Phase II trial of cisplatin and etoposide as first-line therapy in metastatic breast carcinoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed the prognostic value of the nuclear DNA content measured in the primary tumours of 123 patients with stage II or stage III colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS:Isolated nuclei from paraffin sections were stained with the Feulgen reaction, and DNA was measured using a computer-assisted image analysis...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Buhmeida A,Algars A,Ristamäki R,Collan Y,Syrjänen K,Pyrhönen S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Carcinoma of the biliary system is a rare tumor entity, and patients with advanced disease face a dismal prognosis. Because of the absence of standard chemotherapy for advanced biliary carcinoma, we have performed two consecutive studies to evaluate the clinical potential of 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin and ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Raderer M,Hejna MH,Valencak JB,Kornek GV,Weinländer GS,Bareck E,Lenauer J,Brodowicz T,Lang F,Scheithauer W

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast conservation treatment followed, if useful, by adjuvant therapy is the treatment of choice in early breast cancer. Late cosmetic outcome and toxicity are important in comparing conservative treatment to mastectomy. We reviewed the records of 225 patients treated from 1981 to 1988 with a median follow-up of 74 m...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Amichetti M,Busana L,Caffo O

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas (AO) are uncommon primary brain tumors whose natural history, prognosis, and optimal management are not yet fully understood. However, they are associated with a better prognosis and response to multimodality therapy based on specific molecular changes. In this multicenter retro...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Puduvalli VK,Hashmi M,McAllister LD,Levin VA,Hess KR,Prados M,Jaeckle KA,Yung WK,Buys SS,Bruner JM,Townsend JJ,Davis R,Sawaya R,Kyritsis AP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture-induced cytotoxic (CIC) activity developed in 7-day culture in the presence of fetal calf serum of pleural effusion lymphocytes from patients with lung cancer which initially showed markedly low or no natural killing (NK) activity against K562 cells. The development of CIC activity was proliferation-dependent....

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Uchida A,Micksche M

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The molecular etiology of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is likely to involve interactions between environmental factors and genetic make up. Understanding these interactions between various predisposing genes for the risk of developing childhood leukemia is of considerable importance. CYP...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Ulusoy G,Adali O,Tumer TB,Sahin G,Gozdasoglu S,Arinç E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of percutaneous cementoplasty for painful bone metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Cementoplasty was performed for 22 metastatic bone tumors in 13 patients. All patients had intractable pain and were diagnosed as metastatic bone tumor from HCC. The ostyneedle was in...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Kodama H,Aikata H,Uka K,Takaki S,Mori N,Waki K,Jeong SC,Kawakami Y,Shirakawa H,Takahashi S,Toyota N,Ito K,Chayama K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data suggest that capecitabine may have little efficacy in women with metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNT). We have therefore retrospectively analysed capecitabine outcome in the TN subgroup of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer treated in our unit. PATIENTS AND METH...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Kotsori AA,Dolly S,Sheri A,Parton M,Shaunak N,Ashley S,Walsh G,Johnston S,Smith IE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has been shown to be highly responsive to chemotherapy. The major limiting toxicity was myelotoxicity. Recently, the role of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in reducing chemotherapy-induced neutropenic sepsis has been well established. In this study, we tested whether recom...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Wang CH,Wang HM,Chen JS,Chang WJ,Lai GM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to investigate the activity and safety of high dose 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) given as a weekly 24-hour infusion in combination with folinic acid plus mitomycin C in patients with advanced gastric cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Chemonaive patients with locally advanced inoperable, recurrent ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Kretzschmar A,Reichardt P,Thuss-Patience PC,Hohenberger P,Benter T,Dörken B,Köhne CH

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of high-risk stage II colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, potential candidates for adjuvant chemotherapy, is challenging. Current clinical guidelines rely mainly on histopathological markers with relatively weak prognostic value. This motivates further search for prognostic markers. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Dimberg J,Andersson RE,Haglund S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, but information relevant to prognosis and outcomes remain unknown. Here, we used statistical methods to focus specifically on interactions between candidate prognostic variables. METHODS AND RESULTS:Univariate, multivariate, and elastic net modeling...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Jatoi A,Vierkant RA,Hawthorne KM,Block MS,Ramus SJ,Larson NB,Fridley BL,Goode EL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since its introduction by Morton in 1992, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has become a standard procedure in the staging and treatment of primary melanoma and clinically negative regional lymph nodes. The primary aims of this procedure are to ascertain the individual lymphatic drainage patterns of primary t...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： De Giorgi V,Leporatti G,Massi D,Lo Russo G,Sestini S,Dini M,Lotti T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cell apoptosis, proliferation and p27 expression using an in situ apoptosis detection kit, anti-Ki67 antibody and anti-p27 antibody were investigated in 171 colorectal adenocarcinoma specimens, together with the assessment of mutated p53 expression. No apparent association was observed among p27 expression, muta...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Tenjo T,Toyoda M,Okuda J,Watanabe I,Yamamoto T,Tanaka K,Ohtani M,Nohara T,Kawasaki H,Tanigawa N

