Indicators of survival duration in ovarian cancer and implications for aggressiveness of care.

abstract：:High calcitonin levels noted on a totally healthy 49-year-old man participating in a calcitonin control project led to a presumptive diagnosis of medullary carcinoma. Complete thyroid studies augmented by selective catheterization and quantitative calcitonin studies confirmed the clinical impression of medullary carci...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： White IL,Vimadalal SD,Catz B,Van de Velde R,LaGanga T

更新日期：1981-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monitoring therapy in patients with brain tumors is very difficult and unreliable. It has been shown that there is no good correlation between tumor sensitivity measured in vitro and in situ tumor response to therapies. METHODS:Sequential changes in tumor size, number of DNA synthesizing cells (labelling in...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Takeda N,Diksic M,Yamamoto YL

更新日期：1996-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-one patients with confirmed bladder cancer have enrolled in a prospective evaluation of BCG immunotherapy. Following resection of existing tumors, patients were stratified according to tumor grade and number of previous recurrences and randomly assigned to control or BCG treatment groups. Immunotherapy consisted...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lamm DL,Thor DE,Winters WD,Stogdill VD,Radwin HM

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear DNA content of paraffin-embedded tissue from 48 adrenocortical neoplasms, 18 histologically normal control adrenal glands, and five hyperplastic adrenal glands was analyzed retrospectively using flow cytometry. Aneuploidy was compared with morphologic criteria as a predictor of recurrence. All 18 controls, fiv...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Amberson JB,Vaughan ED Jr,Gray GF,Naus GJ

更新日期：1987-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is an important component of conditioning regimens to prevent severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients undergoing unmanipulated, haploidentical stem cell transplantation (haplo-SCT). However, to the authors' knowledge, the optimal dose of ATG is unknown. METHODS:In th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chang YJ,Wang Y,Mo XD,Zhang XH,Xu LP,Yan CH,Chen H,Chen YH,Chen Y,Han W,Wang FR,Wang JZ,Liu KY,Huang XJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research suggests that patients' end-of-life (EOL) care is determined primarily by the medical resources available, and not by patient preferences. The authors examined whether patients' desire for life-extending therapy was associated with their EOL care. METHODS:Coping with Cancer is a multisite, prospect...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wright AA,Mack JW,Kritek PA,Balboni TA,Massaro AF,Matulonis UA,Block SD,Prigerson HG

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) who either had a relapse after a previous complete remission (nine patients) or progressive disease after initial induction attempts with combination chemotherapy (six patients) were treated with 5-azacytidine. Five patients (33%) achieved a complete remission...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Larson RA,Sweet DL,Golomb HM,Testa JR,Rowley JD

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors treated 32 patients with Stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an outpatient regimen of edatrexate (10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin) (10-EdAM) on days 1 and 8, cyclophosphamide on day 1, and cisplatin on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks with dose modification. The 22 men and 10 women (median ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lee JS,Libshitz HI,Fossella FV,Murphy WK,Pang AC,Lippman SM,Shin DM,Dimery IW,Glisson BS,Hong WK

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six hundred fifty-eight cases of previously untreated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma seen between 1970 and 1979 at the Medical Department, the Finsen Institute, were the basis for a comparative study of the prognostic value of the Rappaport, Kiel, and Lukes & Collins classifications and the new translation system, the Working...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ersbøll J,Schultz HB,Hougaard P,Nissen NI,Hou-Jensen K

更新日期：1985-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Disulfiram (tetraethylthiuram disulfide, Antabuse) and sodium diethyldithiocarbamate, when added to the diet, inhibit 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-induced neoplasia of the large bowel in female CF1 mice. Ethylene bis(dithiocarbamato)manganese (Maneb) and bis(ethylxanthogen), two pesticides with structural similarities ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wattenberg LW,Lam LK,Fladmoe AV,Borchert P

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A combination regimen comprised of docetaxel, gemcitabine, and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) was studied in patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) to determine its antitumor efficacy and tolerance. METHODS:Thirty-four patients with advanced measurable NSCLC (3 patients w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hejna M,Kornek GV,Raderer M,Ulrich-Pur H,Fiebiger WC,Marosi L,Schneeweiss B,Greul R,Scheithauer W

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited understanding of the association between barriers to care and clinical outcomes within patient navigation programs. METHODS:Secondary analyses of data from the intervention arms of the Patient Navigation Research Program were performed, which included navigated participants with abnormal br...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ramachandran A,Snyder FR,Katz ML,Darnell JS,Dudley DJ,Patierno SR,Sanders MR,Valverde PA,Simon MA,Warren-Mears V,Battaglia TA,Patient Navigation Research Program Investigators.

