Metabolic emergencies in clinical oncology.

abstract：:In a multicenter phase III trial, 267 patients with nonbulky metastatic colorectal cancer who had failed first-line 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) therapy were randomized to receive second-line treatment with either the new topoisomerase agent, irinotecan (Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France), or a high-dose infusional 5-FU re...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Van Cutsem E,Blijham GH

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transport of folates and antifolates in most cells is mediated by the reduced folate carrier (RFCI), an anion exchanging concentrative process, which is opposed by independent exit pump(s) that are directly coupled to energy metabolism. The balance of these processes governs the free intracellular folate level that is...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sierra EE,Goldman ID

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19 has a clear sex disparity in clinical outcome. Globally, infection rates between men and women are similar; however, men are more likely to have more severe disease and are more likely to die. The causes for this disparity are currently under investigation and are most likely multifactorial. Sex hormones play...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Strope JD,Chau CH,Figg WD

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present the only potentially curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is either partial hepatectomy or total hepatectomy with orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Underlying liver reserve and regenerative capacity are the most important determinants of the risk of postoperative hepatic failure after...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Little SA,Fong Y

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic cancers during pregnancy have historically been associated with dismal outcomes, with greater rates of tumor progression in part because of diminished treatment alternatives. Immunotherapy with T-cell checkpoint inhibitors has significantly impacted the survival of several metastatic tumors. However, given ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Burotto M,Gormaz JG,Samtani S,Valls N,Silva R,Rojas C,Portiño S,de la Jara C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant biliary obstruction, duodenal, and gastric outlet obstruction, and tumor-related pain are the complications of unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma that most frequently require palliative intervention. Surgery involving biliary bypass with or without gastrojejunostomy was once the mainstay of treatment in ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Stark A,Hines OJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current oncology practice of treating cancer with aggressive doses of radiation and chemotherapy is potentially disastrous, as response and side effects vary depending on several factors including pharmacogenetics. This study is the first to evaluate esophageal cancer treatment with a pharmacogenetic paradigm and ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Wu X,Lu C,Chiang SS,Ajani JA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost 125 years after the first documented case, pulmonary metastasectomy is still poorly understood. No other organ is subject to the wide histologic variety of metastatic insults, and this fact has complicated a complete exposition of when pulmonary metastasectomy may be beneficial. Many physicians still consider p...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sternberg DI,Sonett JR

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia and cachexia are common clinical problems of many patients with advanced cancer. Approximately 20 years ago, a controlled, clinical study demonstrated that dexamethasone could stimulate appetites of patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer without causing any apparent effect on patient weight or surviva...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Loprinzi CL,Ellison NM,Goldberg RM,Michalak JC,Burch PA

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related lymphomas consistently display a B-cell phenotype and are histogenetically related to germinal center (GC) or post-GC B cells in the overwhelming majority of cases. The pathogenesis of AIDS-related lymphoma is a multistep process involving factors provided by the host,...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Gaidano G,Capello D,Carbone A

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capecitabine is an orally administered fluoropyrimidine carbamate that is preferentially converted to 5-fluorouracil in tumors relative to normal tissue. Three different dosing regimens were investigated in phase I studies: continuous monotherapy, intermittent monotherapy, and intermittent therapy supplemented with le...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Seitz JF

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer represents the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Its incidence has declined in men but is increasing in women, assuring that this largely preventable disease will continue to affect millions. In small cell lung cancer, the advent of chemotherapy in the 1970s and continued refinements in the 1980...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Splinter TA

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early detection of response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation in esophageal cancer may allow individualization of treatment strategies and avoidance of unnecessary treatment. Although positron emission tomography (PET) with [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) permits detection of changes in tumor proliferation before any chan...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Chao KS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States there are approximately 100,000 women living with metastatic breast cancer. Bone is the most common site of breast cancer metastases and it is estimated that up to 85% of patients dying from this disease have developed osseous involvement. Skeletal metastases are often associated with dangerous an...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Van Poznak C

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the first immune checkpoint inhibitor to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration was nivolumab, based on a survival advantage over docetaxel in recurrent squamous NSCLC, a difficult-to-treat histology. In addition, several other immune checkpoint inhibitors are also in...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Garon EB

