Immune function, telomerase, and angiogenesis in patients with primary, operable nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: tumor size and lymph node status remain the most important prognostic features.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to establish the incidence and risk factors for the development of second solid cancers after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). METHODS:The authors reviewed the case files of 926 consecutive patients who underwent allo-HSCT at their institution b...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gallagher G,Forrest DL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of many reports, it remains unclear whether the presence of tumor cells in circulating blood flow predicts a poor prognosis. METHODS:Competitive seminested reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), a technique for the quantitative detection of tumor cells, was applied to detect the ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sadahiro S,Suzuki T,Tokunaga N,Yurimoto S,Yasuda S,Tajima T,Makuuchi H,Murayama C,Matsuda K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative value of each lactic dehydrogenase isoenzyme (iso LDH) was measured by electrophoretic separation in the serum and the pleural fluid of 100 patients. In each case, the cause of the pleural effusion was known. Two types of LDH isoenzyme pattern were found in the serum: a normal type with a low value of LDH...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Vergnon JM,Guidollet J,Gateau O,Ripoll JP,Collet P,Louisot P,Brune J

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma differs from the adult type of hepatoma in clinical and pathologic features. The ratio of fucosylation of serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was determined in seven patients with hepatoblastoma and in 21 infants and children with otherwise elevated serum AFP, using the improved technique of lentil agglutinin...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tsuchida Y,Honna T,Fukui M,Sakaguchi H,Ishiguro T

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The overexpression of HER-2 occurs in a minority of patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma. Trastuzumab, which is a monoclonal antibody to HER-2, is an effective treatment in some women with breast carcinomas that overexpress HER-2, as demonstrated by immunohistochemistry. The objective of this Phase II ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Clamon G,Herndon J,Kern J,Govindan R,Garst J,Watson D,Green M,Cancer and Leukemia Group B.

更新日期：2005-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colonoscopic screening has increased detection of malignant colonic polyps (MPs). The goal of this study was to analyze trends and patterns in the surgical treatment of MPs and to assess outcomes as measured by lymph node retrieval and patient survival. METHODS:The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wasif N,Etzioni D,Maggard MA,Tomlinson JS,Ko CY

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight patients with 62 pathologic fractures secondary to metastatic disease were admitted to a rehabilitation hospital during a 5-year period. Thirty-four patients were discharged home, 7 were transferred to other facilities, and 17 died. The average hospital stay for the patients who went home (37 days) was onl...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bunting RW,Boublik M,Blevins FT,Dame CC,Ford LA,Lavine LS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality assurance for the management of multicenter clinical trials requires timely patient and data accrual and consistency with design parameters. Data from central pathology review, treatment modality, and follow-up as well as trial end points direct the selection of appropriate compliance measures. To integrate th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pollock BH

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The histogenesis of carcinosarcoma is still unknown. METHODS:A new human uterine cell line, EMTOKA, derived from a carcinosarcoma of the uterus, has been passed successfully in cell culture for more than 2 years. The cell line was established on April 11, 1989, in a uterine tumor of a 64-year-old Japanese w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gorai I,Doi C,Minaguchi H

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) were followed from 1974 through 1987 at the Medizinische Poliklinik. Fifty-one patients (84%) presented with thromboembolic complications, and eight patients (13%) with hemorrhages. In seven patients (12%), a thrombocytosis was detected accidentally. Disturbances ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hehlmann R,Jahn M,Baumann B,Köpcke W

更新日期：1988-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytology and core-needle biopsies are not always sufficient to exclude malignancy in benign breast lesions (BBL) that are at risk of developing cancer, and open biopsy often is mandatory. In screening programs, open biopsies performed for lesions that are at risk of developing malignancy are considered benig...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Manfrin E,Mariotto R,Remo A,Reghellin D,Falsirollo F,Dalfior D,Bricolo P,Piazzola E,Bonetti F

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fadrozole hydrochloride (CGS 16949A) is a highly potent, nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor that significantly lowers estrogen levels in postmenopausal women and can be effective therapy for patients with advanced hormone-dependent breast carcinoma. Circulating estradiol, estrone, and estrone sulfate are reduc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Costa LA,Kopreski MS,Demers LM,Chinchilli VM,Santen RJ,Harvey HA,Lipton A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of testis cancer in children differs from that in adults due to the histological types and varying tolerances to chemotherapy agents. Embryonal adrenocarcinoma (endodermal sinus tumor, Teilum's tumor) is a tumor of infancy and young children and less aggressive than other testis cancers. Most cases require ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Exelby PR

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between high procedure volume and lower perioperative mortality is well established among cancer patients who undergo cystectomy. However, to the authors' knowledge, the association between volume and perioperative complications has not been studied to date and hospital characteristics contri...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Elting LS,Pettaway C,Bekele BN,Grossman HB,Cooksley C,Avritscher EB,Saldin K,Dinney CP

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high prevalence of thrombocytosis in malignant mesothelioma has been reported, although its pathogenesis remains unknown. METHODS:The case of a patient with marked thrombocytosis in peritoneal malignant mesothelioma is reported. To investigate the cytokines responsible for thrombocytosis in this patient, ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Higashihara M,Sunaga S,Tange T,Oohashi H,Kurokawa K

