Abstract：
:The application of molecular and genetic techniques to the study of body weight regulation have produced exciting new insights into the physiological systems governing energy expenditure, appetite, and metabolic signaling. A number of new peptides have been identified that play important roles in these regulatory systems. These include the hormone leptin, the short and long forms of the leptin receptor, uncoupling proteins, agouti protein, melanocortin receptor isoforms, melanin-concentrating hormone, and the proteins responsible for tub and fat, two monogenic mouse models of obesity. This article reviews some of the new insights gained from studies of these peptides. Although much of this new knowledge has come from studies of obesity, there may be implications for the clinical syndromes associated with weight loss. As more is learned about these systems, potential new targets for therapeutic intervention will likely become evident. These interventions may develop first as obesity treatments, but investigators and clinicians involved in the care of cachectic patients should follow these scientific developments as well.
journal_name
Semin Oncoljournal_title
Seminars in oncologyauthors
Bessesen DH,Faggioni Rsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-04-01 00:00:00pages
28-32issue
2 Suppl 6eissn
0093-7754issn
1532-8708journal_volume
25pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Platinum compounds have long played a role in the treatment of gynecologic cancers. Single-agent cisplatin and carboplatin have shown activity in endometrial cancer, and more recent studies have begun to investigate a variety of new platinum-based combinations. In cervical cancer, chemotherapy is used primarily to tre...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.11.007
更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Multitargeted antifolate (MTA, LY231514) is a novel antifolate antimetabolite, with antitumor activity via inhibition of thymidylate synthase, glycinamide formyl transferase, and dihydrofolate reductase. Three dosing schedules have been investigated in the phase I setting: daily x5 every 21 days, weekly x4 every 42 da...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Approximately one third of patients diagnosed with early-stage colon cancer will present with lymph node involvement (stage III) and about one quarter with transmural bowel wall invasion but negative lymph nodes (stage II). Adjuvant chemotherapy targets micrometastatic disease to improve disease-free (DFS) and overall...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2011.05.005
更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Improving local tumor control is a goal of modern radiotherapy that will directly impact a majority of cancer patients. Numerous attempts to develop radiosensitizing agents have, however, met with limited clinical success. Recent advances in gene therapeutic approaches have allowed researchers to combine gene therapy ...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, often presenting with distant metastasis. While controversy exists regarding the actual incidence of the disease, there is agreement that IBC causes a disproportionate number of breast cancer deaths. Those with typical IBC symptoms face a h...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.11.011
更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The outcomes in young adults aged 20-39 with sarcoma tend to be inferior compared to those in children and adolescents. There are differences in sarcoma histotype distribution with age, such that pediatric-type tumors predominate in the 20- to 25-year-old group while more adult-type sarcomas occur in those aged 35-39 ...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.03.006
更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Non-platinum combination regimens have been developed for advanced non--small cell lung cancer using the novel and active agents docetaxel, gemcitabine, vinorelbine, and irinotecan. The aim of these combinations is to equal or exceed the survival benefits achieved with cisplatin doublets while minimizing toxicity. Of ...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood, yet it makes up only 1% of adult brain tumors. MB is uniquely sensitive to chemotherapy and radiation, but successful surgical resection continues to be an important component of therapeutic success. Progress in the treatment of MB has occurre...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.07.009
更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is the eighth most common cancer in Europe, accounting for 4.1% of cancer deaths in men and 4.8% in women. Standardized pancreatoduodenectomy and left pancreatectomy are the gold standard for routine surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. Total pancreatectomy should be reserved for positive pancrea...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/sonc.2002.37379
更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:As a result of the increasing effectiveness of cancer screening and preventive interventions, ethical issues, as well as legal liabilities, are increasingly associated with cancer genetic testing. These issues include the possible "duty to warn" relatives of inherited cancer risk, the appropriateness of testing of chi...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.07.007
更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The epidemiologic studies relevant to the hypothesis that exposure to tamoxifen is associated with risk of cancer of the endometrium and perhaps other organs are described, summarized, and evaluated. One large body of data comes from the randomized trials of tamoxifen as a therapeutic agent against established breast ...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Over the last 40 years the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has created a vibrant public-private partnership for the implementation of NCI-sponsored cooperative group (Network) clinical trials throughout the United States and Canada. Over these four decades, the cancer clinical trials process has become more complex mo...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2015.07.011
更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report an update on a prospective observational trial for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM) that called for re-registration to treatment with fludarabine (30 mg/m(2)) upon the development of symptomatic or progressive disease. Patients who did not require therapy for more than 1 year (n = 54) could be distinguis...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1053/sonc.2003.50050
