Most microsatellite unstable sporadic colorectal carcinomas carry MBD4 mutations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laboratory studies suggest a possible role of magnesium intake in colorectal carcinogenesis but epidemiological evidence is inconclusive. METHOD:We tested magnesium-colorectal cancer hypothesis in the Nurses' Health Study, in which 85 924 women free of cancer in 1980 were followed until June 2008. Cox propo...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Zhang X,Giovannucci EL,Wu K,Smith-Warner SA,Fuchs CS,Pollak M,Willett WC,Ma J

更新日期：2012-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose busulphan-containing chemotherapy regimens have shown high response rates in children with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma, Ewing's sarcoma and medulloblastoma. However, the anti-tumour activity of busulfan as a single agent remains to be defined, and this was evaluated in athymic mice bearing advanced ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Boland I,Vassal G,Morizet J,Terrier-Lacombe MJ,Valteau-Couanet D,Kalifa C,Hartmann O,Gouyette A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oestrogen (E2) induces apoptosis in long-term E2-deprived MCF7 cells (MCF7:5C). Taxanes have been used extensively in the treatment of early and advanced breast cancer. We have interrogated the sequence of events that involve the apoptotic signalling pathway induced by E2 in comparison with paclitaxel. METH...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Obiorah I,Sengupta S,Fan P,Jordan VC

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of thermotolerance is an important phenomenon that must be considered when thermochemotherapy with multiple heat treatments is used clinically. To study the effect of thermotolerance on cellular cisplatin (cDDP) sensitivity at 37 degrees C and 43 degrees C in cell lines with different cDDP sensitivities, t...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Hettinga JV,Lemstra W,Konings AW,Kampinga HH

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BW12C (5-[2-formyl-3-hydroxypenoxyl] pentanoic acid) is an agent which stabilises oxyhaemoglobin and thus reduces oxygen delivery to tissues. It is of interest as a possible potentiator of bioreductive agents and/or hyperthermia. The increases in radiobiological hypoxic fraction of RIF-1 and KHT tumours 30 min after 7...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Honess DJ,Hu DE,Bleehen NM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early detection of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and accurate prognostic risk assessment could improve patient outcome. We examined the significance of urinary N(1), N(12)-diacetylspermine (DiAcSpm) in the detection and prognostic stratification of NSCLC patients. METHODS:A DiAcSpm/cutoff ratio (DASr) ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Takahashi Y,Sakaguchi K,Horio H,Hiramatsu K,Moriya S,Takahashi K,Kawakita M

更新日期：2015-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testing for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in primary screening for cervical cancer is considered more sensitive, but less specific, in comparison with Pap-smear cytology. Women with persistent HPV infections have a higher risk of developing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2+ (CIN2+) lesions. This s...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Gyllensten U,Sanner K,Gustavsson I,Lindell M,Wikström I,Wilander E

更新日期：2011-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The Type 1 family of growth factor receptors includes epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), c-erbB-2, c-erbB-3 and c-erbB-4. Overexpression of the first two members is associated with poorer prognosis in patients with breast carcinoma. In this study we examined the expression of c-erbB-4 protein using the monoclona...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Kew TY,Bell JA,Pinder SE,Denley H,Srinivasan R,Gullick WJ,Nicholson RI,Blamey RW,Ellis IO

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignancy of neoplasms is partly dependent on angiogenesis. Angiotensin II mediates angiogenesis and transcription of growth-related factors through stimulation of the AT1 receptor (AT1R). Losartan, a drug used mostly for treatment of hypertension, binds strongly to this receptor. We found the presence of AT1 recepto...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Rivera E,Arrieta O,Guevara P,Duarte-Rojo A,Sotelo J

更新日期：2001-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular and immunohistochemical studies of genetic events on chromosome 17p were prospectively compared with conventional clinical and pathological parameters and disease behaviour at a minimum of 72 months follow-up. In a series of 91 patients with primary operable breast cancer, 37 out of 91 (41%) patients had dis...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Thompson AM,Crichton DN,Elton RA,Clay MF,Chetty U,Steel CM

