Carcinoma of the pancreas in Iraq.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and the maximum-tolerated doses of the paclitaxel, oxaliplatin (LOHP) and capecitabine combination in patients with advanced solid tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients received escalating doses of paclitaxel (starting dose 100 mg/m2) and LOHP (starting dose 40 ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Saridaki Z,Bozionelou V,Kentepozidis N,Kotsakis A,Vardakis N,Kalykaki A,Gioulbasanis I,Karampeazis A,Vamvakas L,Georgoulias V,Mavroudis D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the molecular subtype profiles of male breast cancer (MBC) and subsequent clinical outcome using a validated 6-marker immunohistochemical panel. METHODS:A total of 43 cases of MBC were examined retrospectively using a semiquantitative immunohistochemical analysis of estrogen rec...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Sánchez-Muñoz A,Román-Jobacho A,Pérez-Villa L,Sánchez-Rovira P,Miramón J,Pérez D,Sáez MI,de Luque V,Medina L,Ramírez-Tortosa CL,Vicioso L,Medina JA,Ribelles N,Alba E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Systematic investigation of a novel series of intercalating agents, 9-aza-anthrapyrazoles, has led to the identification of a promising analogue, BBR 3438. This study describes the antitumour efficacy of the novel compound in human prostate carcinoma models and the molecular/cellular basis of its activity. ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Supino R,Polizzi D,Pavesi R,Pratesi G,Guano F,Capranico G,Palumbo M,Sissi C,Richter S,Beggiolin G,Menta E,Pezzoni G,Spinelli S,Torriani D,Carenini N,Dal Bo L,Facchinetti F,Tortoreto M,Zunino F

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Persistent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major risk toward development of hepatocellular carcinoma. A number of transgenic mouse lines carrying the cDNA of HCV genome have been established and evaluated in the study of HCV pathogenesis. Among those, the studies using transgenic mouse lines that carry the...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Koike K,Tsutsumi T,Yotsuyanagi H,Moriya K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (CCC) has a poorer prognosis than other subtypes of ovarian cancer. In this study, we evaluated the responsiveness to second-line chemotherapy in recurrent ovarian CCC. METHODS:The MITO-9 project investigated a cohort of patients observed between 1991 and 2007 in 20 cen...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Esposito F,Cecere SC,Magazzino F,Katsaros D,Ottaiano A,Gadducci A,Pisano C,Scalone S,Rabaiotti E,Salutari V,Cormio G,Canuto EM,Greggi S,Savarese A,Marinaccio M,Scollo P,Santeufemia DA,Sacco C,Facchini G,Pignata S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the feasibility of conducting a patient satisfaction survey in the oncology hospital setting, using a multidimensional patient satisfaction questionnaire to be completed at home. METHODS:Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected for 133 consecutive patients. Patients were asked to comple...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Brédart A,Razavi D,Robertson C,Didier F,Scaffidi E,Fonzo D,Autier P,de Haes JC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gemcitabine monotherapy is the cornerstone of the treatment of patients suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer (PC). For a few years, new chemotherapeutic agents and combinations have been under validation. The use of such treatment makes it necessary to determine factors that could predict survival time....

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Maréchal R,Demols A,Gay F,De Maertelaere V,Arvanitaki M,Hendlisz A,Van Laethem JL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intratumoral metabolism and synthesis of estrogens are considered to play very important roles in the pathogenesis and development of various sex steroid-dependent neoplasms including breast and endometrial carcinoma. 17 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) isozymes catalyze the interconversion of estradiol...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Sasano H,Suzuki T,Takeyama J,Utsunomiya H,Ito K,Ariga N,Moriya T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Therapeutic decision-making in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRCC) is based on conventional radiological evaluation. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans may modify this strategy. METHODS:Patients with MRCC for whom a therapeutic decision had been made underwent an FDG-PET scan ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Dilhuydy MS,Durieux A,Pariente A,de Clermont H,Pasticier G,Monteil J,Ravaud A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been proposed as an indicator of cancer-related inflammation. The aim of our study was to examine the prognostic value of the NLR for patients with advanced gastric cancer receiving second-line chemotherapy. METHODS:The association of overall survival (OS) in sec...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Inoue D,Sekiguchi S,Yamagata W,Maeda G,Yamada D,Fujiwara S,Itou S,Kurihara M,Hijioka Y,Shimoji K,Fujiki J,Nakazono A,Horike H,Yoshioka A,Ogura Y,Hatao F,Imamura K,Namiki S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish appropriate indications for endoscopic treatment of submucosal invasive gastric carcinoma, we investigated clinicopathologic features and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression at the deepest invasive portion of 192 differentiated submucosal invasive gastric carcinomas that had been surgical...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Nishida T,Tanaka S,Haruma K,Yoshihara M,Sumii K,Kajiyama G

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies in China and, due to the limited efficacy of currently available therapies, is responsible for a large number of deaths. IFN-alpha therapy has shown promise in the treatment of various forms of human cancer and is considered in the trea...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Wu WZ,Sun HC,Gao YQ,Li Y,Wang L,Zhou K,Liu KD,Iliakis G,Tang ZY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver is involved in about 5-8% of newly diagnosed Hodgkin's disease (HD) cases. The incidence reaches up to 50-60% in postmortem studies. In the literature only a few cases of idiopathic cholestatic jaundice have been described without an apparent cause and a paraneoplastic etiology has been suggested. We report 2 ca...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Yalçin S,Kars A,Sökmensüer C,Atahan L

