Hormonal treatment for metastatic breast cancer. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Phase III trial comparing aminoglutethimide to tamoxifen.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical records of 50 patients with malignant mesothelioma were reviewed to determine the clinical features and factors influencing survival. METHODS:Charts of all patients whose conditions were diagnosed as malignant mesothelioma were abstracted and analyzed by statistical software. RESULTS:The male-to-fe...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sridhar KS,Doria R,Raub WA Jr,Thurer RJ,Saldana M

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some studies have suggested that women with metastatic malignant melanoma have a better survival rate than men. However, little is known about the effect of gender on survival in combination with other clinical variables and treatment variables. Thus, an analysis of 813 eligible patients from 15 consecutive ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Unger JM,Flaherty LE,Liu PY,Albain KS,Sondak VK

更新日期：2001-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:One-hundred and fifty-one adults with acute non-lymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) were entered into an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group protocol (EST-1473) comparing twice daily cytosine arabinoside and thioguanine (AT) with weekly cyclophosphamide, cytosine arabinoside, and methotrexate (CAM) for remission induction. Of ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Skeel RT,Costello W,Bennett JM,Oken MM,Tobin MS,Bertino JR,Marsh JC,Carbone PP

更新日期：1980-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The serial technetium 99 (99Tc) bone scans of 76 patients with Stage D-2 prostate cancers were reviewed. Sites of metastases in skeletal areas in decreasing order were vertebrae, ribs, pelvis, long bones, and skull. Patients with one or two involved skeletal areas had a significantly longer progression-free interval a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Knudson G,Grinis G,Lopez-Majano V,Sansi P,Targonski P,Rubenstein M,Sharifi R,Guinan P

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung carcinoma represents the most frequent cause of cancer death worldwide because of tumor metastases. The objective of the current study was to analyze the immunologic response during the progress of lung carcinoma metastasis. METHODS:The authors established two tumor cell lines that were derived from pr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： So T,Takenoyama M,Ichiki Y,Mizukami M,So T,Hanagiri T,Sugio K,Yasumoto K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On account of the functioning bigonads, true hermaphrodites show a wide range of morphological anomalies. The patient under discussion had an ovary on one side and an ovotestis on the other side; both of them functioned to some extent to produce a rudimentary uterus, fallopian tubes and a few Woolfian remnants. The ad...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Radharrishnan S,Sivaraman L,Natarajan PS

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in the elderly population, persons 65 years of age or older, as a target group for cancer control has not been great. Age recommendations rarely are made for prevention and early detection of cancer for elderly persons. However, cancer incidence and mortality rates are known to rise rapidly with increasing ag...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yancik R,Kessler L,Yates JW

更新日期：1988-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, peripheral lung adenocarcinomas (PLA) measuring < or = 3 cm in greatest dimension often have been diagnosed using diagnostic radiology. The objective of the current study was to determine which cytologic factors are associated with a favorable outcome and an unfavorable outcome in patients with PLA...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kobayashi Y,Yokose T,Kawamura K,Iwasaki S,Murata Y,Onuma S,Hasebe T,Nagai K,Sasaki S,Ochiai A

更新日期：2005-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of rectal cancer in the United States in young patients is considered to be low. Underestimating this incidence may result in a failure to diagnose younger patients with rectal cancer in a timely manner. METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study using Surveillance, Epidemiolog...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Meyer JE,Narang T,Schnoll-Sussman FH,Pochapin MB,Christos PJ,Sherr DL

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) is variably expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is believed to be correlated with prognosis and survival. Recently, another estrogen receptor (ERbeta) has been identified, but its relevance in liver diseases is unknown. METHODS:The expression of ERbeta in the li...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Iavarone M,Lampertico P,Seletti C,Francesca Donato M,Ronchi G,del Ninno E,Colombo M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single-agent chemotherapy produces partial responses in the range of 7-27% in patients with Stage IV nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Cisplatin-based combination regimens have achieved higher response rates but with significant toxicity. Two prior studies employing 24-hour infusions of paclitaxel showed...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tester WJ,Jin PY,Reardon DH,Cohn JB,Cohen MH

更新日期：1997-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that low levels of p27(Kip1), an inhibitor of G1 cyclin-dependent kinases, are associated with high aggressiveness and poor prognosis in a variety of cancers. Decreased levels of p27 are caused, at least in part, by acceleration of the rate of its ubiquitin-mediated degradation. I...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hershko D,Bornstein G,Ben-Izhak O,Carrano A,Pagano M,Krausz MM,Hershko A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection has been implicated in the pathogenesis of certain subtypes of salivary gland tumors in the adult population. However, to the authors' knowledge its role in pediatric salivary gland tumors, a rare disease, has not been explored previously. METHODS:Thirteen cases of primary...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Venkateswaran L,Gan YJ,Sixbey JW,Santana VM