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer, a heterogeneous disease has been broadly classified into oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) or oestrogen receptor negative (ER-) tumour types. Each of these tumours is dependent on specific signalling pathways for their progression. While high levels of survivin, an anti-apoptotic protein, incr...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Pervin S,Tran L,Urman R,Braga M,Parveen M,Li SA,Chaudhuri G,Singh R

更新日期：2013-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melatonin induces apoptosis in many different cancer cell lines, including hepatocellular carcinoma cells. However, the responsible pathways have not been clearly elucidated. A member of the forkhead transcription factors' family, FoxO3a, has been implicated in the expression of the proapoptotic protein Bim ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Carbajo-Pescador S,Steinmetz C,Kashyap A,Lorenz S,Mauriz JL,Heise M,Galle PR,González-Gallego J,Strand S

更新日期：2013-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In this single-centre study of 881 patients, S-phase fraction (SPF) was shown to be a significant prognostic marker in terms of overall survival (OS), relapse-free survival (RFS) and survival after relapse (SAR). Further, SPF had independent prognostic significance when considering a range of other clinicopathological...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Camplejohn RS,Ash CM,Gillett CE,Raikundalia B,Barnes DM,Gregory WM,Richards MA,Millis RR

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of the transplantable EMR-86 rat mammary carcinoma depends on elevated prolactin levels which are induced by oestrogenic stimulation of the pituitary. We investigated histological and cell kinetic changes during tumour regression after removal of implanted oestrogen pellets (EP), and we especially focused on th...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Wijsman JH,Cornelisse CJ,Keijzer R,van de Velde CJ,Elvers B,van Dierendonck JH

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The interaction between human prostate cancer (PCa) cells and bone marrow (BM) endothelium follows a rolling-and-adhesion cascade mediated by E-selectin ligand (ESL): E-selectin. This adhesion is enabled by elevated expression of α-1,3-fucosyltransferases (FTs), enzymes responsible for ESL-mediated bone meta...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Li J,Guillebon AD,Hsu JW,Barthel SR,Dimitroff CJ,Lee YF,King MR

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:No published data are available concerning the activity and tolerability of intramuscularly administered granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in humans. To fill this gap, 19 patients with advanced ovarian cancer previously treated with at least one first-line chemotherapy cycle received the following myelosup...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Di Leo A,Bajetta E,Nolè F,Biganzoli L,Ferrari L,Oriana S,Riboldi G,Bohm S,Spatti G,Raspagliesi F

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) leads to porphyrin accumulation in malignant and premalignant tissues, and ALA is used as a prodrug in photodynamic therapy (PDT). To understand the mechanism of porphyrin accumulation after the administration of ALA and to investigate whether ALA-induced protoporphyrin I...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Hinnen P,de Rooij FW,van Velthuysen ML,Edixhoven A,van Hillegersberg R,Tilanus HW,Wilson JH,Siersema PD

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients suffering from intra-abdominal malignancy were treated with various doses of intraperitoneal mitomycin C adsorbed onto activated carbon particles. Seven of the patients underwent resection of their primary gastric tumour and all developed potentially life-threatening severe complications that proved to...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Ubhi SS,McCulloch P,Veitch PS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lynch syndrome (LS) is associated with a significant lifetime risk of endometrial cancer (EC). There are limited data on factors modifying the EC risk in LS patients. METHODS:The study cohort included 136 LS mutation-positive women. Exposure data were collected by postal questionnaires. Cox regression model...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Staff S,Aaltonen M,Huhtala H,Pylvänäinen K,Mecklin JP,Mäenpää J

更新日期：2016-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oral S-1, a dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) inhibitory fluoropyrimidine, were compared with those of protracted venous infusion (PVI) of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). In all, 10 patients with gastric cancer received PVI of 5-FU at a dose of 250 mg m(-2) day(-1) for 5 days. A...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Yamada Y,Hamaguchi T,Goto M,Muro K,Matsumura Y,Shimada Y,Shirao K,Nagayama S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is considered to be the first line treatment for solid tumours. Recently, retrospective studies reported that general anaesthesia was associated with worse long-term cancer-free survival when compared with regional anaesthesia. This has important clinical implications; however, the mechanisms underly...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Huang H,Benzonana LL,Zhao H,Watts HR,Perry NJ,Bevan C,Brown R,Ma D