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antineoplastic properties of different Schiff bases obtained by the interaction of 5-nitrofuran with substituted pyrimidines have been examined both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro studies on L 5178Y/asparaginase sensitive, HL 60 and P 388 cell lines and in vivo studies on the P 388 cell line indicate that all the comp...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Sur B,Chatterjee SP,Sur P,Maity T,Roychoudhury S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteosarcoma is a rare malignancy, and patients with this disease benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. While cisplatin, anthracyclines and ifosfamide are the most commonly used agents in the treatment of osteosarcoma, a search for the best combination with higher efficacy and minimal toxicity continues. We pl...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Basaran M,Bavbek ES,Saglam S,Eralp L,Sakar B,Atalar AC,Bilgic B,Ozger H,Onat H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The energy status of HeLa cells arrested in the G2 phase of the cell cycle by the antineoplastic agent cis-acid was compared with that of normal G2-phase-synchronized cells. The results showed that treatment with the drug has significantly decreased the adenylate pool, adenylate energy charge and phosphorylation poten...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Al-Awadi FM,Al-Bader AA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of the SH inhibitor sodium iodoacetate, alone and with adjuncts menadiol diphosphate, sodium malonate, sodium fluoride and heparin, on incorporation of tryptophane-3 H into nonhistone chromosomal proteins of HeLa cells were examined. The drugs block incorporation of tryptophane-3 H into nonhistone chromosomal ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Knock FE,Stein GS,Davis J,Galt RM,Oester YT,Sylvester R

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Erlotinib and chemotherapy have shown similar efficacy for pretreated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, but none of the large studies have selected patients based on histology. We present a retrospective single-center series of advanced non-squamous NSCLC patients treated with erlotinib or pem...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Zugazagoitia J,Puente J,González-Larriba JL,Manzano A,Sotelo M,Hernández S,Sanz J,Pérez P,Díaz-Rubio E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with disseminated breast cancer with primary or secondary resistance to tamoxifen were treated with LY156758. There were no complete or partial responses and 1 patient showed a minor response. These data illustrate that LY156758 did not have significant antitumor activity in patients previously treat...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Buzdar AU,Marcus C,Holmes F,Hug V,Hortobagyi G

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of gemcitabine-treated patients with inoperable biliary tract cancers. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study of consecutively treated 22 inoperable biliary tract cancer patients with gemcitabine (500-1,000 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, 15 every 4 weeks) as f...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Kiba T,Nishimura T,Matsumoto S,Hatano E,Mori A,Yasumi S,Doi R,Ikai I,Kitano T,Nishimura T,Yoshikawa K,Ishiguro H,Yanagihara K,Doi E,Teramukai S,Fukushima M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between treatment outcomes and hand-foot syndrome (HFS), and the relationship between survival rate and post-progression treatment after sorafenib therapy. METHODS:The study assessed 314 patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with sorafenib at 5 general ho...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Ogawa C,Morita M,Omura A,Noda T,Kubo A,Matsunaka T,Tamaki H,Shibatoge M,Tsutsui A,Senoh T,Nagano T,Takaguchi K,Tani J,Morishita A,Yoneyama H,Masaki T,Moriya A,Ando M,Deguchi A,Kokudo Y,Minami Y,Ueshima K,Sakur

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental model is introduced for the study of liver metastases using intrasplenically injected EL-4 and Lewis lung tumor cells. Fluorinated pyrimidine derivatives, 1-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil and 5-fluorouracil, showed inhibitory effects on the frequencies of liver metastases. Immunosuppressive effects...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Tsuru S,Shinomiya N,Katsura Y,Gotoh M,Noritake M,Nomoto K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two evaluable patients with metastatic breast cancer were treated with a combination of 4-(acridinylamino)methanesulfon-m-anisidide (AMSA) and doxorubicin. All patients but one had received prior therapy with fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, and methotrexate. Eight patients had partial responses (36%) with a med...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Casimir MT,Buzdar AU,Blumenschein GR,Hortobagyi GN,Bodey GP

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1986 and 1991, 35 patients with esophageal cancer (TNM stages II-IV) underwent transthoracic esophagectomy with lymph adenectomy and were subsequently treated with 5,000 cGy of radiation (days 1-40) and concurrently with two courses of chemotherapy (cisplatin, vindesine and pepleomycin, days 21-26 and 49-54). ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Saito T,Shigemitsu Y,Kinoshita T,Shimoda K,Abe T,Nakamura A,Chikuba K,Kobayashi M

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose megestrol acetate (800 mg/day) was administered to 34 patients as third-line endocrine therapy for metastatic breast cancer after progression on standard-dose megestrol acetate (160 mg/day). Among the 32 evaluable patients, no complete or partial response occurred. Ten patients remained stable and 22 progres...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Cruz JM,Muss HB,Russell G

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the Ile646Val (2073A>G) polymorphism in the kinase-binding domain of A-kinase anchoring protein 10 (AKAP10) is related to the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), clinicopathological variables and the environmental factors for the development of CRC. METHODS:Ap...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Wang MJ,Zhou ZG,Wang L,Yu YY,Zhang P,Zhang Y,Cui CF,Yang L,Li Y,Zhou B,Sun XF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the efficacy and safety of bolus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin combined with weekly paclitaxel (FLTAX) in advanced gastric cancer (GC) patients. METHODS:Patients with untreated stage IV GC received paclitaxel 80 mg/m(2) as a 1-hour infusion, followed by 5-FU 600 mg/m(2) as a bolus infusio...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Matsubara J,Shimada Y,Kato K,Nagai Y,Iwasa S,Nakajima TE,Hamaguchi T,Yamada Y,Takagi S,Kobayashi K,Yoshioka A,Nakayama N,Tsuji A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell mimicry of cancer cells has been known for a long time and is considered to be responsible for ectopic gene expressions. The stem cell characteristics of tumor cells are shown to be involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition and in the phenomenon of vascular mimicry. Certain cancer types acquire a geno-ph...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Tímár J,Tóvári J,Rásó E,Mészáros L,Bereczky B,Lapis K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The priming action of estradiol and the antiestrogen tamoxifen (TMX) on progesterone receptor (PgR) synthesis has been investigated in the 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced rat mammary tumor model testing different priming times. Rats received either TMX or estradiol benzoate (E2B) for 3 or 7 days. Tumors were as...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Boccardo F,Cerruti G,De Menech R,Valenti G,Zanardi S

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00