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UNLABELLED:The aim this study was to assess the efficacy of cisplatin-epirubicin-vinorelbine, as primary chemotherapy, in reducing the tumour burden in T2-3 N0-2 breast carcinomas. Breast conservative surgery (BCS) rate, clinical and pathological complete response (pCR), toxicity and 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eighty-eight women with tumours > or =2.5 cm were treated with cisplatin (P) 50 mg/m2, epirubicin (E) 100 mg/m2 and vinorelbine (V) 25 mg/m2, every 3 weeks. RESULTS:Fifty-six out of the 88 patients (63.6%) underwent BCS, notably including 12/23 patients with initial tumours >5 cm. The overall clinical response was 72.8% (cCR=11.4%), pCR 20.5% and pTO+pNO 17%. No cardiac toxicity was observed. Grade 3/4 adverse events were leukopenia (9.4%), neutropenia (7.9%), nausea and vomiting (7.3%). After a median follow-up of 5 years, 24 patients (27.3%) had developed local or distant metastases. The mean DFS and OS were 51.7 (SE 2.38) and 57.02 (SE 1.98) months, respectively, and were significantly higher in pCR patients in comparison to the others (63.05 vs. 48.76, p<0.01 and 64.59 vs. 55.04, p<0.05, respectively). CONCLUSION:The PEV regimen was highly effective in reducing the tumour burden, especially for large tumours. The rate of pCR was similar to that obtained by other, including taxane-based regimens, and was well-tolerated. The study demonstrated the feasibility of such a regimen even in small centres, and being of low cost this combination could be of value in the application of primary therapy.
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Anticancer Resjournal_title
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Barni S,Visini M,Piazza E,Ionta MT,Ardizzoia A,Arnoldi E,Fava S,Pinotti G,Torretta F,Corradini G,Villa S,Nosenzo AM,Massidda B,Cazzaniga MEsubject
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杂志文章,多中心研究abstract：:Radiation therapy is essential for local tumor control for many types of cancer histologies. Technological advancements in recent years have allowed for precise irradiation of target tissues while minimizing the dose to non-target tissues. To enhance radiation damage to cancer cells and further limit the radiation eff...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:A limited number of permanent ovarian carcinoma cell lines have been described so far and the majority of them have been derived from ovarian ascitic fluid cells taken from patients with serous ovarian carcinoma usually after chemotherapy treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The cells for culture were obtained ...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Oxaliplatin-induced neurotoxicity (OIN) can be severe and dose-limiting with clinically significant symptoms that persist for years. Few published reports have described postoperative exacerbation of OIN and more longitudinal data are needed to better characterize the phenomenon. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21873/anticanres.14019
更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effect of various physiological fluids on the radical intensity of sodium ascorbate and sodium 5,6-benzylidene-L-ascorbate (SBA) was investigated using ESR spectroscopy. Blood from various animals did not significantly affect the radical intensity of both ascorbates, whereas the corresponding plasma fractions sign...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Accumulating evidence shows that various types of cancers induce a specific immune response resulting in the production of antibodies against self-components (autoantibodies). The aim of the present study was to identify antigens for autoantibodies in sera from patients with ovarian cancer, especially cl...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Previous genetic and morphologic characterisation of mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC) have yielded controversial results. The aim of this study was to explain the phenotypic heterogeneity of MTSCC diagnosed by genetic means. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyzed 7 MTSCC by array CGH and m...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21873/anticanres.11432
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Clonal subpopulations of neoplastic cells were derived, in soft agar, from the spontaneously metastazing variant (MV522) of a human lung carcinoma cell line. The ability of these clones to spontaneously metastasize from subcutaneous sites in athymic mice was then tested. A variation in metastatic ability was expected ...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is an infrequent tumor that can be diagnosed, early. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-four patients with histologically proven carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater were retrospectively studied and their data were analyzed. RESULTS:Most common presenting symptoms were jaundice (67%...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To evaluate the treatment-related late sequelae including gonadal function and second malignancy 94 patients with stage I and II testicular seminoma treated with postorchiectomy radiation therapy were analyzed retrospectively. The 10-year cause specific, disease free and actuarial survival rates were 100, 98.5 and 96....
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) on chemically-induced hepatic carcinogenesis (HCC) in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a first set of experiments, mice were treated with diethylnitrosoamine intraperitoneally at two weeks of age. They were fed chow containing ...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21873/anticanres.13880
更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous environment-contaminating synthetic chemicals that have been associated with increased risk of hepatic cancer, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and cancer of many other body organs. Structural binding analyses of PCB 77 and PCB 118 with peroxisome proliferator-ac...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21873/anticanres.11202
更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Ouabain, a plant-derived product/substance with Na+/K+-ATPase inhibiting properties, has been shown to exert anti-cancer activity on human cancer cells. This is the first study to investigate the effect of ouabain on apoptotic cell death of human osteosarcoma-derived U-2 OS cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21873/anticanres.12205
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We have previously shown that L-glutamic acid gamma-monohydroxamate (GAH) exhibits an antitumor activity, both in vitro and in vivo. In this report we explore the selective cytotoxicity of GAH in vitro by comparing the survival of tumor and normal cells. GAH exerts an irreversible delayed effect with tumoral cells and...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigation of transcription regulators in carcinoma can contribute greatly to clarifying the biological character of the carcinoma. In this study, we examined the expression of ets-1 and ets-2, prominent transcription regulators belonging to the ets family, in various colonic tissues. MATERIALS AND METHO...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:During intercellular induction of apoptosis, transformed fibroblasts are eliminated through the action of neighbouring nontransformed cells. TGF-beta thereby plays three distinct and central roles. a) TGF-beta released by transformed cells or added exogenously to the assay system triggers nontransformed cells to relea...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of tissue microarray (TMA) is its capability to analyse large numbers of tissue samples in a uniform fashion. This study was designed to evaluate the capability of TMA for analyzing the status of death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1) in breast cancer patient and to explore its potential in th...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Gross cystic disease (GCD) represents an advanced form of fibrocystic disease of the breast. Bearers of macrocysts have been reported to be at risk of developing breast cancer. Natural killer (NK) cells are a lymphocyte subset deeply involved in immunosurveillance against neoplasia. We investigated whether breast cyst...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is used to treat advanced head and neck cancer. The accuracy of evaluating lymph nodes metastases following CCRT is important for subsequent therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients were divided into two groups, the complete response (CR) and the non-CR groups, as determine...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:We evaluated mechanisms of interaction between the alkyating agent dacarbazine (DTIC) and the pro-oxidant, imexon, in the human A375 melanoma cell line. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The effect of DTIC and imexon, alone and in combination, was evaluated for growth inhibition (MTT), radiolabeled drug uptake, cellular thiol...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene was investigated in Swedish patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). A combination of analyses including single stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP), heteroduplex (HD), protein truncation test (PTT) and direct sequencing was used to enable optimal mutation dete...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The antineoplastic drug 4'-iodo-4'-deoxydoxorubicin (IDX), a new halogenated anthracycline (1), was examined as a differentiation inducing agent on the human neuroblastoma cell lines TS12 and SK-N-MC. IDX induced morphological and biochemical differentiation and growth inhibition. The effect of a combined treatment of...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Alphafetoprotein (AFP) is an oncofetal glycoprotein that frequently reappears in sera of patients affected by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and yolk-sac tumours (YST). In these cases AFP determination represents a useful marker for monitoring the therapeutic response and the clinical evolution of the neoplastic disea...
journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00