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:HER-2/neu gene amplification and cell surface overexpression are important factors in breast cancer for prognosis and prediction of sensitivity to anti-HER-2/neu monoclonal antibody therapy. In lung cancer, the clinical significance of HER-2/neu expression is currently under evaluation. We investigated 238 non-small l...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Hirsch FR,Varella-Garcia M,Franklin WA,Veve R,Chen L,Helfrich B,Zeng C,Baron A,Bunn PA Jr

更新日期：2002-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Four-hundred-forty-five husbands of women with invasive cervical carcinoma, 165 of women with in situ cervical cancer, and 717 of control women (age range 19-82 years) were interviewed and a sample of exfoliated cells from the penis obtained in seven case-control studies conducted by the International Agency for Resea...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Franceschi S,Castellsagué X,Dal Maso L,Smith JS,Plummer M,Ngelangel C,Chichareon S,Eluf-Neto J,Shah KV,Snijders PJ,Meijer CJ,Bosch FX,Muñoz N

更新日期：2002-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Large primary breast tumours and extensive lymph node involvement are linked to a high rate of local recurrence after surgery. In 10-20% of such high-risk breast cancer patients, local relapse will occur despite postoperative radiotherapy. In the present study, we investigated whether molecular features, such as angio...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Koukourakis MI,Giatromanolaki A,Galazios G,Sivridis E

更新日期：2003-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the cytogenetic investigations of five histiocytic tumour lesions from children. In four cases there was a confirmed diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and one case of histiocytosis that did not fulfil all the criteria for true LCH. All five cases showed cytogenetic abnormalities, including th...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Betts DR,Leibundgut KE,Feldges A,Plüss HJ,Niggli FK

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family history of cancer in children treated for a solid malignant tumour in the Paediatric Oncology Department at Institute Gustave-Roussy, has been investigated. In order to determine the role of germline p53 mutations in genetic predisposition to childhood cancer, germline p53 mutations were sought in individua...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Chompret A,Brugières L,Ronsin M,Gardes M,Dessarps-Freichey F,Abel A,Hua D,Ligot L,Dondon MG,Bressac-de Paillerets B,Frébourg T,Lemerle J,Bonaïti-Pellié C,Feunteun J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a recently developed model for studying the biology of locally recurrent (LR) mammary tumours in the 13762NF rat mammary adenocarcinoma system, we examined the sensitivity to polymorphonuclear cell, macrophage and natural killer cell cytolysis. The parental MTF7(T20) cell line; the 'primary' tumours which arose ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Aeed PA,Welch DR

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of succinyl-coenzyme A: acetoacetate CoA--transferase (3-oxo acid-CoA transferase), an initiator of ketone body utilization in non-hepatic tissue was examined in a number of animal and human tumours of peripheral tissues. While enzyme levels in heart, kidney, lymphocytes and bladder were high, the tumours...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Tisdale MJ,Brennan RA

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To design hybrid tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) applicable to systemic anti-tumour therapeutic use, we assessed the relationships among the molecular size of hybrid TNF-alpha, in vitro bioactivity and in vivo anti-tumour potency. Natural human TNF-alpha was covalently modified with polyethylene glycol (PEG) ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Tsutsumi Y,Tsunoda S,Kamada H,Kihira T,Nakagawa S,Kaneda Y,Kanamori T,Mayumi T

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, and Prochlorperazine were compared in a double-blind crossover study of 34 patients with lung cancer undergoing a 3-day schedule of chemotherapy with Cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin and Etoposide. Symptom scores were significantly better for patients on nabilone for nausea, retching and...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Ahmedzai S,Carlyle DL,Calder IT,Moran F

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00