Regression of skin recurrences of breast carcinomas treated with intralesional injections of natural interferons alpha and gamma.

abstract：:A number of studies have demonstrated the presence of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in cancer cells. In this article, we review mitochondrial genomic aberrations reported in solid tumors of the breast, colon, stomach, liver, kidney, bladder, head/neck, and lung. The tantalizing association of tumors with mtDNA m...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Copeland WC,Wachsman JT,Johnson FM,Penta JS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with metastatic prostate cancer resistant to hormones and docetaxel were treated with vinflunine (320 mg/m(2) every 21 days), a new vinca alkaloid with improved preclinical activity. Only 1 of 36 patients (3%) had partial response; the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 2.1 months. Treatment was well ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Hainsworth JD,Meluch AA,Lane CM,Spigel DR,Burris HA 3rd,Gandhi JG,Crane EJ,Stipanov MA,Greco FA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conclusion, the prognosis for women with stage I borderline tumors is excellent. Surgery alone is the recommended treatment. For young patients, fertility-sparing surgery is optimal, with a small percentage eventually developing tumor in the contralateral ovary. For patients with advanced stage borderline tumors, 1...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Gershenson DM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following is a review of altered fractionation in radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. The goals of altered fractionation are to increase local-regional control and/or reduce the risk of late complications. Altered fractionation schedules can be broadly classified as accelerated fractionation and hyperfractiona...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Mendenhall WM,Parsons JT

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examines the effect of tobacco smoking on the expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 gene, COX enzymatic activity and prostaglandin (PG) synthesis in urothelial mucosal tissues from patients with bladder cancer and from normal individuals. The detection frequency of COX-2 mRNA was 2-fold higher in blad...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Badawi AF,Habib SL,Mohammed MA,Abadi AA,Michael MS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty four patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, who were treated by chemotherapy after debulking surgery, were monitored by serial monthly CA125 estimation and half-yearly computerized axial tomogram (CAT) of abdomen and pelvis. The efficiency of these monitoring methods and that of clinical examination were comp...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Ngan HY,Wong LC,Chan SY,Ma HK

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computer visualization techniques (CVTs) are an emerging technology that can organize all cancer specialists. This article describes CVTs' ability to maximize the currently untapped advantages of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). The visual speed and dynamic strategies inherent in CVTs improves IMRT by distilli...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Butler EB,Shukla V,Paulino AC,Lu HH,Butler R,Smiedala M,Kurk J,Grant WH 3rd,McGary JE,Teh BS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid and efficient symptom assessment is an important aspect of palliative care. The objective was to determine whether a smaller number of symptoms from the 32-item Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale Short-Form (MSAS-SF) could convey equivalent quality of life (QOL) information. METHODS:Responses from 479 ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Chang VT,Hwang SS,Kasimis B,Thaler HT

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunotherapeutic effects of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) encapsulated within 1-5 microns-diameter poly (D, L-lactide) microspheres and delivered intratumorally into fibrosarcoma-bearing mice were investigated. Such microspheres are avidly taken up by macrophages, and directing IL-1 alpha into these cells may ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Mullerad J,Cohen S,Benharroch D,Apte RN

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we developed an orthotopic xenograft model of human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) with high EGFR expression and invasiveness in Balb/c nu/nu nude mice. Now we also developed the same orthotopic xenograft model in transgenic nude mice with green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression. The present orthotopic x...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Tan GW,Lan FL,Gao JG,Jiang CM,Zhang Y,Huang XH,Ma YH,Shao HD,He XY,Chen JL,Long JW,Xiao HS,Guo ZT,Diao Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin and paclitaxel are highly active agents in the treatment of advanced breast cancer. Although early trials of the combination reported high response rates, an unexpectedly high incidence of congestive heart failure observed on two of the early trials was cause for much concern. More recently, clinical trial...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Perez EA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen-related receptors (ERRs) alpha, beta, and gamma are orphan nuclear receptors that modulate the estrogen signaling pathway and play roles in the regulation of breast cancer cell growth. To determine the association between breast cancer risk and alleles of the tetranucleotide repeat (AAAG)n in the intron of ER...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Karimi P,Hematti S,Safari F,Tavassoli M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS) is commonly reported in treatment with liposomal doxorubicin (LD) and capecitabine. We present 3 cases of HFS recall with gefitinib after previous LD therapy. The first 2 cases, in patients with head and neck cancer previously treated with paclitaxel and LD, developed on subsequent therapy wit...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Razis E,Karina M,Karanastassi S,Fountzilas G

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent mitogen in various precursor tumor cells, including endometrial adenocarcinoma. It is proposed that ET-1 produced by endometrial adenocarcinoma may participate in the angiogenesis of this carcinoma in vivo. Endothelin converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1) is the key enzyme that synthesizes ET-1. ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Arun B,Kilic G,Ashfaq R,Saboorian HM,Gokaslan T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have provided an overview of recent studies that have greatly expanded our knowledge of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that determine the sensitivity or resistance to ionizing radiation. Much of this knowledge was obtained by studying tumor and nontumor cell types that under- or overexpress proteins involved...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Rosen EM,Fan S,Rockwell S,Goldberg ID

