Combined BCG and irradiation treatment of skin metastases originating from malignant melanoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) may progress to blast phase (BP) at the rate of 1% to 1.5% per year. With the use of single-agent tyrosine kinase inhibitors, median overall survival ranges between 7 and 11 months. METHODS:The outcome was analyzed for 42 patients with lymphoid BP-CML who were treated with hyp...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Strati P,Kantarjian H,Thomas D,O'Brien S,Konoplev S,Jorgensen JL,Luthra R,Abruzzo L,Jabbour E,Quintas-Cardama A,Borthakur G,Faderl S,Ravandi F,Cortes J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal use of radiation therapy for cancer treatment is hampered by the application of tolerance limits of normal tissues derived empirically from population averages. Such limits do not reflect the considerable differences from patient to patient in susceptibility to late radiation sequelae. Assays tha...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Peters LJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program (CRCSDP) to explore the feasibility of establishing a large-scale colorectal cancer screening program for underserved populations in the United States. The authors of the current report provid...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Subramanian S,Tangka FK,Hoover S,Beebe MC,DeGroff A,Royalty J,Seeff LC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) has been shown to be the principal cause of humoral hypercalcemia associated with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Recent studies have demonstrated that the amino-terminal region of PTHrP has growth factor-like activities, suggesting it may play a role in the developmen...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Iwamura M,Wu W,Muramoto M,Ohori M,Egawa S,Uchida T,Baba S

更新日期：1999-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of computerized tomography (CT) of the liver using a liver contrast agent compared to conventional CT was undertaken. CT scanning without contrast agents (NC-CT), CT with water-soluble contrast (WSC-CT), and CT with ethiodized oil emulsion (EOE-CT) were performed on patients with possible or probab...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sugarbaker PH,Vermess M,Doppman JL,Miller DL,Simon R

更新日期：1984-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In less than a century, lung cancer has progressed from a medical curiosity to the most deadly of all malignant diseases on our planet. Because cigarette smoking is responsible for the existing global lung cancer epidemic, policy initiatives have focused almost exclusively on primary prevention. There is no ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Strauss GM,Dominioni L

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oat-cell carcinoma of the thymus gland is exceedingly rare as a primary lesion, and only a few cases have been reported. We report a case in which a neoplasm interpreted as an oat-cell carcinoma was intimately associated with and arose in transition from a carcinoid tumor of the thymus. Ultrastructural features of thi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wick MR,Scheithauer BW

更新日期：1982-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strumal carcinoids (SC) are ovarian tumors containing thyroid parenchyma admixed with carcinoid elements. Microscopically, the carcinoid component of SC usually presents a ribbon or trabecular pattern similar to the pattern exhibited by hindgut carcinoids. The authors designed an immunohistochemical study to...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sidhu J,Sánchez RL

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of resectional surgery in patients with advanced stages of gallbladder carcinoma has not been fully defined. It is generally believed that the survival depends on the stage of the disease, rather than on the treatment option. METHODS:Seventeen selected risk factors were analyzed using univariate an...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pradeep R,Kaushik SP,Sikora SS,Bhattacharya BN,Pandey CM,Kapoor VK

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of fatal acute hepatic vein thrombosis occurred during treatment for Hodgkin's disease. At necropsy no evidence of Hodgkin's disease or obliterative venoocclusive disease of the liver was found. We speculate that Adriamycin, DTIC and/or vinblastine may have been responsible for this unusual disorder. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Houghton AN,Shafi N,Rickles FR

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disagreement persists about the superiority of Reagan and Ng's method over that of Broders' for the histologic grading of squamous carcinoma of the cervix. Uncertainty about the predictive value and reproducibility of any of the grading methods prompted a comparison of factors previously suggested as indicating the bi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zaino RJ,Ward S,Delgado G,Bundy B,Gore H,Fetter G,Ganjei P,Frauenhoffer E

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Forty-eight patients with resected Stages IIA and IIB melanoma were immunized with two tumor antigen epitope peptides derived from gp100(209-217) (210M) (IMDQVPSFV) and tyrosinase(368-376) (370D) (YMDGTMSQV) emulsified with incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA). Patients were assigned randomly to receive either...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Weber J,Sondak VK,Scotland R,Phillip R,Wang F,Rubio V,Stuge TB,Groshen SG,Gee C,Jeffery GG,Sian S,Lee PP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumors consisting of a combination of malignant melanoma and carcinoma are very rare. The authors report two such cases occurring as primary breast tumors. METHODS:The breast tumors were analyzed by histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural techniques. RESULTS:Histologically, the tumors were com...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Padmore RF,Lara JF,Ackerman DJ,Gales T,Sigurdson ER,Ehya H,Cooper HS,Patchefsky AS

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various chemotherapy agents, especially of the alkylating category, have been associated with premature ovarian failure but there is no quantitative evidence of chemotherapy-induced ovarian damage in humans. The aim was to quantify the impact of chemotherapy on primordial follicle reserve and stromal functio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Oktem O,Oktay K

更新日期：2007-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two studies were performed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of irinotecan (CPT-11) in the treatment of adults with malignant glioma. Patients with progressive or recurrent malignant gliomas were enrolled. In the first study, CPT-11 was administered once every 3 weeks as a 90-minute intravenous infusi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cloughesy TF,Filka E,Kuhn J,Nelson G,Kabbinavar F,Friedman H,Miller LL,Elfring GL

