose per fraction radiation. Advances in imaging technology and intensity modulation have allowed SRS and SBRT to be used for the treatment of tumors in close prox...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Jain AK,Yamada YJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The desmoid tumors (DTs) are unusual soft-tissue tumors that have a propensity for aggressive local growth and may develop during, or soon after pregnancy. Pregnancy-associated DTs are uncommon and optimal management of this tumor has yet to be defined. Currently, controversy centers on the timing of surgical resectio...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Johner A,Tiwari P,Zetler P,Wiseman SM

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:For more than 25 years, the combination of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP) was considered the 'gold standard' for the treatment of aggressive lymphomas, 90% of which are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCLs). After the demonstration of rituximab's single-agent activity in DLBCL, a pi...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Murawski N,Zwick C,Pfreundschuh M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many decades, the use of chemotherapy as second-line therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer relied upon disease progression. Several studies have shown that four to six cycles of chemotherapy administered as front-line therapy treatment offers a survival advantage to patients; however, further chemotherapy beyond t...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Velez M,Belalcazar A,Domingo G,Blaya M,Raez LE,Santos ES

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00