Adriamycin, BCNU plus cyclophosphamide (ABC) in advanced carcinoma of the head and neck.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attrition is common among supportive care/palliative oncology clinical trials. However, to the authors' knowledge, few studies to date have documented the reasons and predictors for dropout. In the current study, the authors' objective was to determine the rate, reasons, and factors associated with attrition...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hui D,Glitza I,Chisholm G,Yennu S,Bruera E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hodgkin's disease (HD) was diagnosed in 24 patients who were either seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (21) or members of a high-risk group (three), but had not developed acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Clinical presentation of the disease was characterized by constitutional symptoms in al...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ree HJ,Strauchen JA,Khan AA,Gold JE,Crowley JP,Kahn H,Zalusky R

更新日期：1991-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Quality Forum endorses the recommendation of examining at least 12 lymph nodes (LNs) from colorectal cancer (CRC) specimens. However, heterogeneity in LN harvest exists. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinicopathologic factors that influence LN yield. METHODS:The authors use...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chou JF,Row D,Gonen M,Liu YH,Schrag D,Weiser MR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indium-111 labeled antiferritin targets 95% of all Hodgkin's disease lesions with a diameter of 1 cm or more. Subsequent treatment with yttrium-90 labeled antiferritin secures a high response rate in patients with recurrent Hodgkin's disease. METHODS:A total of 87 patients were entered on one of three diffe...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Vriesendorp HM,Quadri SM,Andersson BS,Wyllie CT,Dicke KA

更新日期：1997-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective adsorption of several common "monospecific" HLA typing sera with HLA typed platelets, purified B lymphocytes, cultured lymphoid cells, or lymphocytes from patients with active chronic lymphocytic leukemia demonstrated that many of these sera contain antibodies to non-HLA antigens. Antibodies were detected to...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pollack MS,DuBois D

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine whether a very low presenting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was associated with greater prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) among men with a Gleason score (GS) of 8 to 10. METHODS:The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program was used to i...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mahal BA,Aizer AA,Efstathiou JA,Nguyen PL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thalidomide is an antiangiogenic agent with immune modulating potential. The objective of this study was to determine response rates among women who were treated for recurrent ovarian cancer using topotecan with or without thalidomide. METHODS:Women were enrolled in this multicenter, prospective, randomized...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Downs LS Jr,Judson PL,Argenta PA,Ghebre R,Geller MA,Bliss RL,Boente MP,Nahhas WA,Abu-Ghazaleh SZ,Chen MD,Carson LF

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many trials submitted to scientific meetings are not reported in peer-reviewed journals. Results may vary substantially and the lack of final publication constitutes a form of reporting bias. The authors sought to determine the presentation and publication rates of Phase I trials submitted to a major oncolog...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Camacho LH,Bacik J,Cheung A,Spriggs DR

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined modality therapy consisting of CHOP-Bleo (cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin [doxorubicin], vincristine (Oncovin), prednisone, and bleomycin) and limited-field radiotherapy was given to 47 patients with Stage III and IIIE diffuse large cell lymphomas. Overall 5-year survival and disease-free survival figures are 64...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Velasquez W,Fuller LM,Oh KK,Hagemeister FB,Sullivan JA,Manning JT,Shullenberger CC

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd YAG) laser therapy, is a new and simple method for the palliative treatment of inoperable colorectal cancer. To date the authors have treated 70 patients and the value of this method was assessed prospectively in 14 patients. Quality of life was measured before, during...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： McGowan I,Barr H,Krasner N

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 273 unselected patients with bronchial carcinoma, comprising a total prospective 5-year study from a Swedish county with an observed 5-year survival of 7.0%, is presented. The autopsy rate in deceased patients was 94%. All diagnoses were histologically or cytologically verified. The 5-year survival rates f...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nõu E

更新日期：1984-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of case-control studies was conducted to investigate cancer risks among farmers. These studies were based on Missouri Cancer Registry data for 15,000 white male patients, including 1720 subjects classified as farmers, registered between 1984 and 1988. For each cancer site, all other cancer registrations forme...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Brownson RC,Reif JS,Chang JC,Davis JR

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efforts to improve local control and survival by increasing the dose of once-daily radiation therapy beyond 70 Gray (Gy) for patients with malignant gliomas has yet been unsuccessful. Hyperfractionated radiation therapy (HF) should allow for delivery of a higher total dose without increasing normal tissue la...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Werner-Wasik M,Scott CB,Nelson DF,Gaspar LE,Murray KJ,Fischbach JA,Nelson JS,Weinstein AS,Curran WJ Jr

更新日期：1996-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there is no gold standard for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast carcinoma who have experienced failure with anthracyclines and taxanes. A biologic rationale suggests that the mechanism of taxane resistance could be because of an excess of depolymerized tubulin that could enhance sen...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zelek L,Barthier S,Riofrio M,Fizazi K,Rixe O,Delord JP,Le Cesne A,Spielmann M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to assess whether coregistered whole brain (WB) magnetic resonance imaging-positron emission tomography (MRI-PET) would increase the number of correctly upstaged patients compared with WB PET-computed tomography (PET-CT) plus dedicated brain MRI in patients with nonsmall cell ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yi CA,Lee KS,Lee HY,Kim S,Kwon OJ,Kim H,Choi JY,Kim BT,Hwang HS,Shim YM

