The use and effectiveness of rituximab maintenance in patients with follicular lymphoma diagnosed between 2004 and 2007 in the United States.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary small cell carcinoma arising in organs other than the lung were thought to be relatively rare. However, with the increasing technical sophistication of pathology departments, tumors with foci of small cell neuroendocrine components are being identified more frequently. The pattern of disease involvem...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lyster MT,Kies MS,Kuzel TM

更新日期：1994-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described in whom the first recurrence of a cloacogenic carcinoma of the rectum was an intrahepatic metastasis associated with an hepatic abscess caused by the anaerobic bacterium Peptococcus prevotii. Three previously reported cases of infection associated with hepatic tumor nodules have been found in wh...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Trump DL,Fahnestock R,Cloutier CT,Dickman MD

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both cytogenetic analysis and flow cytometry (FCM) have prognostic efficacy in the analysis of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of urinary bladder. To correlate results of the two methods, we studied a unique group of patients whose tumors had undergone prospective conventional cytogenetic analysis. Paraffin blocks o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Coon JS,Schwartz D,Summers JL,Miller AW 3rd,Weinstein RS

更新日期：1986-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant chemotherapy after surgical resection improves outcomes for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To the authors' knowledge, there are no published prospective trials to date of adjuvant chemotherapy after surgical resection administered exclusively in older patients. In the ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ganti AK,Williams CD,Gajra A,Kelley MJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent complication of cancer and cancer treatment and is associated with multiple clinical consequences, including recurrent VTE, bleeding, and an increase in the risk of death. Although the risks associated with VTE have been well recognized in surgical cancer patients, there is a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lyman GH

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bloody nipple discharge is a significant clue in the detection of ductal carcinoma of the breast. In the past, pathologic diagnoses were obtained exclusively via excision, but recently developed mammoscopic techniques have been found to yield valuable information relating to the diagnosis of intraductal lesi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Matsunaga T,Kawakami Y,Namba K,Fujii M

更新日期：2004-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The stabilization and nuclear translocation of beta-catenin are early events in the majority of sporadic colorectal carcinomas (CRC). beta-catenin up-regulates c-Myc and cyclin D1, which antagonize the association of the cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) inhibitor, p27(kip1), with Cdk2, thus allowing cell cycle ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cheah PY,Choo PH,Yao J,Eu KW,Seow-Choen F

更新日期：2002-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) plays an important role in lymphangiogenesis and activates VEGF receptor-3 (VEGFR-3). Lymphatic spread is an important prognostic factor in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. The aim of the current study was to determine whether the expression of VEGF-C and VEGFR...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kojima H,Shijubo N,Yamada G,Ichimiya S,Abe S,Satoh M,Sato N

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Census data indicate that Cambodian Americans are economically disadvantaged and linguistically isolated. In addition, cancer registry data show that Southeast Asians experience several cancer-related health disparities (e.g., markedly elevated risks of cervical and liver cancer). The Seattle regional Asian American N...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Seng P,Acorda E,Carey Jackson J,Marchand A,Thai H,Tu SP,Taylor V

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old patient, after radiation therapy to the mediastinum for Hodgkin's disease, died six years later of a spinal cord glioma, believed to be caused by irradiation therapy. That the x-ray therapy provoked neoplastic changes seems likely, although it could be coincidental. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Clifton MD,Amromin GD,Perry MC,Abadir R,Watts C,Levy N

更新日期：1980-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of the current study was to assess the toxicity, safety, and efficacy of pentostatin in patients with T-cell lymphoid malignancies. METHODS:Patients were eligible if they had biopsy-proven T-cell lymphoma or leukemia and failure to respond to previous therapy or an expected complete response rate t...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tsimberidou AM,Giles F,Duvic M,Fayad L,Kurzrock R

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural killer (NK) cells are a group of effector cells that act nonspecifically against tumor cells. The correlation between intratumoral NK cell infiltration and clinicopathologic features remains unclear. METHODS:The authors selected 146 patients with gastric carcinoma who underwent gastrectomy at Kagosh...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ishigami S,Natsugoe S,Tokuda K,Nakajo A,Che X,Iwashige H,Aridome K,Hokita S,Aikou T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chordoma and chondrosarcoma of the skull base are frequently amalgamated because of similar anatomic location, clinical presentation, and radiologic findings. The chondroid chordoma variant has been reported to carry a better prognosis. The objective of the current study was to investigate the distinctions b...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Almefty K,Pravdenkova S,Colli BO,Al-Mefty O,Gokden M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity to 2,3-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) was tested in 419 patients with malignant melanoma to determine whether DNCB reactivity was associated with prognosis. At the time of definitive surgery, a positive DNCB test was seen in 82% of the patients in State I (regional lymph node histologic...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Camacho ES,Pinsky CM,Braun DW Jr,Golbey RB,Fortner JG,Wanebo HJ,Oettgen HF

更新日期：1981-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantified, human hemoglobin (Hb)-specific, immunochemical fecal occult blood test (IFOBT) measurements are now used for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. The objective was to evaluate sensitivity and specificity for CRC and advanced adenomatous polyps (APs) by the fecal Hb threshold used to determine a pos...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rozen P,Comaneshter D,Levi Z,Hazazi R,Vilkin A,Maoz E,Birkenfeld S,Niv Y

