Viral oncolysate in the management of malignant melanoma. II. Clinical studies.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein that maintains telomeric base pair repeats at the ends of mammalian chromosomes during DNA replication. Telomerase is expressed in various human tumors, some normal tissues, and immortalized cell lines. The assay of telomerase activity has potential as an adjunct for cancer ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mu XC,Brien TP,Ross JS,Lowry CV,McKenna BJ

更新日期：1999-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer were treated with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) (Clinovir) in dosages between 500 and 1500 mg orally per day. The relation of MPA plasma concentrations and endocrine effects were studied in a longitudinal fashion. MPA exerted suppressive effects on the basal an...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Blossey HC,Wander HE,Koebberling J,Nagel GA

更新日期：1984-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adolescent girls is being considered in the Punjab state of India. However, evidence regarding cost-effectiveness is sought by policy makers when making this decision. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the incremental cost per quality-adju...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Prinja S,Bahuguna P,Faujdar DS,Jyani G,Srinivasan R,Ghoshal S,Suri V,Singh MP,Kumar R

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high percentage of children with Wilms' tumor are cured with multimodal treatment. A small percentage of these children will develop second tumors, perhaps related to a genetic predisposition to neoplasia or possibly secondary to the treatment utilized for Wilms' tumor. Malignant mesothelioma has been associated wit...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Antman KH,Ruxer RL Jr,Aisner J,Vawter G

更新日期：1984-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-three women with metastatic breast cancer were treated with aminoglutethimide and dexamethasone. No complete responses occurred. Ten patients (16%) achieved partial responses (mean duration, 12 months). The proportions of patients responding by disease site were breast (50%), nodes (33%), skin (23%), bone (16%...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Asbury RF,Bakemeier RF,Fölsch E,McCune CS,Savlov E,Bennett JM

更新日期：1981-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Laryngeal edema persisting for more than three months following radiotherapy developed in 38 of 247 (15.4%) patients irradiated for carcinoma of the vocal cord. In 17 (44.7%) of these patients, the laryngeal edema was associated with persistent or recurrent disease, although only 25.4% of the patients with uncontrolle...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fu KK,Woodhouse RJ,Quivey JM,Phillips TL,Dedo HH

更新日期：1982-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to characterize insulin receptor (IR) and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) expression in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:A total of 459 patients who underwent curative resection of NSCLC were studied (median follow-up duration, 4.01 years)...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kim JS,Kim ES,Liu D,Lee JJ,Solis L,Behrens C,Lippman SM,Hong WK,Wistuba II,Lee HY

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glembatumumab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate that produced preliminary clinical activity against advanced melanoma in a phase 1 dose-escalation trial. The objective of the current study was to investigate further the antitumor activity of glembatumumab vedotin at the recommended phase 2 dose in heavil...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ott PA,Pavlick AC,Johnson DB,Hart LL,Infante JR,Luke JJ,Lutzky J,Rothschild NE,Spitler LE,Cowey CL,Alizadeh AR,Salama AK,He Y,Hawthorne TR,Bagley RG,Zhang J,Turner CD,Hamid O

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histology of 36 benign and four proliferative Brenner tumors is reviewed, and the ultrastructural features of benign Brenner tumors are described. Evidence is presented for the origin of these tumors from celomic inclusion cysts through transitional metaplasia of the cyst lining and progressive growth of branching...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shevchuk MM,Fenoglio CM,Richart RM

更新日期：1980-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many histologic classifications of thymic epithelial tumors have been reported to date, but to the authors' knowledge, none of them closely reflect the clinical behavior or prognosis of the tumor. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a biologic marker for thymic epithelial tumors. Variants of CD44 may be ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sonobe S,Miyamoto H,Nobukawa B,Izumi H,Futagawa T,Ishikawa N,Yamazaki A,Uekusa T,Abe H,Suda K

更新日期：2005-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of the expression of the galectins in human colon carcinomas is mainly restricted to galectin-3 and, to a lesser extent, galectin-1. The current study analyzed the prognostic values contributed by galectin-1, galectin-3, galectin-4, and galectin-8 in cases of colon carcinoma. METHODS:The authors s...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nagy N,Legendre H,Engels O,André S,Kaltner H,Wasano K,Zick Y,Pector JC,Decaestecker C,Gabius HJ,Salmon I,Kiss R

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, fast technique for percutaneous insertion of two single-lumen, large-bore Silastic catheters for long-term venous access is described. Helpful technical points are discussed. Recent experience with insertion of 102 catheters using this technique yielded no major complications. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Carroll C,Sarr MG,Stewart JR

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary polyamine concentrations in 91 samples were assayed in 79 patients with malignant melanoma who were classified as to clinical stage, as well as to activity of disease. Patients with active disease had higher mean polyamine values, increased frequency of polyamine elevations, and increased frequency of two or m...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Townsend RM,Banda PW,Marton LJ

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and laboratory data, histologic, electron microscopic and immunocytochemical findings of the tumors of eight patients suffering from Cushing's syndrome and of one patient with hypercalcemia are described. The unlabeled antibody enzyme method was used for the detection of insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, pancr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Heitz PU,Klöppel G,Polak JM,Staub JJ

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An Investigational New Drug (IND) treatment program allows patients access to a drug that has shown activity against a serious or life-threatening disease prior to full Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review and approval. This treatment IND program, in which patients with locally advanced or metastatic pa...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Storniolo AM,Enas NH,Brown CA,Voi M,Rothenberg ML,Schilsky R