更新日期：2013-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of gastric cancer has declined markedly in Finland during the last 4 decades. To document the changes caused by that in the ratio of the intestinal type (IT) to the diffuse type (DT) of gastric carcinoma we compared the 367 cases diagnosed from southwestern Finland at the Department of Pathology, Turku U...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Laurén PA,Nevalainen TJ

更新日期：1993-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadal dosimetry and spermatogenic activity was monitored in patients given radiation therapy (RT) after unilateral orchiectomy for seminoma. The RT given was, with minor variations, 3200 rad in 16 fractions in four weeks to the para-aortic and ipsilateral pelvic inguinal lymphatics in order to include the orchiectom...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hahn EW,Feingold SM,Simpson L,Batata M

更新日期：1982-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cyclophosphamide (CY) on ovarian function was studied in patients with breast cancer receiving prolonged daily administration of this agent (100 mg/day) after radical surgery. Out of 18 premenopausal patients that received 8.4-39.9 g CY, 15 developed permanent amenorrhea. The average dose given before th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Koyama H,Wada T,Nishizawa Y,Iwanaga T,Aoki Y

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The American Cancer Society has sponsored community-based, low-cost, Breast Cancer Detection Awareness Projects throughout the United States. The authors hypothesized that these projects tend to exclude minorities and women of lower socioeconomic status--groups with a higher incidence of late-stage disease. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Roetzheim RG,Vandurme DJ,Brownlee HJ,Herold AH,Pamies RJ,Woodard L,Blair C

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors attempted to obtain shared proteins among lung carcinoma cells by column chromatographies. A glycoprotein with approximately 500 kDa isolated from QG56 cells showed an identical amino acid sequence to 90K/Mac-2 binding protein (M2BP). This protein has been reported to be highly expressed and to m...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ozaki Y,Kontani K,Hanaoka J,Chano T,Teramoto K,Tezuka N,Sawai S,Fujino S,Yoshiki T,Okabe H,Ohkubo I

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Fifteen selected patients with advanced intrathoracic non-small cell lung cancer and solitary metastasis were treated by a combined program including craniotomy, brain and chest irradiation, and systemic chemotherapy. One patient died because of cerebral hemorrhage after the operation. Five patients failed to achieve ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tummarello D,Porfiri E,Rychlicki F,Miseria S,Cellerino R

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical significance of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) remains poorly understood, and patient management is not standardized. The authors evaluated the rate, qualification, and follow-up (FU) findings of AGUS patients. METHODS:Computerized records from the authors' institu...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Soofer SB,Sidawy MK

更新日期：2000-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation and radiotherapy implications of chest relapse patterns in small cell lung carcinoma treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy to the chest and brain. Emphasis was placed on analysis of patterns of chest disease relapse, chest complications, and sites of initial chest disease relapse in relation to volume ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mira JG,Livingston RB

更新日期：1980-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The hematologic factors of 16 female patients with breast carcinoma who had received adjuvant chemotherapy with L-phenylalanine-based programs for two years were compared with those for 13 normal female volunteers of similar age. The findings include significant suppression of the mean hemoglobin level, of leukocyte c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Corder MP,Jochimsen PR

更新日期：1982-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Encouraging results from several recent trials have increased interest in the potential of chemoprevention in reducing the incidence of cancer. Treatment with 13-cis-retinoic acid has reversed oral leukoplakia, a premalignant lesion, and prevented the development of second primary carcinomas of the head and neck. Tamo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Itri LM

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of serial plasma carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels is one of the most important parameter used to establish the prognosis of surgically cured colorectal cancer patients. Carcinoembryonic antigen is particularly useful in the identification of recurrences and metastasis. However, to improve the usefu...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Midiri G,Amanti C,Benedetti M,Campisi C,Santeusanio G,Castagna G,Peronace L,Di Tondo U,Di Paola M,Pascal RR

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five-hundred-eighteen cases of primary epithelial tumors of the parotid gland were examined. The incidence of carcinomas in pleomorphic adenoma was 9.3% (48 cases). In addition to cellular atypism, the following histological findings were thought to be important criteria for the diagnosis of carcinomas: (1) capsular i...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nagao K,Matsuzaki O,Saiga H,Sugano I,Shigematsu H,Kaneko T,Katoh T,Kitamura T

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:hMLH1, the human MutL homologue, has been linked to microsatellite instability (MSI) in gastrointestinal tumors. However, to the authors' knowledge, the role of hMLH1, the other mismatch repair genes (MMR), and MSI in ovarian carcinoma has not been well defined. The purpose of the current study was to determ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Geisler JP,Goodheart MJ,Sood AK,Holmes RJ,Hatterman-Zogg MA,Buller RE

更新日期：2003-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier literature suggests a high incidence of multicentricity and bilaterality, with an overall poor prognosis, in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. Consequently, there is considerable disagreement regarding appropriate local management of this disease. To determine the influence of invasive lo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Poen JC,Tran L,Juillard G,Selch MT,Giuliano A,Silverstein M,Fingerhut A,Lewinsky B,Parker RG

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00