The prognostic significance of HER2 positivity for advanced gastric cancer patients undergoing first-line modified FOLFOX-6 regimen.

abstract：AIM:We report on a rare case of appendiceal primary neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) and discuss three cases previously described. CASE REPORT:A 58-year-old woman presented with acute abdominal pain and a low-grade fever. She was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and underwent laparoscopic appendectomy. Pathological exa...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Tomioka K,Fukoe Y,Lee Y,Lee M,Wada Y,Aoki T,Murakami M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged exposure to asbestos, a potent carcinogen, has been the generally accepted factor responsible for the development of human mesotheliomas. Recent reports documenting the detection of SV40 DNA in human mesotheliomas suggest the possibility that this known tumor virus may be an additional factor invol...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Arrington AS,Lednicky JA,Butel JS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:γδ T cells mediate cytotoxicity against prostate cancer (PCa) cells in vitro; however, the clinical efficacy of γδ T cell-targeted immunotherapy for recurrent and metastatic PCa is unsatisfactory. We hypothesized that the resistance of recurrent and metastatic PCa to γδ T cells is related to the presence...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Miyashita M,Tomogane M,Nakamura Y,Shimizu T,Fujihara A,Ukimura O,Ashihara E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is currently not established in the management of recurrent ovarian cancer. Here, its value in diagnosis and therapy planning was evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventy patients received PET-CT for suspicion of recurrent ovarian cancer. PET-CT and s...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Lenhard MS,Burges A,Johnson TR,Stieber P,Kümper C,Ditsch N,Linke R,Friese K

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical analysis of the p53 tumor suppressor gene was performed in 69 human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas, using a highly specific anti-p53 antibody. Nuclear immunoreactivity was found in 40 tumors, yielding an overall frequency of 58%. Immunoblotting confirmed that nuclear immunoreactivity was associa...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Yokoyama M,Yamanaka Y,Friess H,Buchler M,Korc M

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antiemetic effects of serotonin receptor antagonists during chemoradiotherapy for solid tumors have never been reported. We have developed hyperthermo-chemo-radiotherapy (HCR) for esophageal cancer. However, with this treatment, the more potent the chemotherapy was, the more frequently emesis was experie...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Morita M,Kuwano H,Ohno S,Kitamura K,Sugimachi K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carcinogen Fe-NTA catalyzes the hydrogen peroxide-derived production of free radicals and possibly acts through a mechanism involving oxidative stress. Fermented papaya preparation (FPP) has been reported as a natural antioxidant able to prevent lipid peroxidation in vitro and in vivo. However, little is known abo...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Rimbach G,Guo Q,Akiyama T,Matsugo S,Moini H,Virgili F,Packer L

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The karyotypes and selected isoenzymes of five cell lines, HU 961b, HU 1922, HU 609, HCV-29 and HU 1703 He, were characterized. These cell lines were derived either from histologically normal human urothelial cells or from transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder. They displayed different life span in ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Debiec-Rychter M,Christensen B,Kieler J,Wang CY

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate here the visualization of the cancer metastatic process in live tissue in vivo by green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression. The human lung adenocarcinoma cell-line Anip 973 was transfected with the humanized GFP-S65T cDNA and stable high-level GFP-expressing transfectants were established. GFP transfe...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Chishima T,Miyagi Y,Wang X,Tan Y,Shimada H,Moossa A,Hoffman RM

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallic acid induced apoptotic cell death in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells. The effect of gallic acid was significantly reduced by blocking the free hydroxyl or carboxyl group with acetyl, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isoamyl group. This was paralleled with the decrease in the intensity of both gallate radical...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Sakagami H,Satoh K,Hatano T,Yoshida T,Okuda T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rearrangement of actin cytoskeleton is being increasingly considered a marker of cancer cell activity, but the fine structure and remodeling of microfilaments within tumor tissue still remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We used the recently introduced silicon-rhodamine (SiR)-actin dye to visualize e...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Klementieva NV,Snopova LB,Prodanets NN,Furman OE,Dudenkova VV,Zagaynova EV,Lukyanov KA,Mishin AS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:To describe real clinical outcomes when using systemic therapy to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who have anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion gene mutation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective chart review from April 2008 to March 2019 sourced from 16 medical institu...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Okauchi S,Numata T,Nawa T,Ichimura H,Saito T,Hayashihara K,Yamada H,Satoh H,Endo T,Inage Y,Kaburagi T,Kiyoshima M,Yamada Y,Tamura T,Saito K,Inagaki M,Hizawa N,Sato Y,Shiozawa T,Sekine I,Ishikawa H,Kurihima K,S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Aim of the study was to evaluate feasibility and toxicities of exclusive radiosurgery using tomotherapy in patients with brain oligo-metastases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 2008 and 2013 68 patients underwent stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Mean patient age was 63 years. Brain was the only site involved in 32 pa...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Bruni A,Gaito S,Ciarmatori A,Lanfranchi B,Mazzeo E,Maffei N,Giacobazzi P,Turco E,Guidi G,Bertoni F

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the role of low mechanical index (MI) contrast-enhanced sonography (CEUS) for the characterization of small hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in cirrhotic patients by comparing the results to ultrafast dynamic gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between Sep...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Giorgio A,De Stefano G,Coppola C,Ferraioli G,Esposito V,Di Sarno A,Giorgio V,De Stefano M,Sangiovanni V,Liorre G,Del Viscovo L