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increasing numbers of survivors from cancer at a young age, the issue of fertility preservation has assumed greater importance. This review describes normal ovarian and testicular function and summarizes what is known about the effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the gonads and uterus. All young patients w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wallace WH

更新日期：2011-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1982, more than 125,000 cancer cases in the United States should be preventable. Every physician should advise all patients to eliminate all tobacco use, moderate alcohol use, avoid the use of drugs which are carcinogenic, minimize sun and x-ray exposure, maintain an ideal weight, and follow a "prudent" diet. Secon...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： McKenna RJ

更新日期：1983-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Widespread disparities in care have been documented in women with gynecologic cancer in the United States. This study was designed to determine whether structural barriers to optimal care were present during the preoperative period for patients with gynecologic cancer. METHODS:A retrospective review was con...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Frey MK,Moss HA,Musa F,Rolnitzky L,David-West G,Chern JY,Boyd LR,Curtin JP

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hispanics comprise almost one-third of the population of California, are the most rapidly increasing racial/ethnic group in the state, and represent almost one-third of all Hispanics in the U.S. California has among the highest rates of melanoma in the world, yet little is known about trends in melanoma in i...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cockburn MG,Zadnick J,Deapen D

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children of different racial/ethnic backgrounds have varying risks of cancer. However, to the authors' knowledge, few studies to date have examined cancer occurrence in children of mixed ancestry. METHODS:This population-based case-control study examined cancer among children aged <15 years using linked can...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chow EJ,Puumala SE,Mueller BA,Carozza SE,Fox EE,Horel S,Johnson KJ,McLaughlin CC,Reynolds P,Von Behren J,Spector LG

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carfilzomib improves survival in patients with recurrent myeloma. Given the strict eligibility criteria in clinical trials, the actual frequency of cardiac adverse events (CAEs) and pulmonary adverse events (PAEs) and the risk factors associated with these AEs in the general population need to be established...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fakhri B,Fiala MA,Shah N,Vij R,Wildes TM

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors undertook a prospective evaluation of the clinical value of 2-fluoro [18-]-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the detection and staging of malignant lymphoma compared with computed tomography (CT) and bone marrow biopsy (BMB). METHODS:Fifty-two consecutive patients with unt...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Buchmann I,Reinhardt M,Elsner K,Bunjes D,Altehoefer C,Finke J,Moser E,Glatting G,Kotzerke J,Guhlmann CA,Schirrmeister H,Reske SN

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several investigators have reported the ability to establish xenografts in nude mice from children with neuroblastomas, but a correlation of prognosis with this establishment and the growth patterns of the neuroblastomas has not been reported. METHODS:Tumor specimens from 58 children with neuroblastomas wer...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： George BA,Yanik G,Wells RJ,Martin LW,Soukup S,Ballard ET,Gartside PS,Lampkin BC

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Response rates in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are now reported based on the cumulative incidence of a single-time best response. The study aim was to examine the significance of different response criteria for CML on imatinib therapy. METHODS:In all, 276 patients with chronic phase CML on imatinib therap...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kantarjian H,O'Brien S,Shan J,Huang X,Garcia-Manero G,Faderl S,Ravandi-Kashani F,Verstovsek S,Beth Rios M,Cortes J

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor in children and young people. Efficacy of multiagent MAP (methotrexate, doxorubicin [Adriamycin], cisplatin) chemotherapy may be influenced by multiple cellular pathways. This pilot study aimed to investigate the association of 36 candidate genetic polymor...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Windsor RE,Strauss SJ,Kallis C,Wood NE,Whelan JS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of melanoma of the skin diagnosed during pregnancy was compared with a control population of women with melanoma that occurred during the childbearing years, as recorded by the Connecticut Tumor Registry. The survival at three and five years for the 12 patients whose melanoma developed during pregn...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Houghton AN,Flannery J,Viola MV

更新日期：1981-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor accrual to cancer clinical trials may contribute to the lower improvement in survival observed for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) (those aged 15-39 years) with cancer. This has been difficult to quantify without reliable mechanisms to link incident cases with study enrollments. Using unique resourc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Collins CL,Malvar J,Hamilton AS,Deapen DM,Freyer DR

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors conducted a comprehensive review of the efficacy of 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the detection of primary tumors in patients with disseminated carcinoma of unknown primary site. METHODS:Ten studies (involving a total of 221 patients) tat were publish...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sève P,Billotey C,Broussolle C,Dumontet C,Mackey JR

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The demonstration of the monoclonality of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene rearrangement is an indispensable method for the diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma as well as histocytochemical analysis. For the detection of IgH gene rearrangement, the extraction of DNA from a homogenous cell population is necessar...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Orba Y,Tanaka S,Nishihara H,Kawamura N,Itoh T,Shimizu M,Sawa H,Nagashima K

更新日期：2003-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians can shed new light on the genetic and environmental origins of cancer, particularly multiple primary malignancies, by asking additional questions at the bedside. Areas to explore include occupational history, personal habits, residence, and medical and family histories with emphasis on subtle clues of disor...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mulvihill JJ,McKeen EA

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00