Cardiac testing to manage cardiovascular risk in cancer patients.

abstract：:Phase I studies of CPT-11 (irinotecan) have been conducted in Europe, the United States, and Japan to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the most appropriate intravenous administration schedule for further evaluation in phase II investigations. Diarrhea and/or neutropenia were the major dose-limiting toxic...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Armand JP

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant activation of the three-layered protein kinase cascade, Raf/MEK/ERK, is often detected in human cancer, which is mainly attributed to the oncogenic alterations of RAF, or its upstream activators RAS or cell surface receptor tyrosine kinases. Deregulated activity of the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway drives uncontrolled ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Wu PK,Park JI

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental and clinical observations of the proliferation of cancer cells and their responses to cytotoxic drugs already have had an impact on the design of anticancer therapies and it is possible that further understanding of the natural history of tumors will enable better treatments to be developed. This review a...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Norton L

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence published during several decades has shown that there is a group of epithelial ovarian tumors having histological and biological features between those of clearly benign and frankly malignant tumors. In 1963, FIGO accepted an intermediate group of ovarian carcinomas of low malignant potential. In 1973, WHO ad...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Tropé C,Kaern J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview of the causes, the clinical pictures and the management of obstruction in three major organ systems due to primary and secondary malignant neoplasms has been presented. Such obstruction often produces dramatic clinical pictures that require careful, appropriate, and often aggressive therapy if patients are...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sise JG,Crichlow RW

更新日期：1978-06-01 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：: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：:The epidemiologic literature suggests that environmental exposures, familial susceptibility, and cytogenetic changes affect AML risk in childhood and adulthood. Unfortunately, many studies are limited by inadequate sample sizes, imprecise case definition, or inadequate exposure measurement. Few studies have singled ou...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sandler DP

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are aiding our understanding of cancer biology, and are now coming close to therapeutic use as well. Here, we focus specifically on the interaction between miRNAs and genomic instability. MiRNA regulation is essential to many cellular processes, and escape from this regulatory network seems to be a ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Landau DA,Slack FJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen percent of incident malignancies in the United States are a second (or subsequent) cancer. Second primary neoplasms (SPNs), particularly solid tumors, are a major cause of mortality and serious morbidity among cancer survivors successfully cured of their first cancer. Multiple etiologies may lead to a cancer ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Oeffinger KC,Baxi SS,Novetsky Friedman D,Moskowitz CS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combinations of active antineoplastic agents have been the most effective treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Criteria for an effective combination include use of drugs with different mechanisms of action, nonoverlapping toxic effects, and synergistic, or at least additive, antitumor activity. Paclitaxel (Taxol; B...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Holmes FA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigators representing all major melanoma research areas present an overview of the most important challenges for the field. Four major research areas are covered plus the training of new investigators. For each area we first describe the present status, its strengths and weaknesses, and then outline specific reco...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Herlyn M,Halaban R,Ronai Z,Schuchter L,Berwick M,Pinkel D

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is recognized as an active chemotherapeutic agent in a broad variety of human tumors. The severe emetic effects of cisplatin, however, result in both acute and delayed emesis syndromes causing considerable morbidity. Over the last decade, the standard of therapy for control of cisplatin-induced emesis has be...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Perez EA,Hesketh PJ,Gandara DR

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Publicly funded cancer medicines listed on the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule were compared with those listed on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. To quantify the health gains offered by the cancer medicines funded in Australia but not in New Zealand, clinical trial data reporting median progression-...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Evans J,Laking G,Strother M,Wang T,Metcalfe S,Blick G,Pauls R,Crausaz S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lonidamine belongs to a new class of antineoplastics agents, since it does interfere with cell energy processes. When administered as single agent in metastatic breast cancer, it produces moderate therapeutic effects. The pattern of toxicity includes myalgias, asthenia, testicular pain, and gastrointestinal discomfort...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Rosso R,Amoroso D,Gardin G,Miglietta L,Guido T,Pace M,Repetto L,Pronzato P

