Stressful life events and cancer risk.

abstract：:Fifty-two previously untreated patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were treated on a 14 day cycle with cisplatin (60 mg m-2 i.v.) and vindesine (3 mg m-2 i.v.) on day 1, followed by a 3 day continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil (800 mg m-2 day-1) starting on day 8. An overall response rate of 40....

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Nakano T,Ikegami H,Nakamura S,Kawase T,Nishikawa H,Yokota S,Yoshida M,Tachibana T,Igarashi T,Komuta K,Higashino K

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the search for effective chemotherapy regimens which can be used in multimodality treatment programmes for patients with cancer of the oesophagus, we conducted a phase II trial to determine the activity and toxicity of the combination of cisplatin and etoposide in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of t...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Kok TC,Van der Gaast A,Dees J,Eykenboom WM,Van Overhagen H,Stoter G,Tilanus HW,Splinter TA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A risk model for febrile neutropenia (FN) after conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy, based on early (day 5) lymphopenia and the dose of chemotherapy, has been described. A risk index based on parameters available at day 1 would be easier in daily practice. The objectives of this work were (1) to investigate a risk mod...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Ray-Coquard I,Borg C,Bachelot T,Sebban C,Philip I,Clapisson G,Le Cesne A,Biron P,Chauvin F,Blay JY,ELYPSE study group.

更新日期：2003-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency, in women with breast cancer, of mutations and other variants in the susceptibility gene, BRCA1, was investigated using a population-based case-control-family study. Cases were women living in Melbourne or Sydney, Australia, with histologically confirmed, first primary, invasive breast cancer, diagnosed ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Southey MC,Tesoriero AA,Andersen CR,Jennings KM,Brown SM,Dite GS,Jenkins MA,Osborne RH,Maskiell JA,Porter L,Giles GG,McCredie MR,Hopper JL,Venter DJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inconsistencies between mitotic index (MI) and Ki67 measures have been identified in many breast tumour samples. The aim of this study was to describe the prognosis of hormone receptor-positive (HR+) HER2- tumours having discrepant MI and Ki67. METHODS:We included a cohort of breast cancer patients initiall...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Rossi L,Laas E,Mallon P,Vincent-Salomon A,Guinebretiere JM,Lerebours F,Rouzier R,Pierga JY,Reyal F

更新日期：2015-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment failure in AML is often attributed to P-glycoprotein-associated multidrug resistance. However, the importance of increased DNA repair in resistant cells is becoming more apparent. In order to investigate the ability of the DNA repair inhibitor aphidicolin to modulate drug resistance, we continually exposed b...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Sargent JM,Elgie AW,Williamson CJ,Lewandowicz GM,Taylor CG

更新日期：2001-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have characterized the enzymatic properties and inhibition of a trypsin-like neutral protease on the surface of Ehrlich ascites cells by means of kinetic analysis. The present study links these kinetic studies with the recently reported role of a tumour-cell membrane-bound serine protease in tumour-in...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Steven FS,Hulley TP,Griffin MM,Itzhaki S

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue from 54 histologically-identified basal cell carcinomas of the skin was obtained at surgery and assayed using a combination of functional and immunochemical procedures for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) with collagenolytic activity and for MMPs with gelatinolytic activity. Collagenolytic enzymes included MMP-...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Varani J,Hattori Y,Chi Y,Schmidt T,Perone P,Zeigler ME,Fader DJ,Johnson TM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural human interferon beta (beta-IFN) was tested during the early phase of in vitro infection with HTLV-I virus of human cord blood mononuclear cells (CBL), to evaluate whether its antiviral and immunomodulating effects might prevent spreading of infection in the host. beta-IFN was found to reduce HTLV-I transmissi...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： D'Onofrio C,Perno CF,Mazzetti P,Graziani G,Calio' R,Bonmassar E

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the external validity of a prediction rule for nonseminomatous testicular cancer patients. The rule was developed to predict the probability of retroperitoneal metastases being benign (only necrosis/fibrosis) after chemotherapy treatment. Patients with a high probability of benign residual masses might be ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Vergouwe Y,Steyerberg EW,de Wit R,Roberts JT,Keizer HJ,Collette L,Stenning SP,Habbema JD

