Role of immunologic disturbance in human oncogenesis: some facts and fancies.

abstract：:EWS-Fli-1, a fusion gene found in Ewing's sarcoma and primitive neuro-ectodermal tumour (PNET), encodes a transcriptional activator and promotes cellular transformation. We have made stable Ewing's sarcoma cells expressing antisense EWS-Fli-1 transcripts by transfecting the antisense EWS-Fli-1 expression plasmid. Thes...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Dohjima T,Ohno T,Banno Y,Nozawa Y,Wen-yi Y,Shimizu K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies identified three Burkitts lymphoma cell lines, Ramos, MUTU-I and Daudi, that were growth inhibited by anti-IgM antibody. However, only Ramos and MUTU-I were sensitive to monoclonal antibodies (mAb) recognizing the Fc region of surface IgM (anti-Fc mu). Experiments using anti-Fc mu mAb (single or non-c...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Cragg MS,Zhang L,French RR,Glennie MJ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tolerability, anti-tumour activity and pharmacokinetic interaction of high-dose intravenous cyclosporin combined with intravenous etoposide was evaluated in children. Eighteen patients with recurrent or refractory tumours, all of whom had previously received etoposide, were treated with a combination of high-dose ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Bisogno G,Cowie F,Boddy A,Thomas HD,Dick G,Pinkerton CR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity, pharmacokinetics and hypoxic cytotoxicity of RSU-1069 were investigated using the subcutaneous (sc) rat 9L tumour model. The pharmacokinetics were studied after i.p. injection of RSU-1069 (20 mg kg-1 or 100 mg kg-1). For both doses, the elimination of RSU-1069 followed first-order kinetics in both ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Wong KH,Koch CJ,Wallen CA,Wheeler KT

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL/APO2L) is a recently identified member of the TNF family, which induces programmed cell death in a variety of neoplastic cell types, but not in most nonneoplastic cells. In this study, we report on the identification of two novel alternative splice ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Krieg A,Krieg T,Wenzel M,Schmitt M,Ramp U,Fang B,Gabbert HE,Gerharz CD,Mahotka C

更新日期：2003-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-two previously untreated patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were treated on a 14 day cycle with cisplatin (60 mg m-2 i.v.) and vindesine (3 mg m-2 i.v.) on day 1, followed by a 3 day continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil (800 mg m-2 day-1) starting on day 8. An overall response rate of 40....

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Nakano T,Ikegami H,Nakamura S,Kawase T,Nishikawa H,Yokota S,Yoshida M,Tachibana T,Igarashi T,Komuta K,Higashino K

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-lymphocyte maturation associated protein, MAL, has been described as a tumour-suppressor gene with diagnostic value in colorectal and oesophageal cancers, and can be inactivated by promoter hypermethylation. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of MAL promoter hypermethylation and the association with...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Buffart TE,Overmeer RM,Steenbergen RD,Tijssen M,van Grieken NC,Snijders PJ,Grabsch HI,van de Velde CJ,Carvalho B,Meijer GA

更新日期：2008-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown that large numbers of haemopoietic progenitor cells are mobilised into the blood after filgrastim [granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)] alone and filgrastim following cyclophosphamide chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with ovarian cancer. These cells may be used to provide safe and ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Weaver A,Wrigley E,Watson A,Chang J,Collins CD,Jenkins B,Gill C,Pettengell R,Dexter TM,Testa NG,Crowther D

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1980 and 1985, 914 patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma underwent lymph node dissection in our institution. The prognostic value of clinical factors has already been reported (Mamelle et al, 1994, Am J Surg 168: 494-498). We present here a comparison of biological characteristics of pharyngeal t...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Guerry M,Vabre L,Talbot M,Mamelle G,Leridant AM,Hill C,Bosq J,Luboinski B,Janot F

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumours are made up of a mixed population of different types of cells that include normal structures as well as ones associated with the malignancy, and there are multiple interactions between the malignant cells and the local microenvironment. These intercellular interactions, modulated by the microenvironm...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Basanta D,Scott JG,Fishman MN,Ayala G,Hayward SW,Anderson AR