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly patients with malignant gliomas present unique treatment challenges. Data are limited on the efficacy of various treatment modalities for high-grade gliomas in the elderly patient population, particularly for patients over 70 years of age, and the most appropriate treatment strategies remain a matter of debate...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Chinot OL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoma and myeloma represent an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality in the older patient group. Studies to date, while limited, suggest that there may be differences in the underlying biology of the tumor cell of some lymphoid malignancies in younger versus older patients. Significant new data wi...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Westin EH,Longo DL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bendamustine has clinical potential in the treatment of low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). As a single agent, bendamustine has been used in two studies in patients with relapsed or refractory low-grade NHL. When bendamustine 120 mg/m(2) was given on days 1 and 2, the overall response rate was 73% with complete re...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Rummel MJ,Mitrou PS,Hoelzer D

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) is a highly heritable cancer primarily affecting young white men. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been particularly effective in identifying multiple common variants with strong contribution to TGCT risk. These loci identified through association studies have implicated mu...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Pyle LC,Nathanson KL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For four decades, 5-fluorouracil was the only option available for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. It provided a response rate of 15% to 20%, with a median survival of approximately 1 year. In the past 5 years, remarkable progress has been made in colorectal cancer research with the approval of irinotecan ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Varadhachary GR,Hoff PM

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thus, many interesting and promising techniques are now available for the study of potential prognostic factors in esophageal carcinoma, and the results may supplement the information that is obtained by routine histopathologic analysis. It may become possible to define subgroups of patients with lower risk tumors, fo...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Klimstra DS

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cellular proto-oncogenes encode proteins that participate in signaling pathways by which cells receive and execute instructions that lead to mitogenesis, differentiation, lineage determination, cell migration, extracellular matrix production, and apoptosis, among others. These proto-oncogene protein products incl...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Arteaga CL,Khuri F,Krystal G,Sebti S

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is reviewed separating unusual variants of melanoma from the large group of superficial spreading and nodular (SSM/NOD) histogenetic types. These include (1) the relationship of moles to melanoma of the SSM/ NOD types not found in melanoma arising in lentigo maligna (LMM), desmoplastic neurotrophic melanoma (...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sagebiel RW

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to predict the biological behavior of breast tumors can allow selection of the optimum treatment and follow-up strategies. Conventionally, tumor size, lymph node metastases, and histopathologic features have been used to determine the risk of systemic relapse. The discovery of a number of specific genetic ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Dhingra K,Hortobagyi GN

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and solid organ transplantation require development of a degree of immune tolerance against allogeneic antigens. T lymphocytes play a critical role in allograft rejection, graft failure, and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). T-cell tolerance occurs b...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Alpdogan O,van den Brink MR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article summarizes the likely attenuation properties of RRx-001 in COVID-19 based on its mechanism of action and the putative pathogenesis of the disease, which appears to activate inflammatory, oxidative, and immune cascades with the potential to culminate in acute respiratory distress syndrome, cytokine storm a...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Oronsky B,Knox S,Cabrales P,Oronsky A,Reid TR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most known oncogenes is the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family. It activates multiple signaling cascades that promote carcinogenesis and immune evasion. Therefore, these molecules have been extensively targeted in cancer immunotherapy. Beyond EGFR signaling cascade inhibition, some of these agen...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Mazorra Z,Chao L,Lavastida A,Sanchez B,Ramos M,Iznaga N,Crombet T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with recurrent, previously irradiated head and neck cancer, the traditional therapy of palliative single- or multi-agent chemotherapy yields a 30% to 40% response rate with median survival durations of 8 to 10 months. However, long-term survival is rarely observed. Reirradiation with or without concurrent ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Chmura SJ,Milano MT,Haraf DJ

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental renal-cell carcinoma can be induced by many different chemical carcinogens; dimethyl nitrosoamine has been most studied. The disease so induced in experimental animals closely resembles the spontaneous disease in man in histopathology, course, and other characteristics. Two agents that are probably etiolo...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Outzen HC,Maguire HC Jr

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is not a single disease, but a group of closely related B- and T-cell cancers of the lymphatic system. The incidence of NHL is rising, particularly in the countries of the industrialized world. The increased incidence is poorly understood, but several risk factors have been postulated to b...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Zinzani PL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00