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Ras-related associated with diabetes (RRAD), a member of the Ras-related GTPase superfamily, is frequently methylated in several human cancers, though its methylation profile remains unclear in esophageal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We examined RRAD promoter hypermethylation using real-time quantitati...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Jin Z,Feng X,Jian Q,Cheng Y,Gao Y,Zhang X,Wang L,Zhang Y,Huang W,Fan X,Chen S,Yu H,Zhao Z,Dong M,Liu J,Mori Y,Meltzer SJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The success of proteasome inhibitors in therapy of multiple myeloma has led to their use for other malignancies. For the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib, combination therapies with histone deacetylase inhibitors, which up-regulate ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS)-related enzymes, produce a beneficial ef...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Takenokuchi M,Miyamoto K,Saigo K,Taniguchi T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Targeted agents present with a new spectrum of side-effects, including toxicities that negatively impact the risk of atherosclerosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the combination of targeted therapy and chemotherapy on serum homocysteine and other laboratory parameters of cardio...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Melichar B,Kalábová H,Krcmová L,Kasparová M,Malírová E,Melicharová K,Pecka M,Hyspler R,Solichová D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of psychoactive and nonpsychoactive cannabinoids on macromolecular biosynthesis and cell proliferation was compared in normal and transformed human cells which differ with respect to their abilities to metabolize polycyclic hydrocarbon-containing carcinogens. delta 9-THC, delta 8-THC, 11-OH-delta 9-THC, ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Green LG,Stein JL,Stein GS

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic surgery in patients with endometrial cancer has been more widely used in the last 5-10 years, and numerous reports concerning recurrence rate and the surgical technique, laparoscopic vs. open, have been published. However, no data are available concerning the surgical technique of an open or clo...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Kohlberger P,Nowotny G,Speiser P,Joura E,Sliutz G,Hefler L,Reinthaller A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The purpose of this study was to identify adverse prognostic factors for patients with advanced esophageal cancer undergoing chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (DCF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study cohort comprised of 45 patients with advanced esophageal cancer who underwent induc...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Nakajima M,Muroi H,Kikuchi M,Takahashi M,Ihara K,Shida Y,Kurayama E,Ogata H,Yamaguchi S,Sasaki K,Sakai M,Sohda M,Miyazaki T,Kuwano H,Kato H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In tumor cells, doxorubicin (DOX) is excreted by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and the multidrug resistance-associated protein (mrp). Both transporters might also be involved in cellular regulatory volume decrease (RVD). To study the hepatobiliary excretion of DOX during RVD, isolated livers of Wistar and multidrug resistance...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Gaugg M,Haslmayer P,Jäger W,Thalhammer T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hedgehog signaling pathway (HH) is involved in tumorigenesis in a variety of human malignancies. In head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), Hh overexpression was associated with poor prognosis. Therefore, we analyzed the effect of Hh signaling blockade with cyclopamine on colony formation of cell...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Mozet C,Stoehr M,Dimitrova K,Dietz A,Wichmann G

更新日期：2013-06-01 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

authors： Wakana H,Kono H,Fukushima H,Nakata Y,Akazawa Y,Maruyama S,Hagio K,Fujii H,Ichikawa D

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human choriocarcinoma is the most aggressive type of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. The expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in choriocarcinomas is significantly higher than those of trophoblastic cells in healthy placentas. Lapatinib is a potent EGFR and human epidermal growth factor ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Pires LV,Yi Y,Cheng JC,Pizzolato LS,Cordero E,Leung PCK,Brum IS

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Pelvic exenteration is a radical procedure for certain advanced or recurrent gynaecological cancers, performed with curative or palliative intent. Its validity has evolved as operative mortality and morbidity have improved. This surgery was evaluated to determine the validity of these claims. PATIENTS A...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Soeda S,Furukawa S,Sato T,Ueda M,Kamo N,Endo Y,Kojima M,Nomura S,Kataoka M,Fujita S,Endo H,Takahashi T,Watanabe T,Yamada H,Fujimori K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF) is one of the major regulators of angiogenesis. It plays an important role during the process of physiological and pathological neovascularization. Variant VEGF isoforms are generated as a result of alternative pre-mRNA splicing. To determine the expression of VEGF isoforms ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Cai C,Böttcher MC,Werner JA,Mandic R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) procedure that uses a commercially-available anti-BrdUrd antibody for the quantitation of BrdUrd substituted into DNA. In our assay, 50% displacement occurs at 0.89 nM of BrdUrd in 2.2% BrdUrd-substituted DNA, which is equivalent to 2.47 ng of Brd...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Cheitlin RA,Bodell WJ

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A circadian rhythm of serum concentrations of two tumor markers (CEA and AFP) was demonstrated in individuals not suffering from cancer. These rhythms exhibited a diurnal peak with a nocturnal dip. They disappeared in cancer groups. However, in some cancer subjects, a circadian activity was still detectable, but with ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Focan C,Focan-Henrard D,Collette J,Mechkouri M,Levi F,Hrushesky W,Touitou Y,Franchimont P

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Cancer incidence and mortalities are growing worldwide, therefore research and development of more effective and less invasive treatments, such as photodynamic therapy, are needed. Herein, we investigated the methylene blue (MB) photoactivation effects in lung epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) and lung adenocar...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Rodríguez-Córdova RJ,Gutiérrez-Valenzuela CA,Bojang P,Esquivel R,Hernández P,Ramos KS,Guzmán-Zamudio R,Lucero-Acuña A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To define the best sequence of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for inoperable stage III non-small cell lung (NSCL) tumours. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A systematic review was performed on the clinical results of radiotherapy, combined or not with chemotherapy, for inoperable NSCL cancer stage III. The mean median surviva...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： El-Sharouni SY,Kal HB,Battermann JJ,Schramel FM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00