Patterns of relapse of N2 nonsmall-cell lung carcinoma patients treated with preoperative chemotherapy: should prophylactic cranial irradiation be reconsidered?

abstract：:Both image and flow DNA cytometry were performed in isolated nuclei from paraffin-embedded tumor tissue of patients with small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCCL). In 14 patients tissue was obtained by surgery from the primary tumor. From 14 patients tissue was taken by autopsy. From two patients tissue obtained by both...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Oud PS,Pahlplatz MM,Beck JL,Wiersma-Van Tilburg A,Wagenaar SJ,Vooijs GP

更新日期：1989-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinicopathologic study of 48 cases of pleomorphic lipoma from the files of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology reveals that this tumor occurs principally in males (83%) in the fifth to seventh decades (mean 57 years) and shows a predilection for the posterior neck, shoulder, and back. Typically, the lesion appe...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shmookler BM,Enzinger FM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the 3'-untranslated regions of genes could affect the binding between a microRNA (miRNA) and its target, with consequences on gene expression regulation. Considering the important role of miRNAs in carcinogenesis, it is hypothesized here that thes...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Landi D,Gemignani F,Pardini B,Naccarati A,Garritano S,Vodicka P,Vodickova L,Canzian F,Novotny J,Barale R,Landi S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of docetaxel prolongs survival for patients with castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) with bevacizumab may further enhance the antitumor effect of docetaxel and estramustine in patients with CRPC. METHODS:This cooperative group trial enro...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Picus J,Halabi S,Kelly WK,Vogelzang NJ,Whang YE,Kaplan EB,Stadler WM,Small EJ,Cancer and Leukemia Group B.

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound (US) is more sensitive than physical examination alone in determining axillary lymph node involvement during preliminary staging of breast carcinoma. Due to occasional overlap of sonographic features of benign and indeterminate lymph nodes, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of sonographically indetermi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Krishnamurthy S,Sneige N,Bedi DG,Edieken BS,Fornage BD,Kuerer HM,Singletary SE,Hunt KK

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood vessel invasion and axillary lymph node involvement were examined in 175 breast cancer patients. The incidence of blood vessel invasion was 35%. The presence of blood vessel invasion was highly associated with early disease recurrence. The association of poor prognosis with blood vessel invasion was independent ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Weigand RA,Isenberg WM,Russo J,Brennan MJ,Rich MA

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The possible association between ovarian carcinoma and ovulation-inducing drugs has led to renewed interest in the potential carcinogenic risks of these drugs. In vitro fertilization (IVF) has been linked to multiple pregnancies and possibly congenital malformations. However, to the authors' knowledge the as...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lerner-Geva L,Toren A,Chetrit A,Modan B,Mandel M,Rechavi G,Dor J

更新日期：2000-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 12 patients with a diagnosis of pinealoma or ectopic pinealoma irradiated at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center between 1961 and 1971 were reviewed. Diagnosis was made clinically and radiographically. Histology is available in three cases. Eight cases were treated with small fields (4 X 4 to 6 X 8 c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mincer F,Meltzer J,Botstein C

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The first step of colorectal carcinoma spread depends on the ability of the tumor cells to degrade and invade the extracellular matrix (ECM). The objectives of the current study were to evaluate the serum pattern of laminin, C-terminal peptide of Type I (PIP), and N-terminal peptide of Type III (PIIIP) proco...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Plebani M,Basso D,Roveroni G,De Paoli M,Galeotti F,Corsini A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to estimate the time to treatment failure and survival rate of the three-drug combination of doxorubicin, cisplatin, and ifosfamide as primary and postoperative, adjunctive treatment for teenagers and adults with osteosarcoma (OS). METHODS:Sixty-three eligible patients with n...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zalupski MM,Rankin C,Ryan JR,Lucas DR,Muler J,Lanier KS,Budd GT,Biermann JS,Meyers FJ,Antman K

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) is a chaperonin involved in tumorigenesis, but its participation in tumor development and progression is not well understood and its value as a tumor biomarker has not been fully elucidated. In the current study, the authors presented evidence supporting the theory that Hsp60 ha...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Campanella C,Rappa F,Sciumè C,Marino Gammazza A,Barone R,Bucchieri F,David S,Curcurù G,Caruso Bavisotto C,Pitruzzella A,Geraci G,Modica G,Farina F,Zummo G,Fais S,Conway de Macario E,Macario AJ,Cappello F

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mode of tumor growth of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CC) varies considerably from patient to patient. This study describes the clinicopathologic variety of the extraductal mass-forming type of CC. METHODS:Patients with CC characterized by an extraductal mass (n = 26) who underwent hepatectomy from 1...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yamanaka N,Okamoto E,Ando T,Oriyama T,Fujimoto J,Furukawa K,Tanaka T,Tanaka W,Nishigami T

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from 133 patients with cancer and suspected compression of the spinal cord or cauda equina was reviewed. Although there were differences in presenting symptoms and signs between the group of 62 patients with compression and the 71 without, no single symptom or sign discriminated adequately between the two groups....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bernat JL,Greenberg ER,Barrett J

更新日期：1983-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect on prognosis of adding imatinib mesylate to the treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) has not been explored fully. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the benefit of adding imatinib to the treatment sequence of patients w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kantarjian H,O'Brien S,Cortes J,Shan J,Giles F,Garcia-Manero G,Verstovsek S,Faderl S,Rios MB,Talpaz M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that MUC1 is an important prognostic factor in several cancers. This study investigated the importance of MUC1 as a prognostic factor in mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (m-ICC). METHODS:In 50 patients with m-ICC who had undergone hepatectomy, expression of MUC1 was investig...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Matsumura N,Yamamoto M,Aruga A,Takasaki K,Nakano M