更新日期：2003-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of lymphatic drainage to non-axillary sentinel nodes and to determine the implications of this phenomenon. A total of 549 breast cancer patients underwent lymphoscintigraphy after intratumoural injection of (99m)Tc-nanocolloid. The sentinel node was intraoperati...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Tanis PJ,Nieweg OE,Valdés Olmos RA,Peterse JL,Rutgers EJ,Hoefnagel CA,Kroon BB

更新日期：2002-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Sloane audit compares screen-detected ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) pathology with subsequent management and outcomes. METHODS:This was a national, prospective cohort study of DCIS diagnosed during 2003-2012. RESULTS:Among 11,337 patients, 7204 (64%) had high-grade DCIS. Over time, the proportion of ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Shaaban AM,Hilton B,Clements K,Provenzano E,Cheung S,Wallis MG,Sawyer E,Thomas JS,Hanby AM,Pinder SE,Thompson AM,Sloane Project Steering Committee.

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study we found that aromatic amines, particularly 4-aminobiphenyl, formed haemoglobin adducts at higher concentrations in the blood of smokers compared to non-smokers. We re-analyse here data on haemoglobin adducts of 14 aromatic amines in order to ascertain if the inter-individual variability left unexp...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Ronco G,Vineis P,Bryant MS,Skipper PL,Tannenbaum SR

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With few exceptions, the major limit to high-dose chemotherapeutic treatments is the severity and duration of drug-induced myelosuppression. We have recently developed a monoclonal antibody, MAD11, which reacts with the potent anti-tumour antibiotic doxorubicin and other anthracyclines. To protect directly pluripotent...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Morelli D,Ménard S,Cazzaniga S,Colnaghi MI,Balsari A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geriatric oncology guidelines state that fit older men with prostate cancer should receive curative treatment. In a population-based study, we investigated associations between age and non-receipt of curative treatment in men with localised prostate cancer, and the effect of clinical variables on this in dif...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： de Camargo Cancela M,Comber H,Sharp L

更新日期：2013-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Do family history clinics offering counselling, surveillance and preventative programmes alleviate or exacerbate anxiety in women at a high risk of developing breast cancer? In this study risk perceptions and anxiety of 99 'at risk' women participating in the Tamoxifen Prevention Trial were compared with those of 87 '...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Thirlaway K,Fallowfield L,Nunnerley H,Powles T

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C57BL mice were given local irradiation to 2 cm2 of the lower abdomen in the dose range 16--24 Gy. There were some early deaths, but mice dying between 50--240 days predominantly developed invasive adenocarcinomas of the intestine. When the radiosensitizer misonidazole was given in a single dose shortly before irradia...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Rostom AY,Kauffman SL,Steel GG

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the performance of primary high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing by hybrid capture 2 (HC2) with different thresholds for positivity, in comparison with conventional cytology. METHODS:We used data of 25,871 women (aged 30-60 years) from the intervention group of the VUSA-Screen study (V...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Rijkaart DC,Coupe VM,van Kemenade FJ,Heideman DA,Hesselink AT,Verweij W,Rozendaal L,Verheijen RH,Snijders PJ,Berkhof J,Meijer CJ

更新日期：2010-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) has a crucial role in the metabolic conversion of tamoxifen into the active metabolite endoxifen. In this cohort study, the effect of CYP2D6-predicted phenotype, defined as the combined effect of CYP2D6 genetic variation and concomitant use of CYP2D6-inhibiting medication, on tim...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Lammers LA,Mathijssen RH,van Gelder T,Bijl MJ,de Graan AJ,Seynaeve C,van Fessem MA,Berns EM,Vulto AG,van Schaik RH

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although mortality rates are elevated in psychiatric patients relative to their healthy counterparts, little is known about the impact of mental health on survival in people with cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS:Among 16 498 Swedish men with cancer, survival was worse in those with a history of psychiatric hospi...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Batty GD,Whitley E,Gale CR,Osborn D,Tynelius P,Rasmussen F

