Low expression of transforming growth factor beta-1 in cancer tissue predicts a poor prognosis for patients with stage III rectal cancers.

abstract：:Twenty-two evaluable patients with metastatic breast cancer were treated with a combination of 4-(acridinylamino)methanesulfon-m-anisidide (AMSA) and doxorubicin. All patients but one had received prior therapy with fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, and methotrexate. Eight patients had partial responses (36%) with a med...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Casimir MT,Buzdar AU,Blumenschein GR,Hortobagyi GN,Bodey GP

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility and efficacy of intensity-modulated radiation implemented with helical tomotherapy image-guided with daily megavoltage computed tomography for head and neck cancer. METHODS:Between May 2010 and May 2013, 72 patients were treated with curative intent. The median age was 64 years, wi...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Santa Cruz O,Tsoutsou P,Castella C,Khanfir K,Anchisi S,Bouayed S,Matzinger O,Ozsahin M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:A comparison of bone scintigrams and roentgenographic skeletal surveys, obtained on 170 patients with breast carcinoma, was made to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of these techniques in detecting metastatic bone lesions. The bone scans were abnormal in 81 patients, while the roentgenograms were abnormal in only 51. ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Joo KG,Parthasarathy KL,Bakshi SP,Rosner D

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiemetic effect of graded, single high-dose intravenous dexamethasone was studied in 27 patients receiving combination chemotherapy with either doxorubicin (50 mg/m2) or cis-platinum (100 mg/m2). A total of 57 cycles were individually evaluated, utilizing a detailed rating system. Nausea and vomiting did not occ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Zaglama NE,Rosenblum SL,Sartiano GP,Brady M,Gonzalez MF,Valdivieso JG

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of short-course carboplatin in advanced-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Thirty-three previously untreated stage III-IV NPC patients were studied. Carboplatin was given as a rapid intravenous injection every 3 weeks. The dose of carboplatin was calcul...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Chi KH,Chang YC,Chan WK,Liu JM,Law CK,Lo SS,Shu CH,Yen SH,Whang-Peng J,Chen KY

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nucleoside and nucleobase derivatives are currently used in the treatment of a variety of solid tumors; however, the role of plasma membrane transporters as biomarkers of drug metabolism has not been fully addressed. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine whether the concentrative nucleoside transport...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Gloeckner-Hofmann K,Guillén-Gómez E,Schmidtgen C,Porstmann R,Ziegler R,Stoss O,Casado FJ,Rüschoff J,Pastor-Anglada M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by total mesorectal excision surgery is a standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been reported to be associated with tumor response; however, this remains to be established. We previously reported ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Miyakita H,Sadahiro S,Suzuki T,Chan LF,Ogimi T,Okada K,Yamamoto S,Kajiwara H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast tumorigenesis is a continuum from preinvasive lesions to early breast cancer and advanced disease. In this article the data supporting the use of the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole in postmenopausal women across this continuum are reviewed. In advanced disease, anastrozole has a significant survival benefit an...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Nabholtz JM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of mesna (sodium 2-mercaptoethane-sulfonate) on the frequency of sister chromatid exchange (SCE) and chromosomal aberrations were studied in PHA-stimulated lymphocytes in vitro. Our data give no evidence for either an increase of SCE or chromosomal aberrations and, thus, do not suggest a mutagenic or cance...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Becher R,Kakati S,Gibas Z,Sandberg AA

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical significance of immunohistochemically detectable level of p53 protein has been reported, but with some limitation as a prognosticator of bladder cancer patients. Whether or not simultaneous evaluation of mdm2 and p53 expression in bladder cancer exceed the prognostic significance of conventional his...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Shiina H,Igawa M,Shigeno K,Yamasaki Y,Urakami S,Yoneda T,Wada Y,Honda S,Nagasaki M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five patients with metastatic breast cancer who had received one or two prior chemotherapeutic regimens were treated with elliptinium acetate at a dose of 80 mg/m2 for 3 days every 3 weeks. Of the 33 patients evaluable for response, 1 patient achieved complete remission, 4 achieved partial responses (15% overal...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Buzdar AU,Hortobagyi GN,Esparza LT,Holmes FA,Ro JS,Fraschini G,Lichtiger B

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Erlotinib and chemotherapy have shown similar efficacy for pretreated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, but none of the large studies have selected patients based on histology. We present a retrospective single-center series of advanced non-squamous NSCLC patients treated with erlotinib or pem...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Zugazagoitia J,Puente J,González-Larriba JL,Manzano A,Sotelo M,Hernández S,Sanz J,Pérez P,Díaz-Rubio E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information technology (IT) can enhance or change many scenarios in cancer research for the better. In this paper, we introduce several examples, starting with clinical data reuse and collaboration including data sharing in research networks. Key challenges are semantic interoperability and data access (including data...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Ahlbrandt J,Lablans M,Glocker K,Stahl-Toyota S,Maier-Hein K,Maier-Hein L,Ückert F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model system for studying some aspects of the interaction of cancer cells in tumors and their surrounding nonmalignant tissue is the co-culture of cancer cells and embryonic chick neural retinal cells in gyratory shakers. Neural retina cell aggregation, under these conditions, has been shown to be differentially inh...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Maslow DE,Mayhew E,Mittleman A

