Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and intravenous immunoglobulin.

abstract：:The body composition of 23 patients with cachexia resulting from malignant or benign inflammatory disease was studied. Skinfold thickness and radioisotope tracer measurements enabled us to estimate total body fat, lean body mass, the ratio of fat loss to lean body loss, erythrocyte and plasma volumes, total body water...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Watson WS,Sammon AM

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed clinical features, surgical extent of resection, histologic parameters, and DNA content in 55 children with medulloblastomas and found that complete or near total resection, absence of tumor dissemination, tumor DNA aneuploidy, and low proliferative index correlated with a favorable clinical outco...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Schofield DE,Yunis EJ,Geyer JR,Albright AL,Berger MS,Taylor SR

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors had previously reported preliminary results of a treatment regimen of concurrent hyperfractionated radiation therapy and chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced head and neck carcinoma that demonstrated both feasibility and high local control. In an attempt to reduce acute mucosal and hema...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Abitbol AA,Sridhar KS,Lewin AA,Schwade JG,Raub W Jr,Wolfson A,Gonzalez-Angulo C,Adessa A,Goodwin WJ,Markoe AM

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The abdominoinguinal incision is a new method for exposure and resection of tumors in the pelvis with lateral fixation that were previously called unresectable or were treated with hemipelvectomy. This procedure has been used in 22 patients referred from other centers following unsuccessful resection attempts. Twelve ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Karakousis CP

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling is a target for antiangiogenic cancer therapy. The authors have previously observed that up to 40% of vessels in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) tumors are negative for VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) expression. Differential activity of transforming growth factor beta...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kuczynski EA,Viloria-Petit AM,Coomber BL

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivors of pediatric and young adult cancers remain at risk for subsequent diseases, including those related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Prevention of HPV acquisition through vaccination has become possible over the last decade. HPV vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective, yet rates of vaccina...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Temkin SM,Seibel NL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benign and malignant pancreatic mucinous tumors differ in proliferative activity, production of tumor markers, and expression of growth factors. DNA ploidy is a useful index of aggressiveness and poor survival in ductal adenocarcinoma, but has not been studied in pancreatic cystic tumors. METHODS:The DNA pl...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Southern JF,Warshaw AL,Lewandrowski KB

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two patients with cancer of the colon and rectum were studied: preoperative and postoperative cell-mediated and humoral immune factors were assessed, and local concentration of immunoglobulins in tumor tissue and in normal mucosa were measured. Lymphocyte function was found to be reduced in 50% of stage A and B...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shafir M,Bekesi JG,Papatestas A,Slater G,Aufses AH Jr

更新日期：1980-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin is an effective antineoplastic agent, but it frequently causes dose-related cardiotoxic effects. Because the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) level is elevated in children with heart defects, the authors measured the ANP levels in children to determine whether ANP might serve as a simple diagnostic indicat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bauch M,Ester A,Kimura B,Victorica BE,Kedar A,Phillips MI

更新日期：1992-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two randomized trials have demonstrated improved progression-free survival (PFS) with lenalidomide maintenance after autologous transplantation for multiple myeloma (MM). Overall survival (OS) results are conflicting, and quality-of-life (QOL) data are lacking. The authors conducted a systematic survey of pa...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Burnette BL,Dispenzieri A,Kumar S,Harris AM,Sloan JA,Tilburt JC,Kyle RA,Rajkumar SV

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of surgical staging and treatment of the axillary lymph nodes with either surgery or radiotherapy in the initial management of patients with Stage I or II invasive breast cancer is controversial. METHODS:A review of retrospective and prospective clinical studies was performed to assess the risks o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Recht A,Houlihan MJ

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although caspase recruitment domain (CARD) membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) protein 1 (CARMA1) and CARD9 play important roles in lymphocyte activation, the significance of CARMA1 and CARD9 in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma remains to be elucidated. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakamura S,Nakamura S,Matsumoto T,Yada S,Hirahashi M,Suekane H,Yao T,Goda K,Iida M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer (LC) is the most common fatal malignancy, but there are no useful tumor markers for diagnosis or monitoring. Mucin 1 has an established role as a marker in other malignancies, but has undergone limited assessment in LC. METHODS:Serum from 86 patients with LC and 24 with benign pulmonary disease ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Willsher PC,Xing PX,Clarke CP,Ho DW,McKenzie IF

更新日期：1993-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The causal relation between high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer and its precursor lesions has led to the use of sensitive HPV molecular tests for screening. This study examined the impact of the baseline HPV status on the future risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fröberg M,Östensson E,Belkić K,Oštrbenk A,Poljak M,Mints M,Arbyn M,Andersson S

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with a localized primary liposarcoma of the extremity who were treated in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between 1968 and 1978 were studied. The prognosis of patients with extremity liposarcoma was analyzed according to histopathologic subtypes. A system of five subtypes was used; well-differentiated,...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chang HR,Hajdu SI,Collin C,Brennan MF