更新日期：2015-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been established that comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) on Papanicolaou-stained cervical smears can be used to identify chromosomal imbalances. METHODS:In this study, the authors identified normal and dysplastic squamous epithelial cells cytologically, eliminated surrounding bacteria or leukocy...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Aubele M,Zitzelsberger H,Schenck U,Walch A,Höfler H,Werner M

更新日期：1998-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Although training programs exist in both medical oncology and geriatrics (approved by the American Board of Internal Medicine), neither is adequate to ensure an appropriate supply of physicians to assume a leadership role in the treatment of the increasing number of geriatric patients who have or will develop a malign...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bennett JM,Sahasrabudhe DM,Hall WJ

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women treated with tamoxifen for breast cancer are at increased risk of endometrial cancer. This study examines the experience at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) with women diagnosed with both endometrial carcinoma (EC) and breast carcinoma (BC) to determine the risk and stage of endometrial carcinoma a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cuenca RE,Giachino J,Arredondo MA,Hempling R,Edge SB

更新日期：1996-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The assumption that asymptomatic colorectal cancers bleed provides the rationale for widespread stool screening. The authors studied 12 patients with unoperated colorectal cancer but without colorectal symptoms and six healthy volunteers as laboratory controls. All stools were collected for 2 weeks and analyzed by the...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ahlquist DA,McGill DB,Fleming JL,Schwartz S,Wieand HS,Rubin J,Moertel CG

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The focus on noncancer causes of death in patients with breast cancer (BC) remains superficial. The objective of the current study was to assess and quantify causes of death after BC diagnosis. METHODS:In total, 754,270 women with BC in the United States who were diagnosed during 2000 through 2015 and retri...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Afifi AM,Saad AM,Al-Husseini MJ,Elmehrath AO,Northfelt DW,Sonbol MB

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of molecular phenotype in breast cancer is well established in the literature. Recent studies have demonstrated that subgross lesion distribution (unifocal, multifocal, and diffuse) and disease extent also carry prognostic significance in this disease. However, the correlation of ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pekar G,Hofmeyer S,Tabár L,Tarján M,Chen TH,Yen AM,Chiu SY,Hellberg D,Gere M,Tot T

更新日期：2013-03-15 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:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and EGF-regulated processes play an important role in steroid signal transduction. Comparative analysis of EGF and steroid receptor expression and the sensitivity of early stages of proliferation induction, such as activation of phospholipid turnover to EGF and steroids, may pro...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gershtein ES,Shatskaya VA,Kostyleva OI,Ermilova VD,Kushlinsky NE,Krasil'nikov MA

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of resectional surgery in patients with advanced stages of gallbladder carcinoma has not been fully defined. It is generally believed that the survival depends on the stage of the disease, rather than on the treatment option. METHODS:Seventeen selected risk factors were analyzed using univariate an...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pradeep R,Kaushik SP,Sikora SS,Bhattacharya BN,Pandey CM,Kapoor VK

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Male patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer are known to have high risk of concomitant esophageal cancer developing. Thus, mass screening programs are pursued to detect such esophageal cancer early, and in a mass screening trial of patients with early oral and oropharyngeal cancer, the efficacy of Lugol...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ina H,Shibuya H,Ohashi I,Kitagawa M

更新日期：1994-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past 2 decades, significant progress has been made in the field of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) regarding new imaging techniques, surgical interventions, and systemic therapy. It is not known whether the benefit from these interventions has extended overall survival (OS) within the general mC...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Golan T,Urban D,Berger R,Lawrence YR

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 314 children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) were reviewed to determine the frequency, clinical and laboratory features; contributing factors; and prognosis of cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. Twenty-five well-documented cases of hemorrhagic cystitis were identified. While most of th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lawrence HJ,Simone J,Aur RJ

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased pretreatment serum interleukin (IL)-6 levels among patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) have been shown to correlate with poor prognosis, but sample sizes in prior studies have been small and thus unable to control for other known prognostic variables. METHODS:A longitudinal...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Duffy SA,Taylor JM,Terrell JE,Islam M,Li Y,Fowler KE,Wolf GT,Teknos TN

更新日期：2008-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the results of a hospital-based incident case-control study of lung cancer conducted in a high-risk region of southern Louisiana from January 1979 through April 1982. Dietary intake of carotene, retinol, and vitamin C was estimated from food frequency questionnaires administered to 1253 cases and ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fontham ET,Pickle LW,Haenszel W,Correa P,Lin YP,Falk RT

更新日期：1988-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telomerase is an enzyme that can reconstitute the ends (telomeres) of chromosomes after cell division and thus circumvent the cumulative damage that occurs in normal adult somatic cells during successive mitotic cycles. Recently, it has been proposed that this enzyme should, therefore, be detectable in immor...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yoshida K,Sugino T,Tahara H,Woodman A,Bolodeoku J,Nargund V,Fellows G,Goodison S,Tahara E,Tarin D

更新日期：1997-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-associated antigens (TAA) excreted into the urine of sarcoma patients can be detected by the complement-fixation assay. The authors prospectively measured TAA levels in the urine of 50 sarcoma patients postoperatively to determine whether reappearance of antigen in the urine would be predictive of disease recurr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Huth JF,Gupta RK,Eilber FR,Morton DL

更新日期：1984-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with malignant gliomas who had undergone BCG inoculation were injected intratumorally with PPD to induce an intratumoral delayed hypersensitivity reaction. Histopathological examination of the tumor before and after PPD injections revealed that chronic inflammatory responses were increased after injection in ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Albright L,Seab JA,Ommaya AK

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing number of articles regarding the long term follow-up of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears with the diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS). Much controversy exists regarding the management of patients with this diagnosis. In a prior study in 1992, the authors ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Stastny JF,Remmers RE,London WB,Pedigo MA,Cahill LA,Ryan M,Frable WJ

更新日期：1997-12-25 00:00:00