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decisive indulgence of angiogenesis requires a more holistic assessment and several in vivo assays have been developed that permit a more realistic appraisal of the angiogenic response. One of the most popular assays to study angiogenic activity is the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). Although CAM assay is a vita...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Ejaz S,Chekarova I,Ashraf M,Lim CW

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to investigate the role of nerve growth factor (NGF) on the expression of the p73 protein in human ependymoblastoma (EP) and medulloblastoma (MB) cells. It was found that NGF exposure on MB cells blocks proliferation, as well as on EP cells and induces overexpression of p73. NGF reduces the nu...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Antonelli A,Lenzi L,Nakagawara A,Osaki T,Chiaretti A,Aloe L

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated SEA-H61D, a staphylococcal enterotoxin A mutant without emetic activity, as an antitumor agent in vitro and in vivo. It showed that SEA-H61D could significantly inhibit the growth of many cancer cell lines in vitro at very low concentrations by activating human peripheral blood mononuclear ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Wang HR,Jiang H,Hao HJ,Zheng YL,Jie KG,Gu J,Jiang YQ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like many tumor suppressor genes, some miRNA genes harboring CpG islands undergo methylation-mediated silencing. In the study, we found significant downregulation and proximal promoter methylation of miR-203a and miR-203b in gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) tissues. The methylation status of miR-203a and miR-203b i...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Liu W,Dong Z,Liang J,Guo X,Guo Y,Shen S,Kuang G,Guo W

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:For women with hormone receptor-positive disease, the third-generation aromatase inhibitors (AIs), anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane, are more effective than tamoxifen in improving disease-free survival (DFS) when used initially or as adjuvant therapy following two to three years of tamoxifen or after tamoxifen h...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Tang SC

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because most cancer deaths result from disseminated disease, understanding the regulation of tumor invasion and metastasis is a central theme in tumor cell biology. Interactions between extracellular matrices (ECM) and cellular microenvironment play a crucial role in this process. We have tested selected amino acids a...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Singh RK,Rinehart CA,Kim JP,Tolleson-Rinehart S,Lawing LF,Kaufman DG,Siegal GP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vinca alkaloids represent one of the oldest classes of antineoplastic agents used in humans with a wide spectrum of activity against both animal and human tumors. These agents are known to inhibit microtubule polymerization. Vinorelbine is a semisynthetic analog that reached clinical trial on the basis of less pre...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Budman DR

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have demonstrated that plant extracts possess various biological effects including antitumor activity. In the present study, the antitumor activity of Dionysia termeana, a plant native to Iran, was investigated. Cytotoxic activity of the extract on tumor cell lines using MTT colorimetric assay was determined. ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Amirghofran Z,Bahmani M,Azadmehr A,Ashouri E,Javidnia K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the clinical utility of molecular classification based on anatomical and histological background. The study was conducted on 457 patients treated for gastric cancer with additional information about microsatellite instability status. We divided the patients in three groups of molecular classification based...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Polom K,Marrelli D,Roviello G,Voglino C,Vindigni C,Generali D,Roviello F

更新日期：2017-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the literature on QoL in early stage lung cancer patients who underwent surgery. PubMed and PsycINFO were searched. Twelve articles from 10 distinct studies were identified for a total of 992 patients. Five QoL measures were used. One study reported only on pre-surgical QoL, six only on post-sur...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Yip R,Taioli E,Schwartz R,Li K,Becker BJ,Tam K,Htwe YM,Yankelevitz DF,Henschke CI

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast is a rare clinical entity. We diagnosed a patient who presented with a pure squamous cell cancer of the breast 12 years after local radiation for a primary adenocarcinoma of breast. Previously reported cancers related to radiation of the breast have been squamous cell of s...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Singh H,Williams SP,Kinsella V,Lynch GR

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant kidney tumors account for approximately 2% of all new primary cancer cases diagnosed in the United States, with an estimated 30,000 cases occurring annually. Although a variety of agents, chemical and biological, have been implicated as causal agents in the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the etio...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Moore LE,Wilson RT,Campleman SL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of thallium-201 (Tl-201) single-photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT) scintimammography to differentiate benign from malignant breast masses in 32 female Taiwanese patients with indeterminate mammographic probability of malignancy because of mammographically...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Chiou JF,Lin MC,Chen DR,Jim YF,Kao CH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sponge matrix allograft model made possible the growth of an AKR lymphoma in a certain percentage of BALB/c mice making progressors (tumor-bearing) and regressors (tumor-rejecting) simultaneously available. Mice bearing either an AKR kidney allograft or a sponge alone were used as controls. The cell population inf...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Barrera CN,Mazzolli AB,Bustuoabad OD,Andreetta AM,Pasqualini CD

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promoter DNA hypermethylation of APC, DAPK, and GSTP1 genes was evaluated in biopsy and matched serum of 160 lung cancer patients and 70 controls. In biopsy, 83.1, 83.1, and 78.1% of lung cancer patients and 72.9, 70, and 70% of controls, while in serum, 52.5, 30.6, and 65.6% of lung cancer patients and 14.3, 18.6, an...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Ali A,Kumar S,Kakaria VK,Mohan A,Luthra K,Upadhyay AD,Guleria R

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00