更新日期：2012-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We modified and evaluated an advance care planning (ACP) intervention, which had been shown to improve compliance with patient's end of life (EoL) wishes, in a different patient population. METHODS:Patients with incurable cancer, and a Family Member (FM), were randomised one-to-one to usual care or usual ca...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Johnson SB,Butow PN,Bell ML,Detering K,Clayton JM,Silvester W,Kiely BE,Clarke S,Vaccaro L,Stockler MR,Beale P,Fitzgerald N,Tattersall MHN

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PEP02, also known as MM-398, is a novel nanoliposomal irinotecan that has improved pharmacokinetics and tumour bio-distribution of the free drug. This phase 2 study evaluated PEP02 monotherapy as second-line treatment for pancreatic cancer. METHODS:Patients who had metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Karn...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Ko AH,Tempero MA,Shan YS,Su WC,Lin YL,Dito E,Ong A,Wang YW,Yeh CG,Chen LT

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) were evaluated for tumour immunolocalization of human PLAP-producing Hep 2 tumours in nude mice. The antibodies were labelled with 125I and injected i.p. in mice with developing Hep 2 tumours. The distribution of 125I-anti PLAP in vario...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Jeppsson A,Wahren B,Millán JL,Stigbrand T

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several substances mark the course of lung cancer and may reliably help the clinician in decision-making. This is the first clinical study specifically designed to compare tissue polypeptide antigen and CA 125 tumour associated antigen. Three hundred and eighty-four new lung cancer patients (309 males) were studied at...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Buccheri G,Ferrigno D

更新日期：2002-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular and angiogenic processes provide an important target for novel cancer therapeutics. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging is being used increasingly to noninvasively monitor the action of these therapeutics in early-stage clinical trials. This publication reports the outcome of a workshop that ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Leach MO,Brindle KM,Evelhoch JL,Griffiths JR,Horsman MR,Jackson A,Jayson GC,Judson IR,Knopp MV,Maxwell RJ,McIntyre D,Padhani AR,Price P,Rathbone R,Rustin GJ,Tofts PS,Tozer GM,Vennart W,Waterton JC,Williams SR,Work

更新日期：2005-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood-brain barrier is a major obstacle for the chemotherapeutic drugs to effectively reach primary or secondary brain tumours. Stealth liposomal drugs are highly accumulated in tumoural tissues. In the present study we investigated the relative accumulation of(99m)Tc-DTPA radiolabelled stealth liposomal doxorubic...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Koukourakis MI,Koukouraki S,Fezoulidis I,Kelekis N,Kyrias G,Archimandritis S,Karkavitsas N

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci were detected at low frequencies (<20%) among 69 pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas, 30 other lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD) and 44 non-LPD. The incidence of individual Chlamydiae was generally higher in MALT lymphoma tha...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Chanudet E,Adam P,Nicholson AG,Wotherspoon AC,Ranaldi R,Goteri G,Pileri SA,Ye H,Müller-Hermelink HK,Du MQ

更新日期：2007-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinomas of the anus are rare neoplasias that account for about 3% of large bowel tumours. Infections with human papillomaviruses are frequently detected in these cancers, suggesting that pathogenic pathways in anal carcinomas and in carcinomas of the uterine cervix are similar. Little is known regardi...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Heselmeyer K,du Manoir S,Blegen H,Friberg B,Svensson C,Schröck E,Veldman T,Shah K,Auer G,Ried T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biguanide drug metformin profoundly affects cell metabolism, causing an impairment of the cell energy balance and triggering a plethora of pleiotropic effects that vary depending on the cellular or environmental context. Interestingly, a decade ago, it was observed that metformin-treated diabetic patients have a s...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Sacco F,Calderone A,Castagnoli L,Cesareni G

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A late-gestation neonatal antigen (gamma foetal antigen; gamma-FA) immunologically and biochemically unrelated to murine alpha-foetoprotein, was identified in several spontaneous and carcinogen-induced sarcomas and hepatic carcinomas of the mouse and rat. An approximate mol. wt of 35,000 for gamma-FA from both foetus ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Higgins PJ,Tong C,Borenfreund E,Okin RS,Bendich A

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00