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prognostic factors for patients with stage III melanoma are still controversial. METHODS:Two hundred eighty-six patients with solitary cutaneous malignant melanoma of the skin in Stage III (International Union Against Cancer [UICC]) were followed up for as long as 11 years. RESULTS:Patients in risk group p...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Drepper H,Biess B,Hofherr B,Hundeiker M,Lippold A,Otto F,Padberg G,Peters A,Wiebelt H

更新日期：1993-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to evaluate the effect of positive margins, Gleason grade, and capsular penetration on progression after radical prostatectomy. METHODS:The authors followed 507 men with totally embedded retropubic prostatectomy specimens performed for clinical Stages A and B prostate cancer for a m...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Epstein JI,Pizov G,Walsh PC

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A multicenter trial was conducted to determine the efficacy and toxicity of escalating dosages of liposomal tretinoin (all-trans-retinoic acid) administered once or three times weekly in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated Kaposi sarcoma. METHODS:Seventy-six patients with acqu...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bernstein ZP,Chanan-Khan A,Miller KC,Northfelt DW,Lopez-Berestein G,Gill PS

更新日期：2002-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a unique palliative approach of radical surgical debridement for uncontrollable, recurrent pelvic tumors ulcerating through the perineum. All conservative treatment attempts with radiotherapy and chemotherapy had failed. Seven patients have been treated with resection of the tumor including a por...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Temple WJ,Ketcham AS

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are three distinct types of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity (acute, chronic, and late-onset). Although previous studies with animal models suggest that angiotensin II plays a key role in the process of the doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, there has been no such observation in humans. This randomi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakamae H,Tsumura K,Terada Y,Nakane T,Nakamae M,Ohta K,Yamane T,Hino M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unresolved epidemiologic issues in large bowel cancer include reasons for changes in incidence rates, differences in epidemiology of cancer in the distal and proximal colon and rectal cancer, and the optimal fat and fiber levels for low rates. METHODS:The authors examined questions of suitable procedures fo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wynder EL,Reddy BS,Weisburger JH

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laryngeal cancer is the primary cause of death among patients with head and neck cancer in Argentina. Different prognostic factors have been incidentally dealt with in a number of articles, but there are few studies of prognostic variables, such as age, tobacco, and alcohol, using multifactorial analysis. M...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pradier R,González A,Matos E,Loria D,Adan R,Saco P,Califano L

更新日期：1993-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to assess the value of combined-modality therapy in elderly patients by comparing the differences in outcome between patients who received radiotherapy (RT) alone and patients who received RT plus chemotherapy for stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:The North...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Schild SE,Mandrekar SJ,Jatoi A,McGinnis WL,Stella PJ,Deming RL,Jett JR,Garces YI,Allen KL,Adjei AA,North Central Cancer Treatment GroupThis study was conducted as a collaborative trial of the North Central Cancer Treatment Group and

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inferior vena cava obstruction (IVCO) is a poorly characterized complication of metastatic germ cell tumor (GCT). The authors identified 31 cases to describe the clinical features, radiologic findings, complications, and treatment of this clinical entity. METHODS:Patients with GCT and IVCO were identified f...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hassan B,Tung K,Weeks R,Mead GM

更新日期：1999-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This article documents the study of 383 cases of lung cancer in uranium miners and presents for the first time the relationship of radioactive radon gas and cigarette smoking. There is evidence that alpha radiation from radon gas at exposure levels above 465 working level months (WLM) is a strong contributor to the de...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Saccomanno G,Huth GC,Auerbach O,Kuschner M

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with advanced cancer often experience frequent and prolonged hospitalizations; however, the factors associated with greater health care utilization have not been described. We sought to investigate the relation between patients' physical and psychological symptom burden and health care utilization. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nipp RD,El-Jawahri A,Moran SM,D'Arpino SM,Johnson PC,Lage DE,Wong RL,Pirl WF,Traeger L,Lennes IT,Cashavelly BJ,Jackson VA,Greer JA,Ryan DP,Hochberg EP,Temel JS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on previous data demonstrating a potentially synergistic interaction between tamoxifen and cisplatin in metastatic melanoma therapy, a Phase II study was performed to assess the activity of tamoxifen, etoposide, mitoxantrone, and cisplatin (TEMP) in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma. METHODS:F...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Conzen SD,Kaufman PA,Arvizu C,LeMarbre P,Maurer LH,Mott LA,Mills LE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although randomized controlled trials (RCTs) require a great deal of time, money, and effort, the majority of them have resulted in failure to verify a priori hypotheses. Therefore, the intention in the current study was to clarify the differential elements of studies with 'positive' and 'negative' outcomes....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yanada M,Narimatsu H,Suzuki T,Matsuo K,Naoe T

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Virilizing adrenocortical tumors are uncommon in adult women. These lesions generally secrete dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), but not testosterone, which usually is produced by ovarian tumors. Exceptionally, adrenal growths may give off testosterone and no other asse...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Del Gaudio AD,Del Gaudio GA

更新日期：1993-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic disseminated candidiasis (CDC) is a serious complication of treatment in patients with acute leukemia. Although some general risk factors are known to predispose to systemic fungal infections, few studies have addressed the relevance of certain clinical and laboratory features in patients with CDC. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sallah S,Wan JY,Nguyen NP,Vos P,Sigounas G

更新日期：2001-09-15 00:00:00