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We investigated the relationship between serum leptin concentrations and polymorphism of the leptin receptor gene and breast cancer. METHODS:Serum leptin concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 47 women with invasive breast cancer compared with 41 age-matched controls without cancer. ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Liu CL,Chang YC,Cheng SP,Chern SR,Yang TL,Lee JJ,Guo IC,Chen CP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity and toxicity of UFT (Tegafur and Uracil) in a 4:1 molar concentration, plus leucovorin (LV), were evaluated in the treatment of 45 patients with advanced, bidimensionally measurable metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Initially 350 and later 300 mg/m2/day, plus 150 mg LV, as administered in divided doses eve...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Pazdur R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven patients with advanced measurable colorectal carcinoma were treated with a combination protocol consisting of folinic acid (FA) 200 mg/m2 i.v. bolus followed by 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) 550 mg/m2, and cisplatin (CIS) 20 mg/m2 each administered as a 2-hour i.v. infusion. Treatment was given on 4 consecutive d...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Scheithauer W,Depisch D,Schiessel R,Ludwig H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of deoxycytidylate aminohydrolase, a pivotal enzyme for pyrimidine biosynthesis in mammalian tissue, is 100x greater in the Novikoff hepatoma harvested from the intraperitoneal cavity than in the same tumor excised from either subcutaneous or intramuscular sites. The increased enzyme activity in the intra...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Sheid B

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with advanced primary lung cancers associated with malignant pleural effusion were treated with intrathoracic instillation of recombinant interleukin-2 with or without in-vitro-sensitized cells. Two cases achieved complete response, and 7 partial response. The adverse effects seen in the protocol were ...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Miyao H,Chou T,Ito K,Moriyama H,Mitsuma S,Wakabayashi M,Yoshizawa H,Arakawa M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS:Platelet-activating factor (PAF, 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) is a phospholipid mediator and acts by binding to a specific G-protein-coupled receptor. Though various functions of PAF have been associated with tumor activities, the mechanism of PAF-PAF receptor signaling in the de...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Kitagawa D,Taketomi A,Kayashima H,Kuroda Y,Itoh S,Yamashita Y,Maehara Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPs) produces FPP which is considered a branch-point intermediate in the synthesis of sterols and isoprenylated cellular metabolites. In this study we investigated whether detectable FPPs activity was present in human colorectal cancer (CRC), also evaluating in vitro the role o...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Notarnicola M,Messa C,Cavallini A,Bifulco M,Tecce MF,Eletto D,Di Leo A,Montemurro S,Laezza C,Caruso MG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer patients have a higher risk for thrombosis that is usually related to advanced stage and poor prognosis. This study aimed to identify the clinical picture and outcome of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fr...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Chuang YM,Yu CJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombopoietin (TPO) is a recently discovered hematopoietic growth factor which stimulates the production and maturation of megakaryocytes. In this study, we used a modified MTT assay to examine the in vitro growth-stimulatory effects of recombinant human (rh) TPO and recombinant human stem cell factor (rhSCF) on eigh...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Shinohara A,Shimizu E,Takada M,Sone S

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Calcitriol, 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25-D(3)) has potent antiproliferative effects and potentiates the antitumor activity of many other cytotoxic drugs. 1,25-D(3) plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters associated with antitumor activity in experimental animal models are unknown. The objective of th...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Muindi JR,Modzelewski RA,Peng Y,Trump DL,Johnson CS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment serum levels of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)-antigen as determined with a polyclonal and monoclonal antibody-based assay were determined in 136 patients with invasive mammary carcinoma, 8 patients with ductal carcinoma in situ and 23 patients with benign breast diseases. For the polyclonal assay, the ove...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Wobbes T,Thomas CM,Segers MF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotinamide, the amide derivative of vitamin B(3), cooperates with retinoic acid (RA), a form of vitamin A, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (D3), to regulate cell differentiation and proliferation of human myeloblastic leukemia cells. In human myeloblastic leukemia cells, RA or D3 are known to cause MAPK signaling lea...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Shen M,Yen A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental pathways (e.g., Notch, Hippo, Hedgehog, Wnt, and TGF-β/BMP/FGF) are networks of genes that act co-ordinately to establish the body plan, and disruptions of genes in one pathway can have effects in related pathways and may result in serious dysmorphogenesis or cancer. Interestingly, all developmental path...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Dempke WCM,Fenchel K,Uciechowski P,Chevassut T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disease provoked by injections of water and other harmless liquids or wounds without tissue loss, is characterized by the regression of certain organs, opening in the epidermis, pigmentary anomalies and malignant tumors. The very few worms which recover spontaneously, regenerate the eliminated parts or develop sup...

journal_title：Oncology

authors： Chandebois R

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00