Abstract：
:Detailed serological studies have been undertaken in a small group of cancer patients receiving nonspecific immunotherapy with Corynebacterium parvum (C. parvum). These patients included 4 cases of recurrent malignant melanoma, 2 of stomach cancer and 2 of recurrent breast cancer. They all received an initial i.v. infusion of 20 mg of a formol killed suspension of C. parvum followed by 2 mg (i.m.) at weekly intervals for 10-11 weeks. This protocol consistently resulted in an increase in the circulating IgG levels of all patients but had a variable effect on their IgA, IgM and IgE levels. Increases in the concentration of all 4 IgG subclasses contributed to the overall increase in IgG levels and these changes ranked IgG2 greater than IgG1 greater than IgG3 = IgG4. It also had an inconsistent effect upon the levels of alpha-macroglobulin in pregnancy but the levels of normal serum alpha2-macroglobulin were virtually unchanged. Pre-existing antibodies to C. parvum were noted in all the patients. Titres rose appreciably following C. parvum administration and remained at high, though fluctuating levels, throughout the 100-day period of observation. Absorption studies suggested that the development of antibodies to C. parvum accounted in part for the increased IgG levels noted following this form of therapy. The significance of these changes in relation to the possible anti-tumour effect of C. parvum is discussed.
journal_name
Br J Cancerjournal_title
British journal of cancerauthors
James K,Clunie GJ,Woodruff MF,McBride WH,Stimson WH,Drew R,Catty Ddoi
10.1038/bjc.1975.229subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1975-09-01 00:00:00pages
310-22issue
3eissn
0007-0920issn
1532-1827journal_volume
32pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNA (miRNA)-126 (miR-126) is an endothelial-specific miRNA located within intron 7 of epidermal growth factor-like domain 7 (EGFL7). However, the role of miR-126 in cancer is controversial. METHODS:We examined the function of miR-126 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells. Furthermore, a series o...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.2012.330
更新日期：2012-08-07 00:00:00
abstract：:1-5% of cancer patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy die within a month after the administration of chemotherapy. Risk factors for these early deaths (ED) are not well known. The purpose of this study was to establish a risk model for ED after chemotherapy applicable to all tumour types. The model was delineate...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1054/bjoc.2001.2011
更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00
abstract：:In advanced pancreatic cancer, level one evidence has established a significant survival advantage with chemotherapy, compared to best supportive care. The treatment-associated toxicity needs to be evaluated. This study examines the secondary outcome measures for chemotherapy in advanced pancreatic cancer using meta-a...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
doi：10.1038/sj.bjc.6604436
更新日期：2008-07-08 00:00:00
abstract：:Canine transmissible venereal sarcoma (CTVS) is a naturally occurring contagious neoplasm which can be transplanted with intact viable cells across major histocompatibility (MHC) barriers within the species and even to other members of the canine family, such as foxes, coyotes, and wolves. After 2 to 4 months of progr...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1987.27
更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In this study, the immunohistochemical expression of a new inducible elastase inhibitor, SKALP (skin-derived anti-leucoproteinase)/elafin, in the tissue of squamous cell carcinoma and uninvolved oesophageal mucosa was studied using a polyclonal rabbit anti-serum against SKALP/elafin. The results were compared with the...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1997.511
更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Tamoxifen is currently established as the endocrine treatment of choice in breast cancer. In advanced breast cancer, response rates of up to 60% in women with oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumours have been reported. In early breast cancer, tamoxifen can produce significant benefits, both statistically and clinical...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1998.753
更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To identify tumour and tumour-associated antigens in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) one may find potential diagnostic markers and immunotherapeutic targets. In the current study, 30 distinct antigens reactive with serum IgG from HCC patients were identified by serological analysis of cDNA expression libr...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjc.6602460
更新日期：2005-03-14 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The current analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of PIK3CA hotspot mutations on everolimus efficacy in BOLERO-2 participants, using cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from plasma samples collected at the time of patient randomisation. METHODS:PIK3CA H1047R, E545K, and E542K mutations in plasma-derived cfDNA wer...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1038/bjc.2017.25
更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00
abstract：:To investigate the association between medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MCT) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), we assayed 78 sera from patients with thyroid diseases for CEA, employing the radioimmunoassay of double antibody technique. All 13 sera from patients with MCT had high levels of CEA, ranging from 14 to ...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1976.133
更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The endocrine effects of 125 mg (low dose) aminoglutethimide (AG) twice daily (b.d.) were compared with those of 125 mg AG + 20 mg hydrocortisone (HC) b.d. in 23 and 45 postmenopausal patients with advanced breast cancer, respectively. The patients in each group were drawn from two separate populations, but the mean a...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1985.223
更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Antibodies to the tumour-specific transplantation type antigen (TSTA) of a transplanted methylcholanthrene-induced sarcoma (MC-1) in syngeneic rats were studied using the techniques of indirect membrane immunofluorescence and mixed haemadsorption with a (51)Cr-labelled indicator cell. After tumour excision, anti-TSTA ...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1973.4
更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It has been shown that some types of tumour cells produce activated transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta 1). However, the mechanism for the activation of TGF-beta 1 derived from tumour cells has not been fully elucidated. The present study was undertaken to characterise an activator of latent TGF-beta 1 secrete...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1995.393
更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The ESR spectrum, attributed to the ascorbic acid (ascorbyl) radical and obtained by exposing freeze dried material to air, can not be used as proof for the occurrence of in vivo free radical reactions. Depending on the method of freeze drying, the content of blood or hemolyzed blood is the dominant factor in creating...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1986.63
