The treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Guatemala: Biologic features, treatment hurdles, and results.

abstract：:The activity of the alpha interferons against AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) has been demonstrated in numerous clinical trials. Unfortunately, most reports have involved small patient cohorts and a variety of dosages and schedules of administration. We report here a series of Phase II trials with interferon alfa-2...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Volberding PA,Mitsuyasu RT,Golando JP,Spiegel RJ

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary splenic angiosarcomas are rare neoplasms. The diagnosis can only be made at surgery. Splenectomy prior to rupture prolongs survival. An unusual case report is presented and the literature reviewed. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Smith VC,Eisenberg BL,McDonald EC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibacterial prophylaxis with quinolone antibiotics has resulted in an increase in streptococcal infections among bone marrow transplantation (BMT) recipients with myelosuppression. Oral ulceration (mucositis), which frequently occurs as a consequence of chemotherapy, has been implicated as a significant po...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ruescher TJ,Sodeifi A,Scrivani SJ,Kaban LB,Sonis ST

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actual HL-A typing has been performed on 115 members of cancer family N, a large kindred (over 1000 members ascertained) showing the findings consistent with the cancer family syndrome. In the cancer-prone line (branches C and D) of the family, 20 of 21 members with cancer had one HL-A haplotype, HL-A2-HL-A12 (relativ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lynch HT,Thomas RJ,Terasaki PI,Ting A,Guirgis HA,Kaplan AR,Magee H,Lynch J,Kraft C,Chaperon E

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acquired Glanzmann's thrombasthenia is a rare hemorrhagic diathesis resulting from impaired adhesive function of the platelet receptor GPIIb/IIIa (alpha(IIb)beta3). Typically, this disorder develops during adulthood, with patients manifesting fluctuating clinical and laboratory findings. To date, the underly...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Malik U,Dutcher JP,Oleksowicz L

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A solitary tumor which by light microscopy was calssified as a neurofibroma was found by electron microscopic study to be composed of parallel, elongate cells with collagen rich intervening matrix. The cells showed thin, polar cytoplasmic processes which extended long distances, frequent junctional complexes between c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lazarus SS,Trombetta LD

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphedema of the arm is a serious consequence of breast carcinoma treatment. Postmastectomy lymphedema of the upper limb usually is related to certain risk factors such as axillary surgery, radiotherapy, obesity, venous outflow obstruction, delayed wound healing, and infection. The objective of the current ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Herd-Smith A,Russo A,Muraca MG,Del Turco MR,Cardona G

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital services are expectantly reduced over the weekend, which may result in a delay in treatment or in obtainment of medical procedures. The authors investigated quality of care and clinical outcomes of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who were hospitalized on weekends versus weekday...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bejanyan N,Fu AZ,Lazaryan A,Fu R,Kalaycio M,Advani A,Sobecks R,Copelan E,Maciejewski JP,Sekeres MA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this Phase II study was to evaluate the concept of sequential chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) by the administration of carboplatin plus gemcitabine followed by of paclitaxel. METHODS:Patients with Stage IIIB (pleural effusion) or ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Edelman MJ,Gandara DR,Lau DH,Lara P,Lauder IJ,Tracy D

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The activation of the clotting-fibrinolytic system in cancer patients is common and represents an unfavorable clinical sign. D-dimer (DD) is a sensitive marker of fibrinolysis. METHODS:The current study comprised 826 new lung carcinoma patients seen consecutively in a single institution over a 10-year perio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Buccheri G,Torchio P,Ferrigno D

更新日期：2003-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Three children with nonlymphoblastic, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, showed morphologic features that suggested nonlymphoblastic T-cell origin. Tissue for immunologic study was available from two of the three patients; both showed immunophenotypes of T-cells. Although nearly all T-cell lymphomas in children are lymphoblasti...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bitter MA,Nachman J,Jones N,Franklin WA,Le Beau MM,Vardiman JW

更新日期：1987-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinicopathologic study was done of 21 cutaneous, sarcoma-like lesions previously diagnosed as atypical fibroxanthoma, spindle cell carcinoma, or dermal sarcoma. These lesions were most commonly presented as a solitary, often ulcerated nodule, occurring on exposed skin of the face in the elderly or, occasionally, on...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kuwano H,Hashimoto H,Enjoji M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The results of a Phase II study of concurrent chemotherapy and accelerated fractionation radiation therapy followed by surgical resection for patients with both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus are presented. Pretreatment and postinduction staging were correlated with pathologic fi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Adelstein DJ,Rice TW,Becker M,Larto MA,Kirby TJ,Koka A,Tefft M,Zuccaro G

更新日期：1997-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A Chinese patient with documented hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) satisfied the criteria of Everson and Cole for spontaneous regression of malignant tumors. Subsequently he survived a tumor-free period of at least 13 years. During the period of regression, shrinkage of liver coincided with a rise of SGOT to a level com...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lam KC,Ho JC,Yeung RT

更新日期：1982-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitroblue tetrazolium test (NBT) was evaluated in 111 patients with cancer. Patients were placed into control and "presumed infected" groups. The mean NBT score for the control group, 6.3, was significantly greater than the mean for a group of normal volunteers, 3.1, but the mean score for the "presumed infected" ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lehane DE,Watson S,Lane M