更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The goal of this National Cancer Institute-sponsored phase I trial is to determine the feasibility, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics of continuous-infusion (24 hr/d, 7 d/wk, 7-week total) intravenous paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) combined with standard curative radiotherapy (RT) for pre...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is an extremely aggressive disease that progresses rapidly and carries a very grim prognosis. It is characterized by erythema, rapid enlargement of the breast, skin ridging, and a characteristic peau d'orange appearance of the skin secondary to dermal lymphatic tumor involvement. Altho...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.11.010
更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Approximately 60% of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) will go on to develop hepatic metastases. Although surgical resection is the only curative modality, a majority will not be able to undergo surgery. Alternative methods for treating this population have focused on the feasibility of hepatic arterial ...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/sonc.2002.31680
更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Preliminary clinical studies demonstrated that 5' nor-anhydro-vinblastine, Navelbine (NVB) has a broader antitumor activity and fewer neurotoxic effects than vinblastine or vincristine. The tectal plate anlage of mouse embryos at the earliest stages of neuronal differentiation were used to analyze and compare the effe...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although more common in developing countries, over 11,000 deaths will occur in the United States from head and neck cancer in 2004. Squamous cell carcinomas account for the vast majority of cases in the United States and the majority of these are related to exposure to tobacco and alcohol. Newer data suggest a genetic...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.09.013
更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:One hundred fifty-six patients with metastatic or locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were randomized to 3-week cycles of treatment with either: (A) cisplatin (120 mg/m2 on day 1); (B) cisplatin (120 mg/m2 on day 1) plus etoposide (VP-16) (100 mg/m2 on days 1-3; and (C) the cisplatin plus etoposide (VP...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report the updated results of an intensive treatment protocol for children (< 18 years) and adults (> or = 18 years) with advanced B-cell lymphomas. The protocol consists of two chemotherapy regimens: A, consisting of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and high-dose methotrexate (CODOX-M), and B, consisting...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In studies conducted by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, treatment with either paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) or carboplatin was associated with an improvement in 1-year survival in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Based on these findings, a phase II tr...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Follicular lymphoma is a low-grade, indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma characterized by the presence of the t(14;18) translocation. The detection of this translocation using polymerase chain reaction techniques has been increasingly studied. However, the diagnostic and prognostic value of detecting t(14;18) rearrangement...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Stem cell transplantation has been successfully used to treat a wide variety of hematologic malignancies. New and exciting strategies being developed for use in conjunction with transplant will be useful in overcoming tumor resistance. It is now clear that a significant part of the antitumor effect of allogeneic stem ...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In this study, it has been shown that in 21 patients with AML the dCyd kinase and dCyd deaminase activities correspond closely to the clinical response to ara-C remission induction therapy. Patients with primary disease were treated with a conventional-dose ara-C regimen whereas nonresponders and relapsed patients fol...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Three hematopoietic growth factors, erythropoietin, GM-CSF, and G-CSF, have all been evaluated in the context of HIV infection. Recombinant human Epo is currently licensed for therapy of anemia related to zidovudine and is well tolerated in this patient population. Although myelosuppression can clearly be overcome usi...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) historically has shown limited efficacy. However, taxane-based chemotherapy regimens recently have demonstrated more promising results. Several groups have reported significant efficacy and minimal toxicity in patients with hormone-refractory disease receiving est...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The results of recent clinical trials have shown that docetaxel (Taxotere; Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France), like paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology, Princeton, NJ), has high levels of activity in patients with anthracycline-resistant breast cancer. Agents that are at least partially non-cross-resist...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Sentinel nodes (SNs) are the first set of nodes to receive drainage and cancer cells from a primary tumor. While there may be a single SN, frequently there are one to three or more SNs. The development of sentinel node surgery over the last decade has led to dramatic changes in the surgical approach to regional nodes ...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1053/sonc.2002.32894
更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In recent years, several new cytotoxic agents have been investigated for the management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including the antimetabolic gemcitabine (Gemzar; Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN) and the new multitargeted antifolate pemetrexed (Alimta, Eli Lilly and Company), which are both among ...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0093-7754(03)00284-7
更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although originally developed as an antitumor agent in the 1970s, dexrazoxane (DEX) is currently used as a cardioprotective agent in combination with doxorubicin (DOX). Due to concerns about anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity at higher cumulative doses, many investigators have chosen to administer DOX by prolonged i...
journal_title：Seminars in oncology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00