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic metastases are a major cause of mortality in patients with colorectal carcinoma. The rationale for regional therapy is presented. The randomized studies are reviewed and they demonstrated a significantly higher response rate with hepatic arterial therapy versus systemic therapy. Survival information is difficu...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kemeny N

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) preparative regimens consisting of busulfan (Bu) and cyclophosphamide (Cy) were developed as an alternative to preparative regimens based on total body irradiation (TBI). Animal studies demonstrated that Bu had a high level of myeloablative and antileukemic activity, but little immuno...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Santos GW

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a truism that a better understanding of the biology of breast cancer should lead to improvements in diagnosis and therapy. Despite this, our significantly improved grasp of breast cancer biology has had little direct therapeutic impact to date. The technologies used to treat breast cancer (surgery, radiation the...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sledge GW Jr

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a strong track record providing high-quality, evidence-based care to cancer patients. In order to accelerate discoveries that will further improve care for Veterans with cancer, the VA has partnered with the Center for Translational Data Science at the University of Chicago ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Do N,Grossman R,Feldman T,Fillmore N,Elbers D,Tuck D,Dhond R,Selva L,Meng F,Fitzsimons M,Ajjarapu S,Ayandeh S,Hall R,Do S,Brophy M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is the eighth most common cancer in Europe, accounting for 4.1% of cancer deaths in men and 4.8% in women. Standardized pancreatoduodenectomy and left pancreatectomy are the gold standard for routine surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. Total pancreatectomy should be reserved for positive pancrea...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Pedrazzoli S,Pasquali C,Sperti C

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the safety and feasibility of accelerated fractionation (via concomitant boost) radiotherapy (XRT) with concurrent carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapy for locally advanced stage III non-small cell lung carcinoma. Radiotherapy consisted of 3-dimensional conformal techniq...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Machtay M,Washam C,Devine P

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blast crisis terminates the life of the majority (approximately 80%) of patients with CML. The time of its onset appears to be a random phenomenon, varying from a probable coincidence occurrence with the onset of CML to more than a decade after onset of the chronic phase. In most patients the diagnosis is obvious as v...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Boggs DR

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune dysregulation, a hallmark of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), manifests itself in three autoimmune diseases: warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA); idiopathic thrombocytopenia (ITP); and, pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). AIHA occurs in 11% of advanced stage CLL patients. Prednisone is the first treatment of c...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Diehl LF,Ketchum LH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in technology have accelerated the translation of genetics and genomics into the arena of cancer prevention. This provides unique opportunities to individualize cancer risk prediction so early intervention can either modify risk or allow for early diagnosis thereby potentially decreasing the morbidity and mor...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Calzone K,Wattendorf D,Dunn BK

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to correlate changes in morphology to changes in molecular attributes, we constructed a tissue microarray of thin and thick melanomas selected to represent progression from dysplasia to early and advanced melanoma. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and immunohistology with antibodies to cyclin D1, p16, Ki6...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Tuthill RJ,Reed RJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance therapy using rituximab is currently under consideration as a means of prolonging remission in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A phase II trial using rituximab as first-line therapy followed by maintenance treatment was carried out in patients with previously untreated indolent non-Hodgkin's...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Hainsworth JD

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) has demonstrated substantial single-agent activity against both minimally pretreated and resistant metastatic breast cancer. Evaluation of paclitaxel-based combinations has demonstrated appreciable activity, but also toxicity, for the paclitaxel/doxorubic...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kennedy MJ,Donehower RC,Rowinsky EK

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck remains a clinical challenge because of the high rate of locoregional disease recurrence. The importance of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in the development and progression of many solid tumors, including squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, is well u...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Herbst RS,Hong WK

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wayne State University Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia xenograft model in mice with severe combined immune deficiency (WSU-WM-SCID) is the only preclinical animal model available for this disease. It is based on a permanent, EBV- IgMlambda cell line (WSU-WM) established from a patient with a 10-year history of Wal...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Al-Katib AM,Mensah-Osman E,Aboukameel A,Mohammad R

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and toxicity of cisplatin/etoposide and carboplatin/etoposide combinations along with thoracic irradiation were prospectively assessed in patients with small cell lung cancer. Both combinations were equally effective. However, the carboplatin/etoposide regimen caused significantly less nausea, vomiting, n...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kosmidis PA,Samantas E,Fountzilas G,Pavlidis N,Apostolopoulou F,Skarlos D

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00