更新日期：1999-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The current classification of cutaneous malignant lymphomas (ML) into low-grade and high-grade lymphomas was found to be of limited reproducibility and permitted only a rough prediction about outcome. With this in mind, the relationship between nuclear DNA content and both prognosis and histologic grading according to...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Vogt T,Stolz W,Braun-Falco O,Kaudewitz P,Eckert F,Abmayr W,Dummer R,Burg G

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined public attitudes toward pain associated with cancer and its treatment. A variety of issues were assessed, including the extent to which pain is associated with cancer, fear of pain as a factor in the decision to delay seeking treatment, and concerns about the use of narcotic analgesics for pain con...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Levin DN,Cleeland CS,Dar R

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot study was done to determine the feasibility of adjuvant photodynamic therapy (PDT) in recurrent retroperitoneal sarcomas. Ten patients, who had recurrences after conventional methods of treatment, had repeated resections of the tumor and intraoperative photodynamic treatment to the tumor bed. The methods and e...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nambisan RN,Karakousis CP,Holyoke ED,Dougherty TJ

更新日期：1988-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the current study, the authors focused on determinants influencing the quality of care and variations in the actual quality of integrated care for patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to estimate whether there is room for improvement. METHODS:The authors tested the quality of integrated care f...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ouwens MM,Hermens RR,Termeer RA,Vonk-Okhuijsen SY,Tjan-Heijnen VC,Verhagen AF,Hulscher MM,Marres HA,Wollersheim HC,Grol RP

更新日期：2007-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell kinetics studies performed with immunohistochemical techniques to estimate the S-phase fraction have elucidated the proliferative potential of individual brain tumors. METHODS:The authors developed a new double-labeling method that enables other cell kinetics variables, including the duration of the S-...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shibuya M,Ito S,Davis RL,Wilson CB,Hoshino T

更新日期：1993-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors performed immunohistochemical and cytogenetic studies in a 73-year old man with malignant angioendotheliomatosis. The patient was referred for evaluation of fever of unknown origin, hepatic failure, and neurologic deterioration. Examination of a muscle biopsy revealed numerous, noncohesive atypical mononuc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Molina A,Lombard C,Donlon T,Bangs CD,Dorfman RF

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The delivery of effective treatment for pediatric solid tumors poses a particular challenge to centers in middle-income countries (MICs) that already are vigorously addressing pediatric cancer. The objective of this study was to improve the current understanding of barriers to effective treatment of pediatri...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Friedrich P,Ortiz R,Fuentes S,Gamboa Y,Ah Chu-Sanchez MS,Arambú IC,Montero M,Báez F,Rodríguez-Galindo C,Antillón-Klussmann F,Central American Association of Pediatric Hematologists and Oncologists (AHOPCA).

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In colorectal carcinoma, venous invasion has been related to patient survival. Liver metastasis develops more frequently when venous invasion is present. However, the histologic features and clinical significance of venous invasion are not well understood. METHODS:A histologic study of venous invasion in co...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ouchi K,Sugawara T,Ono H,Fujiya T,Kamiyama Y,Kakugawa Y,Mikuni J,Tateno H

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic-duodenal homeobox 1 (PDX-1) is a transcription factor that regulates embryologic pancreas development and insulin expression in the adult islet; however, it is overexpressed in many types of cancer, including pancreatic cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of PDX-1 in tumo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Liu SH,Patel S,Gingras MC,Nemunaitis J,Zhou G,Chen C,Li M,Fisher W,Gibbs R,Brunicardi FC

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An extrarenal malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) of the pelvis in a 14-year-old girl is described. The location of the tumor and age of the patient appear to be unique. The neoplasm is histologically and ultrastructurally identical to malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney seen in infants and very young children. The tumo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Frierson HF Jr,Mills SE,Innes DJ Jr

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of brain metastases in patients with malignant disease has important implications for determining their treatment and prognosis. Asymptomatic metastatic brain tumors may be detected by surveillance imaging techniques, but longitudinal follow-up of patients who are at risk is sporadic prima...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Vogelbaum MA,Masaryk T,Mazzone P,Mekhail T,Fazio V,McCartney S,Marchi N,Kanner A,Janigro D

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article reviews the salient pathologic and clinical features of 171 patients with Stage III-IV disease who were 60 years of age or older who were treated on four Hodgkin disease (HD) protocols from 1969 to 1988. METHODS:Pretherapy sections were reviewed centrally for correlation of the histologic class...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mir R,Anderson J,Strauchen J,Nissen NI,Cooper MR,Rafla S,Canellos GP,Bloomfield CD,Gottlieb AJ,Peterson B

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methotrexate is readily absorbed from the intestinal tract. When given to patients with urinary diversion to the intestinal tract, methotrexate may be reabsorbed into the circulation, thus increasing its serum concentration and potentially increasing its toxicity. METHODS:Forty-eight patients with transitio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Srinivas S,Mahalati K,Freiha FS

更新日期：1998-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial polyposis is a genetically-transmitted disease characterized by multiple adenomatous colorectal polyps and a high risk for development of adenocarcinoma. Familial polyposis and Gardner's syndrome should be differentiated from other penetically-linked polyposis syndromes lacking a predisposition for cancer. To...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： DeCosse JJ,Adams MB,Condon RE

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that tissue factor (TF) plays an important role in tumor metastasis. Its expression in sarcoma cells was reported to up-regulate the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene and thereby enhance tumor angiogenesis, which is essential to tumor metastasis. Although many malignant tum...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Seto S,Onodera H,Kaido T,Yoshikawa A,Ishigami S,Arii S,Imamura M

更新日期：2000-01-15 00:00:00