更新日期：2002-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ThinPrep Pap Test (TP), a liquid-based cervical cytology preparation, was approved for use in the U.S. in 1996. The purpose of this study was to compare TP performance and biopsy follow-up studies with a similar population of high risk patients sampled by conventional Papanicolaou (Pap) smear (CS). METH...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Carpenter AB,Davey DD

更新日期：1999-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China's lung cancer (LC) burden plays a pivotal role in the global cancer epidemic. Comparing LC burden and population attributable fractions (PAFs) of risk factors between China and other countries/regions is essential to inform effective intervention. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provides a uni...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wang N,Mengersen K,Tong S,Kimlin M,Zhou M,Hu W

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes in patients with anal canal squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) who were treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy by either intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or conventional radiotherapy (CRT). METHODS:Forty-six patients who received definitive chemor...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bazan JG,Hara W,Hsu A,Kunz PA,Ford J,Fisher GA,Welton ML,Shelton A,Kapp DS,Koong AC,Goodman KA,Chang DT

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier literature suggests a high incidence of multicentricity and bilaterality, with an overall poor prognosis, in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. Consequently, there is considerable disagreement regarding appropriate local management of this disease. To determine the influence of invasive lo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Poen JC,Tran L,Juillard G,Selch MT,Giuliano A,Silverstein M,Fingerhut A,Lewinsky B,Parker RG

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the independent activity of cisplatin, vinblastine, and dimethyl-triazeno-imidazole-carboxamide (DTIC) (CVD), a combination of these agents was used in the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. Vinblastine was used in a dose of 1.6 mg/m2/d for 5 days, DTIC was used in a dose of 800 mg/m2 intravenously...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Legha SS,Ring S,Papadopoulos N,Plager C,Chawla S,Benjamin R

更新日期：1989-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a 26-year-old man developing nine years after renal transplantation is presented. This is the first such case to be reported. Within seven months, widespread tumor metastases resulted in death. Pathologic examination of the transplanted kidney demonstrated neither re-...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lee YW,Gisser SD

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differentiating primary glandular from high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) that involve endocervical glands is not an uncommon diagnostic problem in liquid-based gynecological cytology. Squamous and atypical glandular cell lesions may show similar cytomorphologic features. The aim of this stud...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Garcia MT,Acar BC,Jorda M,Gomez-Fernandez C,Ganjei-Azar P

更新日期：2007-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot study was done to determine the feasibility of adjuvant photodynamic therapy (PDT) in recurrent retroperitoneal sarcomas. Ten patients, who had recurrences after conventional methods of treatment, had repeated resections of the tumor and intraoperative photodynamic treatment to the tumor bed. The methods and e...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nambisan RN,Karakousis CP,Holyoke ED,Dougherty TJ

更新日期：1988-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrospective studies suggest that dose intensity is an important determinant of outcome in the treatment of patients with a variety of malignant diseases such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and lymphoma. Unfortunately, these results have not been clearly substantiated in prospective randomized trials. On...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Long GD,Negrin RS,Hoyle CF,Kusnierz-Glaz CR,Schriber JR,Blume KG,Chao NJ

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients from 34 to 74 years of age (median, 67 years of age) with uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) were treated with whole-abdominal radiation therapy (WART) on an adjuvant basis after cytoreductive surgery. All patients were treated with megavoltage photons to an abdominopelvic field to a median dose o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Frank AH,Tseng PC,Haffty BG,Papadopoulos DP,Kacinski BM,Dowling SW,Carcangiu ML,Kohorn EI,Chambers JT,Chambers SK

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the referral of lung cancer patients to university cancer centers was related to nonclinical factors, the medical charts were reviewed for almost all lung cancer patients diagnosed during the period of 1973-1976 in New Hampshire and Vermont. Greater distance from a cancer center, lower functional ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Greenberg ER,Dain B,Freeman D,Yates J,Korson R

更新日期：1988-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data for the years 1973-1992 documented that patients age < 50 years presented with more advanced disease. Because of the increase in the incidence rate of lung adenocarcinoma in the past few decades and the presentation of more advanced disease in young pat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Liu NS,Spitz MR,Kemp BL,Cooksley C,Fossella FV,Lee JS,Hong WK,Khuri FR

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to characterize chronic disease, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), emotional distress, and social attainment among long-term survivors of neuroblastoma. METHODS:Chronic health conditions among 136 ≥10-year neuroblastoma survivors (median age, 31.9 years; range, 20.2-54....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wilson CL,Brinkman TM,Cook C,Huang S,Hyun G,Green DM,Furman WL,Bhakta N,Ehrhardt MJ,Krasin MJ,Robison LL,Ness KK,Hudson MM

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The greatest decrease in breast cancer mortality is likely to derive from applying globally existing therapies at an earlier stage. A high priority of the World Health Organization (WHO) cancer control program is the outreach approach that promotes worldwide access to cancer therapies of proven values. Therefore, the ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Koroltchouk V,Stanley K,Stjernswärd J

更新日期：1990-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial biopsy and resection specimens from 78 cerebral astrocytomas with anaplastic foci occurring in adults were examined for the presence of five specific histologic features traditionally considered indicative of anaplasia. Anaplastic astrocytomas with foci of tumor necrosis had been classified as glioblastoma mul...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fulling KH,Garcia DM

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00