更新日期：2012-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the prognostic factors in patients with submucosal carcinoma of the oesophagus, we examined the results of surgical treatment for 78 cases over the last decade. The clinicopathological factors including age, sex, location of the tumour, length of the tumour, histological differentiation, subclassification o...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Watanabe M,Kuwano H,Araki K,Kawaguchi H,Saeki H,Kitamura K,Ohno S,Sugimachi K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) can provide information on patient prognosis and treatment efficacy. However, there is no universal method to detect CTC currently available. Here, we compared the performance of two CTC detection systems based on the expression of the EpCAM antigen (CellSearch assay) or on ce...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Farace F,Massard C,Vimond N,Drusch F,Jacques N,Billiot F,Laplanche A,Chauchereau A,Lacroix L,Planchard D,Le Moulec S,André F,Fizazi K,Soria JC,Vielh P

更新日期：2011-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:With recent development in molecular biology, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been applied to detect occult lymph node metastasis, but there have been few reports concerning oesophageal cancer. The objective of this study is to investigate the usefulness of the squamous cell carcinoma (SCC...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Kano M,Shimada Y,Kaganoi J,Sakurai T,Li Z,Sato F,Watanabe G,Imamura M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between mammalian facilitative glucose transport proteins (GLUT) and multidrug resistance was examined in two vincristine (VCR)-selected murine erythroleukaemia (MEL) PC4 cell lines. GLUT proteins, GLUT1 and GLUT3, were constitutively coexpressed in the parental cell line and also in the VCR-selected ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Martell RL,Slapak CA,Levy SB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circulating total cytokeratin 18 (tCK18) and/or caspase cleaved cytokeratin 18 (cCK18) (measured by M65 and M30 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), respectively) are used as pharmacodynamic (PD) biomarkers of epithelial cell death in clinical trials. Having validated these ELISAs, we assessed their ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Greystoke A,Dean E,Saunders MP,Cummings J,Hughes A,Ranson M,Dive C,Renehan AG

更新日期：2012-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A study involving the measurement of glutathione S-transferase activities and isoenzyme distributions in human ovarian tumours has been carried out. These tumours have been obtained either at initial debulking surgery, prior to cytotoxic chemotherapy, or at second look laparotomy following chemotherapy. The response r...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Murphy D,McGown AT,Hall A,Cattan A,Crowther D,Fox BW

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The conventional treatment options for advanced gastric patients remain unsatisfactory in terms of response rate, response duration, toxicity, and overall survival benefit. The purpose of this phase II study was to evaluate the activity and safety of cetuximab combined with cisplatin and docetaxel as a first...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Pinto C,Di Fabio F,Barone C,Siena S,Falcone A,Cascinu S,Rojas Llimpe FL,Stella G,Schinzari G,Artale S,Mutri V,Giaquinta S,Giannetta L,Bardelli A,Martoni AA

更新日期：2009-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 182 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients were assayed for antibodies to p53 using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method, and antibodies were detected in 48 (26%) compared with 1 out of 76 (1.3%) normal control volunteers (P = 0.0001). In breast cancer patients, autoantibodies were found in al...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Mudenda B,Green JA,Green B,Jenkins JR,Robertson L,Tarunina M,Leinster SJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study organotypic multicellular spheroids (OMS) were used to study the effects of chemotherapeutic agents on malignant gliomas. Compared with the frequently used cell line models, OMS have several advantages with respect to the preservation of the cellular heterogeneity and the structure of the original...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Kaaijk P,Troost D,de Boer OJ,Van Amstel P,Bakker PJ,Leenstra S,Bosch DA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of individual fatty acids on breast cancer in a prospective study of 35,298 Singapore Chinese women aged 45-74 years, who were enrolled during April 1993 to December 1998 (The Singapore Chinese Health Study). At recruitment, each study subject was administered, in-person, a validated, semiq...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Gago-Dominguez M,Yuan JM,Sun CL,Lee HP,Yu MC

更新日期：2003-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between fetal growth as indicated by weight and length at birth, and cancer risk in 1080 adult Swedish women was examined. Birth factors were retrieved from original midwife records for the years 1914, 1918, 1922 and 1930, and primary cancer cases were identified by matching with national and regional...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Andersson SW,Bengtsson C,Hallberg L,Lapidus L,Niklasson A,Wallgren A,Hulthén L

更新日期：2001-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional survey aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout and estimated psychiatric disorders among haemato-oncology healthcare professionals in Italy. The aspects of work that respondents perceive as stressful and satisfying have also been examined. The assessments were made using the Maslach Burnout In...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Bressi C,Manenti S,Porcellana M,Cevales D,Farina L,Felicioni I,Meloni G,Milone G,Miccolis IR,Pavanetto M,Pescador L,Poddigue M,Scotti L,Zambon A,Corrao G,Lambertenghi-Deliliers G,Invernizzi G

