Pembrolizumab for advanced cervical cancer: safety and efficacy.

abstract：:Testicular germ cell tumors are the most frequent solid tumor to affect young adult males and are increasing in incidence for reasons that are poorly understood. Increasingly, patients present with localized disease where disease-specific survival approaches 100%. Even in the presence of metastatic disease, the majori...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gilbert DC,Van As NJ,Huddart RA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of important studies were presented at the CNS tumors section of the 2010 American Society of Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. There was particular interest in a Phase II study showing that the mTOR inhibitor everolimus had significant activity in tuberous patients with subependymal giant cell astrocytomas. Tw...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wen PY

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with metastases limited in site and number, termed oligometastases, may represent a unique subpopulation of advanced NSCLC with improved prognosis. The optimal management of these patients remains unclear with the treatment approach currently undergoing a paradigm shift. The...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bergsma DP,Salama JK,Singh DP,Chmura SJ,Milano MT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Immunotherapy has emerged as a major class in the therapeutic arsenal of multiple myeloma. Cell-based immunotherapy (CAR T-cells) and monoclonal antibody-based immunotherapy (naked monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and bispecific T-cell engagers) are the two cornerstones of this novel approa...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Jullien M,Touzeau C,Moreau P

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Satraplatin is a novel, orally bioavailable, platinum anticancer drug. Platinum analogs form the mainstay of treatment for a number of cancers, including lung, ovarian, colorectal and head and neck cancer. A disadvantage of the currently marketed platinum analogs is that they must all be administered via intravenous i...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Choy H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths with a 5-year survival of 4-6%. Clinical challenges remain to be addressed, since few promising approaches to treat pancreatic cancer have been reported. Here we discuss the potential of a new biotherapeutic agent composed of a lysosomal protein (Saposin C...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Olowokure O,Qi X

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Published data concerning primary mediastinal sarcomas are limited to small-sized retrospective series.  This study reviewed the clinical outcomes of these cases from the SEER (surveillance, epidemiology and end results) database. METHODS:Primary mediastinal sarcomas (1988 - 2013) were assembled from the SE...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Abdel-Rahman O

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Introduction: Even with the currently recommended chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic treatment, the five year survival rate for advanced nonsquamous and squamous NSCLC without oncogenic drivers remains poor. However, several different chemo-immunotherapy combinations are presently being investigated - with favorab...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Rocco D,Della Gravara L,Battiloro C,Gridelli C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:PI3K inhibitors are an important new therapeutic option for the treatment of relapsed and refractory B-cell lymphoid malignancies. Idelalisib is a PI3Kδ inhibitor that has been approved for the treatment of lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the relapsed/refractory setting, and several other PI3K...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Greenwell IB,Flowers CR,Blum KA,Cohen JB

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the lung (Lung NENs) encompass NE tumors (NETs), which are in turn split into typical and atypical carcinoids, and NE carcinomas (NECs), which group together small-cell carcinoma and large-cell NE carcinoma. This classification is the current basis for orienting the daily practi...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Metovic J,Barella M,Harari S,Pattini L,Albini A,Sonzogni A,Veronesi G,Papotti M,Pelosi G

更新日期：2020-12-24 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

abstract：:Cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome is a complex phenomenon in which metabolic abnormalities, proinflammatory cytokines produced by the host immune system, circulating tumor-derived catabolic factors, decreased food intake and probably additional unknown factors all play different roles. This review examines the...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Mantovani G,Macciò A,Madeddu C,Massa E

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：: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：:Knowledge of the prognostic role of biomarkers in colorectal cancer is limited and the routine determination for clinical practice is not warranted. However, for some of these markers, data are promising enough for further evaluation. This review addresses a comprehensive analysis of prognostic biomarkers in colorecta...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Graziano F,Catalano V,Baldelli AM,Cascinu S

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Cancer Statistics Review, the incidence of invasive breast cancer in the USA is 124 women per 100,000 population. Women at increased risk for breast cancer have three major options to reduce their risk, specifically screening, chemopr...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gabriel EM,Jatoi I

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the majority of cases, multiple myeloma is a disease occurring in elderly patients. In the last decades, a major improvement in myeloma patients' outcome has been achieved with the introduction of several new drugs. However, this positive outcome was less likely to occur in elderly patients. Areas cover...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Salvini M,D'Agostino M,Bonello F,Boccadoro M,Bringhen S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we first describe the history of transsphenoidal surgery. We further elaborate on three fundamental surgical anatomy principles of transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas. First, the pituitary gland and, therefore, pituitary adenomas are extra-arachnoid structures, therefore the operation should...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Ciric IS,Zhao J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents a distinct disease entity whose molecular phenotype predicts exquisite sensitivity to the reversible EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) gefitinib or erlotinib. However, primary or acquired resistance to these agents remain...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Metro G,Crinò L

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：: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：:Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is a distinct disorder characterized by a monoclonal immunoglobulin M paraprotein and morphological evidence of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. It is relatively rare, accounting for approximately 2% of all hematological malignancies. The aim of treatment for patients with Waldenström's macr...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Johnson SA

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The term 'morphomics' stands for the markers of body composition in muscle and adipose tissues. in recent years, as part of clinical cancer research, several associations between morphomics and outcome or toxicity were found in different treatment settings leading to a growing interest. we aim to review st...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bayar MA,Antoun S,Lanoy E

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lymphocele is a cystic mass that may occur in the retroperitoneum following a systematic pelvic and/or para-aortic lymphadenectomy. Lymphoceles may be the cause of severe morbidity, or rarely mortality. Symptomatic lymphoceles manifest with pain, compression of adjacent structures, lymphoedema, deep vein thrombosis ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Weinberger V,Cibula D,Zikan M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients has not dramatically improved over the last 30 years, despite the advances in surgical techniques, chemotherapeutic agents and radiotherapy treatment planning and definition. Different studies in molecular biology of HNC have been carried out, providing useful results fo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bossi P,Locati LD,Licitra L

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raltitrexed is a cytotoxic agent, rationally designed to inhibit a specific molecular target, thymidylate synthase. In contrast to other agents, raltitrexed inhibits thymidylate synthase directly and specifically in a mixed, noncompetitive manner, which may lead to an improved toxicity profile. After promising Phase I...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Surmont VF,van Meerbeeck JP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00