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old female with a large embryonal carcinoma of the left ovary was treated by unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy combined with a systemic chemotherapy of a total dose of 1.9 mg of dactinomycin. The preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level of 70,350 ng/ml decreased to 270 ng/ml 5 weeks after the operati...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakakuma K,Tashiro S,Uemura K,Takayama K

更新日期：1983-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This report evaluated whether biochemical recurrence (BCR) as a time-dependent covariate (t) after radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer was associated with the risk of death and whether salvage therapy with radiotherapy (RT) and/or hormonal therapy (HT) can lessen this risk METHODS:This was a retr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Choueiri TK,Chen MH,D'Amico AV,Sun L,Nguyen PL,Hayes JH,Robertson CN,Walther PJ,Polascik TJ,Albala DM,Moul JW

更新日期：2010-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings succumbed to glioblastoma multiforme, associated with hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia and cafe-au-lait spots. One sibling had syndactyly and multiple colonic polyps, while the other had an angiomatous malformation in the brain. Their mother died of myasthenia gravis. The findings suggest a hamartomatous...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Everson RB,Fraumeni JF Jr

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The difficulties encountered in establishing a diagnosis of a malignant peritoneal mesothelioma are emphasized in a patient who developed the lesion 16 years after radiation therapy for a seminoma of the testis. Historically, histologically, electron microscopically, and by microincineration, there was no evidence of ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Stock RJ,Fu YS,Carter JR

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 49-year-old man with the diagnosis of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy is reported. The patient survived a stormy clinical course. The corticosteroids improved dramatically the clinical picture although the patient developed a staphylococcal septicemia. Before treatment immunological studies were done ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kosmidis PA,Axelrod AR,Palacas C,Stahl M

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now considerable interest in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) because it can be treated effectively with a targeted molecular agent. The majority of GISTs contain an activating mutation in the KIT protooncogene or, occasionally, in the platelet-derived growth factor-alpha (PDGFRA) gene. Five years ago, i...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： van der Zwan SM,DeMatteo RP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was performed on 84 patients with neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors. Fifty-nine (70%) had malignant tumors and received causal medical treatment. Streptozotocin in combination with 5-fluorouracil or doxorubicin was used as first-line treatment and produced overall objective responses in 20 of 44 (45...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Eriksson B,Skogseid B,Lundqvist G,Wide L,Wilander E,Oberg K

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient navigation may reduce cancer disparities associated with socioeconomic status (SES) and household factors. This study examined whether these factors were associated with delays in diagnostic resolution among patients with cancer screening abnormalities and whether patient navigation ameliorated these...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rodday AM,Parsons SK,Snyder F,Simon MA,Llanos AA,Warren-Mears V,Dudley D,Lee JH,Patierno SR,Markossian TW,Sanders M,Whitley EM,Freund KM

更新日期：2015-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complementary medicine has become an important aspect of palliative cancer care. This overview is primarily aimed at providing guidance to clinicians regarding some commonly used complementary therapies. METHODS:Several complementary therapies were identified as particularly relevant to palliative cancer ca...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ernst E

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical resection with adjuvant chemotherapy is the standard of care for patients with pancreatic cancer, but to the authors' knowledge, little is known regarding the temporal relationship between chemotherapy initiation and survival. The current study analyzed the impact of time to the initiation of adjuva...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mirkin KA,Greenleaf EK,Hollenbeak CS,Wong J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck cancer (H&N CA) patients have known depression of cell-mediated immunity. There is suggestive evidence that prostaglandin (PGE2)-secreting cells may be a major factor. The authors have sought to determine the role of PGE2-releasing monocytes-macrophages in this immune depression by determining the effect...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wanebo HJ,Riley T,Katz D,Pace RC,Johns ME,Cantrell RW

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of BCR-ABL as the defining leukemogenic event in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) revolutionized the treatment of the disease. Imatinib, a potent BCR-ABL inhibitor, is the standard of care for the first-line treatment of patients with chronic-phase CML because of its high long-term response rates and ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kantarjian HM,Cortes J,La Rosée P,Hochhaus A

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasingly, the quality of life (QOL) of women diagnosed with breast carcinoma is being studied. However, there is little information regarding long term survivors among ethnic minority women. The purpose of this study was to describe the QOL of long term breast carcinoma survivors (BCS) and to examine the...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ashing-Giwa K,Ganz PA,Petersen L

更新日期：1999-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Significant antitumor effects were previously observed with radioimmunotherapy (RIT) using an anti-carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) monoclonal antibody (F6) labeled with iodine-131 in medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)-bearing nude mice. Nevertheless, no complete response was achieved. Because angiogenesis is crit...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Salaun PY,Bodet-Milin C,Frampas E,Oudoux A,Saï-Maurel C,Faivre-Chauvet A,Barbet J,Paris F,Kraeber-Bodéré F

更新日期：2010-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and primary fibrinolysis have both been reported in association with prostate carcinoma. The correct diagnosis of the coagulopathy can be difficult and the appropriate management controversial. METHODS:A case is presented of a man in whom DIC and soft tissue hemo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cooper DL,Sandler AB,Wilson LD,Duffy TP

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00