更新日期：2008-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited data comparing the prognosis and fertility outcomes of the patients with early cervical cancer treated by trans-vaginal radical trachelectomy (VRT) or abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART).The objective of this study was to compare the surgical and pathologic characteristics, the prognosis ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Cao DY,Yang JX,Wu XH,Chen YL,Li L,Liu KJ,Cui MH,Xie X,Wu YM,Kong BH,Zhu GH,Xiang Y,Lang JH,Shen K,China Gynecologic Oncology Group.

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic strategies are urgently required for malignant melanoma. Ecto-5-prime-nucleotidase (NT5E; CD73) overexpression has been reported in several human cancers. The mechanism(s) underlying deregulated expression and the clinical consequences of changes in expression are ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Wang H,Lee S,Nigro CL,Lattanzio L,Merlano M,Monteverde M,Matin R,Purdie K,Mladkova N,Bergamaschi D,Harwood C,Syed N,Szlosarek P,Briasoulis E,McHugh A,Thompson A,Evans A,Leigh I,Fleming C,Inman GJ,Hatzimichael E,

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:During the development of indazolylpyrimidines as novel and potent inhibitors of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor-2 (VEGFR2) tyrosine kinase, we observed that some human tumour xenografts are more sensitive to VEGFR2 kinase inhibitors than others. A better understanding of the basis for this differen...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Dev IK,Dornsife RE,Hopper TM,Onori JA,Miller CG,Harrington LE,Dold KM,Mullin RJ,Johnson JH,Crosby RM,Truesdale AT,Epperly AH,Hinkle KW,Cheung M,Stafford JA,Luttrell DK,Kumar R

更新日期：2004-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminating disease is a predictive and prognostic indicator of poor outcome in children with neuroblastoma. Its accurate and sensitive assessment can facilitate optimal treatment decisions. The International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) Task Force has defined standardised methods for the determination of minimal...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Beiske K,Burchill SA,Cheung IY,Hiyama E,Seeger RC,Cohn SL,Pearson AD,Matthay KK,International neuroblastoma Risk Group Task Force.

更新日期：2009-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy with a dismal 5-year survival of less than 5%. The scarcity of early biomarkers has considerably hindered our ability to launch preventive measures for this malignancy in a timely manner. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a 24-kDa glycoprotein, was repor...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Moniaux N,Chakraborty S,Yalniz M,Gonzalez J,Shostrom VK,Standop J,Lele SM,Ouellette M,Pour PM,Sasson AR,Brand RE,Hollingsworth MA,Jain M,Batra SK

更新日期：2008-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are very frequent cutaneous cancers, often located on the face. Cure rates with surgery and radiotherapy are high, but these treatments have never been compared prospectively. A randomized trial was initiated in 1982 to compare surgery and radiotherapy in the treatment of primary BCC of th...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Avril MF,Auperin A,Margulis A,Gerbaulet A,Duvillard P,Benhamou E,Guillaume JC,Chalon R,Petit JY,Sancho-Garnier H,Prade M,Bouzy J,Chassagne D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body mass index (BMI) has been associated with the risk of oesophageal cancer. But the influence of BMI on postoperative complication and prognosis has always been controversial. METHODS:In total, 2031 consecutive patients who underwent oesophagectomy between 1998 and 2008 were classified according to Asian...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Zhang SS,Yang H,Luo KJ,Huang QY,Chen JY,Yang F,Cai XL,Xie X,Liu QW,Bella AE,Hu RG,Wen J,Hu Y,Fu JH

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate current guidelines criteria for inclusion of women in special 'breast cancer family history' surveillance programmes, records were reviewed of women referred to Scottish breast cancer family clinics between January 1994 and December 2003 but discharged as at 'less than 'moderate' familial risk'. The Scotti...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Anderson E,Berg J,Black R,Bradshaw N,Campbell J,Carnaghan H,Cetnarkyj R,Drummond S,Davidson R,Dunlop J,Fordyce A,Gibbons B,Goudie D,Gregory H,Holloway S,Longmuir M,McLeish L,Murday V,Miedzybrodska Z,Nicholson D,Pe

更新日期：2008-02-26 00:00:00