Adjuvant chemotherapy for advanced head and neck squamous carcinoma. Final report of the Head and Neck Contracts Program.

abstract：:Seventy patients with poor prognosis, metastatic breast cancer were treated with FUVAC induction chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, vinblastine, Adriamycin [doxorubicin] and cyclophosphamide). Consolidation therapy was given to 30 of 48 responders (63%), of whom 23 received sequential hemibody irradiation (HBI) at 8 cGy, c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Livingston RB,Schulman S,Griffin BR,Tranum BL,Rivkin SE,Goldberg RS,Fabian CJ,Hammond N,Hynes H

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred and sixty-six patients with either Stage III or IV Hodgkin's disease were prospectively randomized to test whether CCNU and/or vinblastine are more effective than mechlorethamine and/or vincristine with procarbazine and prednisone. The combination of CCNU, vinblastine, procarbazine, and prednisone (CVPP) ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cooper MR,Pajak TF,Nissen NI,Stutzman L,Brunner K,Cuttner J,Falkson G,Grunwald H,Bank A,Leone L,Seligman BR,Silver RT,Weiss RB,Haurani F,Blom J,Spurr CL,Glidewell OJ,Gottlieb AJ,Holland JF

更新日期：1980-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics, treatment response, and frequency of p53 overexpression in Ashkenazi Jewish women with hereditary ovarian carcinoma. METHODS:Seventy-one Jewish women with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) were tested for the three BRCA founder muta...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cass I,Baldwin RL,Varkey T,Moslehi R,Narod SA,Karlan BY

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia in patients receiving chemotherapy can be ameliorated with recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO), which is administered one to three times per week. Darbepoetin alpha, a new erythropoietic agent, has longer serum residence time, allowing it to be administered less frequently. METHODS:Patients (n ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Glaspy JA,Jadeja JS,Justice G,Fleishman A,Rossi G,Colowick AB

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred fifteen patients underwent surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma. Survival time was analyzed by statistical regression methods in order to determine the joint significance of stage, using both the Robson and TNM classifications, histologic grade, cell type, and demographic features of the patient samp...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Selli C,Hinshaw WM,Woodard BH,Paulson DF

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One-carbon metabolism plays a critical role in DNA methylation and DNA synthesis. Variants of genes involved in one-carbon metabolism may result in aberrant methylation and/or DNA synthesis inhibition, and ultimately modulate the initiation and progression of tumors. In this study, the authors hypothesized t...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jin G,Huang J,Hu Z,Dai J,Tang R,Chen Y,Xu L,Huang X,Shu Y,Shen H

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of multimodal immunotherapy was studied in rats bearing primary gastrointestinal tumors induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine dihydrochloride. Multimodal immune manipulation consisted of combinations of splenectomy, C. parvum, unblocking serum, unblocked lymphoid cells, and levamisole. Such immunologic intervent...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bansal BR,Mobini J,Bansal SC

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to possessing many physiologic functions, human growth hormone-1 (GH1) has been shown in recent in vitro and in vivo experiments to induce malignant disease, including breast carcinoma. The authors investigated the association of breast carcinoma with genetic polymorphisms in the GH1 gene in the ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ren Z,Cai Q,Shu XO,Cai H,Cheng JR,Wen WQ,Gao YT,Zheng W

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tamoxifen and aminoglutethimide are two hormone therapies reported to be effective palliative approaches for patients with metastatic breast cancer. The current trial was designed to evaluate their relative therapeutic effectiveness. METHODS:Two hundred forty-nine postmenopausal women with advanced breast c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gale KE,Andersen JW,Tormey DC,Mansour EG,Davis TE,Horton J,Wolter JM,Smith TJ,Cummings FJ

更新日期：1994-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling is a target for antiangiogenic cancer therapy. The authors have previously observed that up to 40% of vessels in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) tumors are negative for VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) expression. Differential activity of transforming growth factor beta...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kuczynski EA,Viloria-Petit AM,Coomber BL

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although weight loss has an adverse impact on cancer patient survival, the ability of caloric provision via total parenteral nutrition (TPN) to favorably influence outcome in chemotherapy-treated populations is not established. In randomized trials, no significant improvement in either response or survival was associa...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chlebowski RT

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with biopsy-proven lentigo maligna were treated with topical 5-fluorouracil. Treatment consisted of twice daily application of 5% 5-fluorouracil cream for 13, 6, and 9 weeks, respectively. Two patients demonstrated presence of invasive melanoma; in one the melanoma was evident before chemotherapy, and i...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Litwin MS,Krementz ET,Mansell PW,Reed RJ

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The causal relation between high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer and its precursor lesions has led to the use of sensitive HPV molecular tests for screening. This study examined the impact of the baseline HPV status on the future risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fröberg M,Östensson E,Belkić K,Oštrbenk A,Poljak M,Mints M,Arbyn M,Andersson S

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is implemented through cooperative agreements with state health departments, US territories, and tribal health organizations (grantees). Grantees typically contract with clinicians and othe...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yancy B,Royalty JE,Marroulis S,Mattingly C,Benard VB,DeGroff A

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have shown that black patients with breast cancer have poorer survival times compared with white patients even when adjusted for stage. Seventy-four black patients treated on six Piedmont Oncology Association (POA) protocols were compared with 74 randomly selected white patients treated with the same pro...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kimmick G,Muss HB,Case LD,Stanley V