更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Natural human interferon beta (beta-IFN) was tested during the early phase of in vitro infection with HTLV-I virus of human cord blood mononuclear cells (CBL), to evaluate whether its antiviral and immunomodulating effects might prevent spreading of infection in the host. beta-IFN was found to reduce HTLV-I transmissi...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1988.111
更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The efficacy of cisplatin [cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II); DDP] is hampered by acquired or de novo resistance of malignant cells to its cytotoxic effects. We have previously reported that cisplatin resistance parallels glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity in several human small-cell lung cancer cell lines. In t...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1994.278
更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In a population-based, matched, case-control study from southern Sweden of 571 patients with a first diagnosis of cutaneous malignant melanoma and 913 healthy controls aged 16-80 years, the association between sunbed use and malignant melanoma was evaluated. A total of 250 (44%) cases and 372 (41%) controls reported e...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1054/bjoc.1999.1181
更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Sequence variations in coding and non-coding regions of the genome can affect gene expression and signalling pathways, which in turn may influence disease outcome. METHODS:In this study, we integrated somatic mutations, gene expression and clinical data from 930 breast cancer patients included in the TCGA d...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/s41416-018-0030-0
更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanisms that increase resistance to apoptosis help promote cellular transformation. Cancer cells have deregulated apoptotic pathways, where increased expression and stability of anti-apoptotic proteins Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 increases resistance to apoptosis. Pathways that increase the stability of proteins in c...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.2011.242
更新日期：2011-07-26 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of this study was to find a procedure allowing estimation of individual pharmacokinetic parameters for adriamycin with minimal cost and disturbance for the patient. Twenty-five patients with breast cancer were treated by short infusion of adriamycin at a dose of 12 mg m-2 week-1 (41 courses). Population charac...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1989.226
更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of our analysis was to assess retrospectively the effect on local relapse, overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) of a limited or an extended lymphadenectomy in radically resected gastric cancer patients. This study was performed in order to identify a subgroup of patients possibly not benefitin...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjc.6602468
更新日期：2005-03-28 00:00:00
abstract：:Mechanisms of resistance to Tomudex include increased thymidylate synthase activity, as well as reduced intracellular drug uptake and polyglutamation. However, little is known about other mechanisms of resistance, such as a possible protection against Tomudex-induced apoptosis mediated by bcl-2. We transfected the MDA...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjc.6690685
更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cellular DNA was analysed by flow cytometry in fine needles aspirates (FNA) from both benign and malignant breast lesions in order to determine the feasibility of flow cytometric analysis. In 22 of 26 (84%) benign and 69 of 74 (93%) malignant aspirates, sufficient cells were present to produce good quality DNA histogr...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1987.259
更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper describes the results of a study set up to investigate factors associated with the high proportions of 'death certificate only' registrations (DCOs) for all cancers registered in south-east England between 1987 and 1989 and to identify those which might be subject to registry intervention. DCOs as a proport...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1995.125
更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumour carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX), a hypoxia-inducible tumour-associated cell surface enzyme, is thought to acidify the tumour microenvironment by hydrating CO2 to form protons and bicarbonate, but there is no definitive evidence for this in solid tumours in vivo. METHODS:We used 1H magnetic resonance spe...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/s41416-018-0216-5
更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Benzo[b]thiophenesulphonamide 1,1-dioxide (BTS) derivatives are strong cytotoxic agents that induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction and apoptosis in tumour cells. Although the precise origin of BTS-induced ROS is not known, a clear correlation between their cytotoxic effect and ability to inhibit a tumour...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjc.6602383
更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited evidence exists regarding associations between obesity and kidney cancer among Asians. We examined the associations between obesity measures and risk of kidney cancer. METHODS:We included 23,313,046 adults who underwent health examinations provided by the Korean National Health Insurance Service 200...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/s41416-019-0500-z
更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that although young patients present with more advanced disease, when adjusted for stage, cancer-specific survival is not different after surgery for colorectal cancer. However, few studies have examined non-cancer survival in young patients and 10-year survival has rarely been reported....
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjc.6605222
更新日期：2009-08-18 00:00:00
abstract：:Changes in the buccal mucosa of 296 Indian and Malay betel-nut chewers in Perak, West Malaysia, were studied clinically. 167 out of 212 Indian subjects incorporated tobacco in their quids, while 45 out of 84 Malay subjects incorporated. "Gambir". The Indians appeared to show a higher proportion of mucosal changes, par...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1970.50
更新日期：1970-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor with minimal clinical activity as a monotherapy in solid tumours, but its combination with other targeted therapies is being actively investigated as a way to increase its anticarcinogenic properties. Here, we evaluate the therapeutic potential of co-treatment with bortez...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.2011.546
更新日期：2012-01-17 00:00:00
abstract：:Axillary lymph nodes draining mammary carcinoma showed an alteration of both micro-architectue and lymphocyte subpopulations. Lymph nodes with a normal or increased T and/or B lymphocyte compartment (assessed by histology) had a low incidence of nodal tumour spread, whilst hypocellularity of the T- or B-lymphocyte-dep...
journal_title：British journal of cancer
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/bjc.1980.8
更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00