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between p53 overexpression and clinicopathologic variables in gastric cancer was evaluated using 304 paraffin-embedded gastric tumor tissues. DO7, a murine monoclonal antiserum to p53 protein, was used for the immunohistochemical analysis. Positive staining was found in 129 tumors (42.2% of all tumors...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Kim JH,Uhm HD,Gong SJ,Shin DH,Choi JH,Lee HR,Noh SH,Kim BS,Cho JY,Rha SY,Yoo NC,Chung HC,Roh JK,Min JS,Lee KS,Kim BS

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canthaxanthin, a carotenoid with no vitamin A activity, was evaluated for its efficacy in the prevention of chemically induced mammary cancers. Canthaxanthin was administered in the diet at two dose levels (3,390 or 1,130 mg/kg diet). In the dimethylbenzanthracene-induced mammary cancer model, diet supplementation wit...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Grubbs CJ,Eto I,Juliana MM,Whitaker LM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-PR25 when applied to Korean prostate cancer (PC) patients. METHODS:A total of 172 patients who underwent curative radical prostatectomy (RP) with or without adjuvant androgen d...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Park J,Shin DW,Yun SJ,Park SW,Jeon SS,Kwak C,Kwon TG,Kim HJ,Ahn H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of p53, retinoblastoma (RB) and c-erbB-2 gene proteins in the pathogenesis of anal carcinomas has been examined. A total of 97 patients were included in the study. c-erbB-2, RB and p53 proteins were abnormal in 0, 5 and 34% of the cases, respectively. No correlation was observed between p53 and age, sex, tumo...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Tanum G,Holm R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The microenvironment of cancer plays a critical role in its progression. However, the molecular features of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are less well understood than those of cancer cells. We investigated the clinicopathological significance of podoplanin expression in stromal fibroblasts in patients...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Yamanashi T,Nakanishi Y,Fujii G,Akishima-Fukasawa Y,Moriya Y,Kanai Y,Watanabe M,Hirohashi S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been linked to a variety of human diseases, most notably cancer of the cervix. In the majority of cases, HPV proteins E6 and E7 are continuously expressed and bind a variety of cellular proteins. The precise mechanism of HPV-induced carcinogenesis has not been fully elucidated; there...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Yaginuma Y,Yoda K,Ogawa K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anti-p53 levels detected by different methods were compared in a predefined group of patients with breast cancer and correlated with p53 antigen expression in the corresponding tumors. METHODS:P53 autoantibodies were investigated in 165 patients with primary breast cancer using ELISAs with recombinant or nat...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Volkmann M,Sinn HP,Gaugel D,Frey M,Hajjar Y,Ludwig J,Hänsel S,Bastert G,Wallwiener D,Fiehn W,Zentgraf H,Huober J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The De Gramont regimen (or high-dose LV5FU2, HD-LV5FU2) is considered a standard treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and the costs of three regimens as compared to HD-LV5FU2: raltitrexed (R), LV5FU2 with a lower dose of folinic acid (LD-LV5FU2), and w...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Borget I,Aupérin A,Pignon JP,Abbas M,Bouché O,Mousseau M,Raoul JL,Bedenne L,Cassan P,Clavero-Fabri MC,Stremsdoerfer N,Nasca S,Queuniet AM,Ducreux M,Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive.

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) were measured in a high malignant and a low malignant clone of murine fibrosarcoma cells isolated from a common parent in a normal mouse fibroblasts at various stages of growth. There was an inverse correlation between the degree of malignant potential and the ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Elgebaly S,Kunkel S,Lovett EJ,Varani J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, an analysis of whether expression of nm23-H1 and nm23-H2 proteins has prognostic significance was performed. A series of 95 renal cell carcinomas was analyzed for nuclear grade, tumor size (larger than 50 mm or not), staging in the Robson system and expression of nm23-H1 and nm23-H2, as well as p...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Nakagawa Y,Tsumatani K,Kurumatani N,Cho M,Kitahori Y,Konishi N,Ozono S,Okajima E,Hirao Y,Hiasa Y

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abundant expression of thymidine phosphorylase (TP) mRNA and protein was observed in human carcinoma tissues relative to the corresponding normal tissues. However, the distribution of cells that express TP has not yet been determined. In this study, we examined enzyme activity of TP in 24 primary colorectal carcinoma ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Mimori K,Matsuyama A,Yoshinaga K,Yamashita K,Masuda T,Inoue H,Ueo H,Mori M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are a few long-term follow-up studies of patients with stage I ovarian carcinoma. The objective of this study was to evaluate prognostic factors for long-term survival. METHODS:Two hundred fourteen stage I ovarian carcinomas (registered by the Tokai Ovarian Tumor Study Group from 1988 to 1999) were ana...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Mizuno M,Kikkawa F,Shibata K,Kajiyama H,Suzuki T,Ino K,Kawai M,Mizutani S

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:An antiserum to human melanoma antigens was obtained from a melanoma patient after immunization with autologous irradiated cultured melanoma cells and bacillus Calmette-Guerin. Using the microcomplement fixation assay, the antiserum, at a titer of 1/1,800, was noted to bind strongly with 7 of 10 allogeneic cultured hu...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Leong SP,Cooperband SR,Deckers PJ,Sutherland CM,Fried RM,Krementz ET

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim is to assess the clinicopathological significance of E-cadherin and beta-catenin expression, as well as their association with apoptosis in gallbladder cancers. METHODS:The expression of E-cadherin and beta-catenin proteins was examined in 4 biliary tract cancer cell lines and 49 gallbladder cancer s...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Hirata K,Ajiki T,Okazaki T,Horiuchi H,Fujita T,Kuroda Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has recently undergone marked progress. The advent of the ultrasound (US) contrast agent Sonazoid, approved in January 2007, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the liver-specific MRI contrast agent gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic ac...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Kudo M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00