更新日期：1992-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factors that could optimize the management of pediatric spinal cord astrocytoma remain unclear and controversial. METHODS:To determine the factors that influence the prognosis of pediatric patients with spinal cord astrocytomas, a series of 73 consecutive patients at 13 French treatment centers with histolo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bouffet E,Pierre-Kahn A,Marchal JC,Jouvet A,Kalifa C,Choux M,Dhellemmes P,Guérin J,Tremoulet M,Mottolese C

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 52 patients younger than 40 years of age who had bronchogenic carcinoma diagnosed between 1965 and 1985 were reviewed. The preponderance of adenocarcinoma (54%), the lower male-female ratio in this age group compared with patients age 40 or older (2:1), the importance of cigarette smoking as a causative...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jubelirer SJ,Wilson RA

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have a history of previous malignancies. To the authors' knowledge, outcomes for CML diagnosed in these patients have not been well described. The current study was conducted to determine the outcome of patients with CML and a history of prior malignancies. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Koller PB,Kantarjian HM,Nogueras-Gonzalez GM,Jabbour E,Verstovsek S,Borthakur G,Estrov Z,Wierda WG,Garcia-Manero G,Ferrajoli A,Ravandi F,O'Brien SM,Cortes JE

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclinical and clinical studies suggest interferons and interferon inducers have antitumor activity for breast carcinoma. Observations include inhibition of growth of freshly derived and continuously passaged breast carcinoma cells in vitro, decreased tumor size and increased survival in spontaneous mouse mammary car...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Borden EC,Balkwill FR

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy in soft tissue sarcomas is controversial. This is a report of long-term (≥5 years) follow-up in patients with high-grade, high-risk soft tissue sarcomas treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, preoperative radiotherapy (RT), and adjuvant chemotherapy. METHODS:...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kraybill WG,Harris J,Spiro IJ,Ettinger DS,DeLaney TF,Blum RH,Lucas DR,Harmon DC,Letson GD,Eisenberg B

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African American men experience worse prostate cancer outcomes compared with those of Caucasian men, not only in incidence and mortality rates, but also in coping with the side effects of treatment. Unfortunately, African American men have been significantly under-represented in research evaluating the efficacy of psy...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Campbell LC,Keefe FJ,Scipio C,McKee DC,Edwards CL,Herman SH,Johnson LE,Colvin OM,McBride CM,Donatucci C

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A positive influence of anticoagulant treatment in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has been suggested by experimental and clinical data. METHODS:In a multicenter clinical trial, 277 patients with SCLC were randomized either to receive or not to receive subcutaneous heparin injections for 5 weeks at effective ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lebeau B,Chastang C,Brechot JM,Capron F,Dautzenberg B,Delaisements C,Mornet M,Brun J,Hurdebourcq JP,Lemarie E

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether the presence of more than 5% blasts in a differential count of cytocentrifuged cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with less than 6 leukocytes/microliter was predictive of central nervous system (CNS) relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). A double concent...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Odom LF,Wilson H,Cullen J,Bank J,Blake M,Jamieson B

更新日期：1990-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytologic results of 34 fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of the central nervous system (CNS) are reported. There were 31 intraoperative biopsies performed at the time of craniotomy. All the cases were diagnosed using direct smear preparations stained with Papanicolaou and Diff-Quik (Harleco, NJ) stains. The s...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Silverman JF,Timmons RL,Leonard JR 3rd,Hardy IM,Harris LS,O'Brien K,Norris HT

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since primary lymphoma of bone (PLB) exhibits morphologic diversity and variability in individual survival, we analyzed the relationship between histopathologic features and biological behavior in 33 patients treated at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Three major histologic subgroups were identified, based on a va...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dosoretz DE,Raymond AK,Murphy GF,Doppke KP,Schiller AL,Wang CC,Suit HD

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between clinicopathologic findings and point mutation in codon 12 of c-Ki-ras gene was examined in primary lung adenocarcinomas using polymerase chain reaction and oligonucleotide hybridization techniques. The mutation was detected in ten of 67 cases (15%). Microscopically, mutation-positive cases reve...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kobayashi T,Tsuda H,Noguchi M,Hirohashi S,Shimosato Y,Goya T,Hayata Y

更新日期：1990-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The malignant biological behavior of small-sized lung adenocarcinomas remains obscure, although understanding this feature is important for selecting appropriate treatment. In the current study, the authors evaluated malignancy grades of small adenocarcinomas using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomogr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakayama H,Okumura S,Daisaki H,Kato Y,Uehara H,Adachi S,Yoshimura M,Okada M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Werner's syndrome, a relatively rare and autosomal recessive disorder, is well known to be characterized by a high frequency of malignant neoplasm. The occurrence of familial neoplasm in patients with this condition, however, has been recorded only once before in the literature. Reported are the findings with regard t...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Usui M,Ishii S,Yamawaki S,Hirayama T

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine whether a very low presenting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was associated with greater prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) among men with a Gleason score (GS) of 8 to 10. METHODS:The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program was used to i...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mahal BA,Aizer AA,Efstathiou JA,Nguyen PL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective study evaluated the benefit of using tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and melphalan administered via an isolated limb perfusion (ILP) in a series of patients with metastatic melanoma who failed initial ILP with chemotherapeutics. METHODS:Seventeen patients with extremity melanoma who underwent...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bartlett DL,Ma G,Alexander HR,Libutti SK,Fraker DL

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00