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry examinations (FCM) were carried out on 110 bladder irrigation specimens from 84 urologic outpatients who had had prior conservative treatment for low stage bladder tumors. The specimens were easily obtained, and adequately cellular in all cases. Of 60 examinations on patients with no cytoscopic abnormal...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Devonec M,Darzynkiewicz Z,Kostyrka-Claps ML,Collste L,Whitmore WF Jr,Melamed MR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal chemotherapy for treating mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) and the role of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remain uncertain. Major limitations in interpreting available data are MPAL's rarity and the use of definitions other than the currently widely accepted criteria: the World H...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Orgel E,Alexander TB,Wood BL,Kahwash SB,Devidas M,Dai Y,Alonzo TA,Mullighan CG,Inaba H,Hunger SP,Raetz EA,Gamis AS,Rabin KR,Carroll AJ 3rd,Heerema NA,Berman JN,Woods WG,Loh ML,Zweidler-McKay PA,Horan JT,Children's

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal mesothelioma in a 61-year-old man, occurred 26 years after abdominal radiotherapy for a testicular seminoma. The patient had no history of asbestos exposure. After asbestos, radiation is the second most frequent defined cause of mesothelioma in North America, but the number of well-documented cases is small...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gilks B,Hegedus C,Freeman H,Fratkin L,Churg A

更新日期：1988-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer patients and their oncologists often report differing perceptions of consultation discussions and discordant expectations regarding treatment outcomes. CONNECT, a computer-based communication aid, was developed to improve communication between patients and oncologists. METHODS:CONNECT includes assess...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Meropol NJ,Egleston BL,Buzaglo JS,Balshem A,Benson AB 3rd,Cegala DJ,Cohen RB,Collins M,Diefenbach MA,Miller SM,Fleisher L,Millard JL,Ross EA,Schulman KA,Silver A,Slater E,Solarino N,Sulmasy DP,Trinastic J,Weinfurt K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a 17-year course of metastatic lobular carcinoma of the breast is described who developed large numbers of circulating carcinoma cells which were easily detectable in several routine peripheral blood smears shortly before death. This rare complication of carcinoma has been called "carcinocythemia." Carc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Myerowitz RL,Edwards PA,Sartiano GP

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have recently reported on the importance of quality of life (QOL) in predicting the survival of patients with lung carcinoma. To confirm these reports, the relationship between survival and QOL, as measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of L...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Herndon JE 2nd,Fleishman S,Kornblith AB,Kosty M,Green MR,Holland J

更新日期：1999-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven lymphomas of bone were studied, including 33 diffuse large cell lymphomas, three undifferentiated (small noncleaved cell) lymphomas, and one well-differentiated (small) lymphocytic lymphoma. The large cell lymphomas were subclassified as large cleaved, large noncleaved, multilobated cell, and immunoblasti...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Clayton F,Butler JJ,Ayala AG,Ro JY,Zornoza J

更新日期：1987-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with unresectable, previously untreated head and neck cancer were given cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) (DDP), 3 mg/kg, with mannitol diuresis (day 1), followed by a continuous infusion of bleomycin, 0.25 mg/kg/day, days 3 through 10, after an initial loading dose of 0.25 mg/kg by rapid IV injection on day ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Randolph VL,Vallejo A,Spiro RH,Shah J,Strong EW,Huvos AG,Wittes RE

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The local control rates of T1 and T2 supraglottic carcinoma treated with radiation alone were reported as 71% to 92% and 59% to 83%, respectively. The factors that affect the local control rate for early supraglottic carcinoma were investigated. METHODS:From 1967 through 1985, 100 cases with early supraglot...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Inoue T,Matayoshi Y,Inoue T,Ikeda H,Teshima T,Murayama S

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of molecular phenotype in breast cancer is well established in the literature. Recent studies have demonstrated that subgross lesion distribution (unifocal, multifocal, and diffuse) and disease extent also carry prognostic significance in this disease. However, the correlation of ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pekar G,Hofmeyer S,Tabár L,Tarján M,Chen TH,Yen AM,Chiu SY,Hellberg D,Gere M,Tot T

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the impact of radical nephrectomy case volume, hospital size, and geographic region on immediate surgical outcomes for patients undergoing radical nephrectomy in academic centers across the country. METHODS:The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) Clinical Data Base was queried fo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mitchell RE,Lee BT,Cookson MS,Barocas DA,Duke Herrell S,Clark PE,Smith JA,Chang SS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several decades ago, it was reported that normal and malignant mesothelial cells were transformed into distinct cell types (epithelial to fibrous and fibrous to epithelial) when transferred to in vitro conditions. Those tissue culture data are still cited as evidence supporting that the mesothelial cell has multipoten...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Suzuki Y,Chahinian AP,Ohnuma T

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in soft tissue sarcomas remains a matter of controversy. The authors reviewed their experience with 14 patients with localized disease treated with intensive doxorubicin-cisplatin-ifosfamide-based chemotherapy. METHODS:Fourteen patients with newly diagnosed nonmeta...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kampe CE,Rosen G,Eilber F,Eckardt J,Lowenbraun S,Foster J,Forscher C,Selch M

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who had received CNS sanctuary treatment with cranial X-irradiation and intrathecal methotrexate displayed his first sign of relapse as iritis with malignant hypopyon. Treatment included topical and subconjunctival corticosteroids and local X-irradiation. Leukemic infiltrati...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gruenewald RL,Perry MC,Henry PH

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) may be the most frequent form of hereditary cancer. Genetic counseling and testing for heritable CRC is a promising approach for reducing the high incidence and mortality rates associated with the disease. Patients with CRC or those with at least one family member with the disease ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kinney AY,DeVellis BM,Skrzynia C,Millikan R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00