An analysis of clinical characteristics and patient outcomes in primary mediastinal sarcomas.

abstract：:The annual conference of the International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer (iSBTc), recently renamed the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), provides clinicians and scientists with a uniquely broad yet focused view of the growing field of tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy. In this time of exci...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kotlan B,Balwit JM

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Tamoxifen, as an essential therapeutic tool in the treatment of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, has been available for the past three decades and is currently being utilized as a chemo-preventive agent for patients at high risk for breast carcinoma. However, the induction of chemo-resistance duri...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Merikhian P,Ghadirian R,Farahmand L,Mansouri S,Majidzadeh-A K

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fertility impairment due to treatments is a major concern for adolescents and young adult patients who survived cancer. Areas covered: Chemotherapy may determine a detrimental effect on ovary function, leading to infertility, and premature ovarian failure. Embryo and oocyte cryopreservation is a standard s...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Tosoni A,Balestrini D,Brandes AA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocognitive function (NCF) impairment is an important component of primary and metastatic brain tumors and their therapeutic interventions. As a result, modern clinical trials of cranial irradiation for adult cancer patients have incorporated NCF testing as a primary or secondary end point. In doing so, these clini...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Caine C,Mehta MP,Laack NN,Gondi V

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：: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：: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：:Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has been used in the intravesical treatment of urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) for three decades. Despite its efficacy, intravesical BCG therapy is associated with some limitations such as side effects and BCG failure, which have inspired multiple ways to improve it. Recent advances have...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wang Y,Yang M,Yu Q,Yu L,Shao S,Wang X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased cancer risk after renal transplantation is believed to be a consequence of continuous immunosuppression. However, the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) after renal transplantation is controversial and has received limited study. Accumulating evidence suggests that colon and rectal cancers have different charac...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kan M,Gill JS,Wiseman SM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being a common cancer worldwide, management of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder currently relies primarily on clinical staging and histopathologic parameters. Assaying alterations in molecular pathways can contribute valuable information that can accurately predict outcome and chemotherapeutic respon...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bartsch G,Mitra AP,Cote RJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteasome inhibition has been shown to be an effective strategy for the treatment of multiple myeloma, as demonstrated by the clinical activity of the first-in-class agent bortezomib. Recently, the second-generation proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib has been approved in the USA in the relapsed and refractory setting, ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： McBride A,Ryan PY

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that is strongly tied to asbestos exposure. Despite application of different modalities such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, patient prognosis remains very poor and therapies are ineffective. Much research currently focuses on the application of novel approa...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bakker E,Guazzelli A,Ashtiani F,Demonacos C,Krstic-Demonacos M,Mutti L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis contributes to over 90% of cancer-related deaths. Many types of cancer metastasize via the bloodstream, where circulating tumor cells (CTCs) originating from the primary tumor can undergo selectin-mediated adhesion with the blood vessel wall and subsequently transmigrate to anatomically distant organs. In a...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Mitchell MJ,King MR

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major issue with current cancer therapy is how to ensure the maximum benefit with minimum toxicity for individual patients. With the progress of the human genome project have come high-throughput technologies for the analysis of DNA, gene expression or tumor protein in an efficient and quantitative manner. This revi...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： McLeod HL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to outline the current approach to patients affected by metastasis to the long bones and to present a clinical and surgical algorithm available for clinicians and for future research. A modern approach to patients affected by long bone metastasis in fact requires a multidisciplinary cont...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Capanna R,Piccioli A,Di Martino A,Daolio PA,Ippolito V,Maccauro G,Piana R,Ruggieri P,Gasbarrini A,Spinelli MS,Campanacci DA,Italian Orthopaedic Society Bone Metastasis Study Group.

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Capecitabine is an oral prodrug of 5-fluorouracil. It is being increasingly used in the treatment of colorectal cancer in both the adjuvant and metastatic settings. This review aims to explore the data in relation to the pharmacology and mode of action of capecitabine, followed by an in-depth review of the available c...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kelly C,Cassidy J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare disorder with a prevalence of one case per 1.7 million people and a generally poor prognosis. It accounts for 0.02% of all cancer cases and 0.2% of cancer deaths. Within the past three decades, accurate diagnosis, precise radiologic localization, satisfactory preoperative medical man...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Haleblian GE,Wilson C,Haddad D,Albala DM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most prominent pathways explored in the area of targeted therapy is the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, which plays a central role in cell survival and proliferation. Deregulation of this pathway has been implicated in the promotion of cancer cell growth and survival. Inhibition of several steps of this pathway has ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Georgakis GV,Younes A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignancy and cause of death from cancer among adults worldwide. In recent years, the use of 5-fluorouracil-based regimens in combination with molecularly targeted agents has greatly expanded treatment options for patients with metastatic disease. With a more capillary...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Ribecco AS,Pino MS,Cipriani G,Marinozzi C,Fioretto L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer frequently presents late, when chances for long-term survival are poor. The increased survival advantage for patients diagnosed with early-stage ovarian cancer suggests that screening to detect early-stage disease might have an impact on disease mortality. Attempts are being made to develop effective sc...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Lewis S,Menon U

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the current status of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with outcome analysis. The published English literature (PubMed) database was searched extensively for major publications and large series on RARP. The search was carried out over the preceding 3-year period. Selected series were ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Singh I,Hemal AK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are the most common solid malignancies in young men. The overall cure rate of GCT patients in metastatic stage is excellent, however; patients with relapsed or refractory disease have poor prognosis. Attempts to treat refractory disease with novel effective treatment to improve prog...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kozakova K,Mego M,Cheng L,Chovanec M

更新日期：2020-11-02 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：:Cancer immunotherapy aims at eliciting an immune response directed against tumor antigens to help fight off residual tumor cells and, thereby, improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients. Different immunotherapeutic approaches share the use of dendritic cells (DCs) to present tumor-associated antigens ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Tyagi RK,Mangal S,Garg N,Sharma PK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcomas are a rare family of heterogeneous tumors of mesenchymal origin characterized by their bad prognosis. In addition, limited active therapeutic options are available. The cytotoxic drug gemcitabine and the inhibition of the mTOR pathway have demonstrated modest activity in sarcomas as monotherapy. However, prec...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Martin-Liberal J,Tirado OM,García del Muro X

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Metastatic prostate cancer is a life-threatening disease and an important public health concern with prevalence rates varying drastically between high- and low-income countries. Androgen-deprivation therapy alone has been the first-line treatment option for decades, temporarily controlling disease until in...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Manceau C,Mourey L,Pouessel D,Ploussard G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder is the most common cancer of the urinary tract, with a high mortality rate. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy has demonstrated prolonged survival of these patients and is considered the standard of care. Nevertheless, 40-50% of patients have impaired renal function that p...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bournakis E,Dimopoulos MA,Bamias A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00