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer were treated with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) (Clinovir) in dosages between 500 and 1500 mg orally per day. The relation of MPA plasma concentrations and endocrine effects were studied in a longitudinal fashion. MPA exerted suppressive effects on the basal an...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Blossey HC,Wander HE,Koebberling J,Nagel GA

更新日期：1984-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to discover molecular biomarkers associated with the recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS:The authors retrospectively analyzed the hypermethylation status of 11 genes using methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the expression of ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lee E,Lee BB,Ko E,Kim Y,Han J,Shim YM,Park J,Kim DH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha Heavy Chain Disease has generally been described in the Mediterranean area in young people with a diffuse gastrointestinal lymphoma and malabsorption. We describe a patient from the United States with polypoid lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract and a prolonged clinical course, who had the characteristic alph...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cohen HJ,Gonzalvo A,Krook J,Thompson TT,Kremer WB

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonperioperative strokes are rare yet potentially devastating events for children with central nervous system (CNS) tumors. The incidence of and risk factors for nonperioperative strokes in children with CNS tumors is unknown. METHODS:The authors performed a retrospective review of children from their insti...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bowers DC,Mulne AF,Reisch JS,Elterman RD,Munoz L,Booth T,Shapiro K,Doxey DL

更新日期：2002-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred ninety patients who had advanced active Hodgkin's disease, lymphosarcoma, or reticulum cell sarcoma were treated with a combination of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (COPP) given in a cyclical fashion every month. Complete remission was produced in 91 of 138 (66%) patients with...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Morgenfeld MC,Pavlovsky A,Suarez A,Somoza N,Pavlovsky S,Palau M,Barros CA

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A review of the literature indicated variable underestimation rates for breast core-needle biopsy (CNB) based on generally small series. In this article, the authors present precise estimates for overall underestimation and for categories of histologic underestimates (including categories that reflect contem...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Houssami N,Ciatto S,Ellis I,Ambrogetti D

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represent an appealing treatment for patients with advanced urothelial cancer (aUC) and a poor performance status (PS). However, the benefit of ICIs for patients with a poor PS remains unknown. It was hypothesized that a poor Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS (≥...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Khaki AR,Li A,Diamantopoulos LN,Bilen MA,Santos V,Esther J,Morales-Barrera R,Devitt M,Nelson A,Hoimes CJ,Shreck E,Assi H,Gartrell BA,Sankin A,Rodriguez-Vida A,Lythgoe M,Pinato DJ,Drakaki A,Joshi M,Isaacsson Velho P

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemangiopericytomas and malignant solitary fibrous tumors (HPC/SFT) are rare, closely related sarcomas with unpredictable behavior that respond infrequently to chemotherapy. An optimal systemic treatment strategy for advanced HPC/SFT has not yet been identified. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the recor...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Park MS,Patel SR,Ludwig JA,Trent JC,Conrad CA,Lazar AJ,Wang WL,Boonsirikamchai P,Choi H,Wang X,Benjamin RS,Araujo DM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine whether a very low presenting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was associated with greater prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) among men with a Gleason score (GS) of 8 to 10. METHODS:The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program was used to i...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mahal BA,Aizer AA,Efstathiou JA,Nguyen PL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actuarial progression-free survival rate at 5 years of a series of 34 patients with medulloblastoma treated by combined surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy was 71%. No relapses were observed in 14 patients followed for more than 5 years. Treatment consisted of a short postoperative course of vincristine (VCR) and ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bellani FF,Gasparini M,Lombardi F,Zucali R,Luccarelli G,Migliavacca F,Moise S,Nicola G

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk factors associated with local recurrences were analyzed from a series of 3445 clinical Stage I melanoma patients. In single-factor analysis, tumor thickness, ulceration, and increasing age were highly significantly predictive of recurrence (p less than 0.00001). After 5 years of follow-up, local recurrence rates ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Urist MM,Balch CM,Soong S,Shaw HM,Milton GW,Maddox WA

更新日期：1985-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients from 34 to 74 years of age (median, 67 years of age) with uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) were treated with whole-abdominal radiation therapy (WART) on an adjuvant basis after cytoreductive surgery. All patients were treated with megavoltage photons to an abdominopelvic field to a median dose o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Frank AH,Tseng PC,Haffty BG,Papadopoulos DP,Kacinski BM,Dowling SW,Carcangiu ML,Kohorn EI,Chambers JT,Chambers SK

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a recently reported, randomized trial, it was found that a regimen of irinotecan once every 3 weeks for patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma was associated with a lower incidence of severe diarrhea compared with weekly treatment, and both regimens had similar efficacy. METHODS:Resource utilization...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Earle CC,Kwok A,Gazelle GS,Fuchs CS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiologic consequences of malnutrition in children with cancer are reviewed. It is stressed that the child with cancer has a nutritional state that is no different from the average population from which the child comes. What little malnutrition is seen is calorie malnutrition. The physiologic consequences are th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： van Eys J

更新日期：1986-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and histological correlates of survival in patients undergoing complete resection of pulmonary metastases from nonseminomatous testicular carcinoma were determined in 25 Stage C patients aged 17-38 years treated from 1969-1978. All patients had orchiectomy and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. Nineteen patient...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Callery CD,Holmes EC,Vernon S,Huth J,Coulson WF,Skinner DG

更新日期：1983-03-15 00:00:00