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot study was done to determine the feasibility of adjuvant photodynamic therapy (PDT) in recurrent retroperitoneal sarcomas. Ten patients, who had recurrences after conventional methods of treatment, had repeated resections of the tumor and intraoperative photodynamic treatment to the tumor bed. The methods and e...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nambisan RN,Karakousis CP,Holyoke ED,Dougherty TJ

更新日期：1988-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Between July 1968 and December 1974, 53 patients with lung cancer were planned for preoperative irradiation and surgery. All patients were considered clinically marginally resectable because of advanced local disease, 4 Stage II patients, with limited pulmonary reserve and 49 Stage III patients. Most patients received...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sherman DM,Neptune W,Weichselbaum R,Order SE,Piro AJ

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective management of hepatic metastases from ocular and cutaneous melanoma remains a major therapeutic challenge. Treatment options include hepatic resection, hepatic intra-arterial (HIA) chemotherapy, chemoembolization, and hepatic perfusions. Evaluating the efficacy of these interventions is limited by the retros...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Agarwala SS,Eggermont AM,O'Day S,Zager JS

更新日期：2014-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) plays a critical role in angiogenesis during vascular development. The authors tested the hypothesis that HIF-1 expression correlates with progression and angiogenesis in brain tumors. METHODS:The authors investigated the expression of the HIF-1alpha and HIF-1beta subunits...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zagzag D,Zhong H,Scalzitti JM,Laughner E,Simons JW,Semenza GL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mode of tumor growth of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CC) varies considerably from patient to patient. This study describes the clinicopathologic variety of the extraductal mass-forming type of CC. METHODS:Patients with CC characterized by an extraductal mass (n = 26) who underwent hepatectomy from 1...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yamanaka N,Okamoto E,Ando T,Oriyama T,Fujimoto J,Furukawa K,Tanaka T,Tanaka W,Nishigami T

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors evaluated the role of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-induced fluorescence endoscopy (AFE) in the detection of flat urothelial lesions in light of the suggestions made for flat neoplastic lesions within the 1999 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of urinary bladder tumors. METHODS:From...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zaak D,Hungerhuber E,Schneede P,Stepp H,Frimberger D,Corvin S,Schmeller N,Kriegmair M,Hofstetter A,Knuechel R

更新日期：2002-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelioid sarcoma is an uncommon tumor characterized by its appearance in the distal extremities (especially the forearm, wrist, and ankle), the tendency to recur locally, and high probability of spread to regional lymph nodes. Most patients have been treated surgically, and the potential role of radiation therapy a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shimm DS,Suit HD

更新日期：1983-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicopathologic correlations were made in 50 patients with follicular large cell (FLC) lymphoma to better define the influence of a variety of clinical and pathologic features on survival and the potential for continuous freedom from disease. The 5- and 10-year actuarial survivals for the entire group of patients ar...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Horning SJ,Weiss LM,Nevitt JB,Warnke RA

更新日期：1987-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonfunctioning strumal carcinoid arising in a 49-year-old woman was studied by histochemical and immunocytochemical techniques. All tumor cells, irrespective of their architectural arrangement, showed properties of neuroendocrine-programmed cells, without any evidence of thyroid follicular cell differentiation. Foci...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dayal Y,Tashjian AH Jr,Wolfe HJ

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China's lung cancer (LC) burden plays a pivotal role in the global cancer epidemic. Comparing LC burden and population attributable fractions (PAFs) of risk factors between China and other countries/regions is essential to inform effective intervention. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provides a uni...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wang N,Mengersen K,Tong S,Kimlin M,Zhou M,Hu W

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data for the years 1973-1992 documented that patients age < 50 years presented with more advanced disease. Because of the increase in the incidence rate of lung adenocarcinoma in the past few decades and the presentation of more advanced disease in young pat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Liu NS,Spitz MR,Kemp BL,Cooksley C,Fossella FV,Lee JS,Hong WK,Khuri FR

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A phase II prospective trial was carried out to study the concept of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) dose-intensity in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Forty patients were treated with 5-FU plus leucovorin (LV), with individually increasing doses of 5-FU. A 5-FU pharmacokinetic follow up was performed and a r...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gamelin EC,Danquechin-Dorval EM,Dumesnil YF,Maillart PJ,Goudier MJ,Burtin PC,Delva RG,Lortholary AH,Gesta PH,Larra FG

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research suggests that patients' end-of-life (EOL) care is determined primarily by the medical resources available, and not by patient preferences. The authors examined whether patients' desire for life-extending therapy was associated with their EOL care. METHODS:Coping with Cancer is a multisite, prospect...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wright AA,Mack JW,Kritek PA,Balboni TA,Massaro AF,Matulonis UA,Block SD,Prigerson HG

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometric measurements were done on 51 ovarian carcinoma specimens collected from consecutive patients in a prospective study. The ploidy status was related to the course of the disease. The tumors from 26 (52%) of 50 evaluable patients had DNA aneuploidy. Patients with diploid tumors were more often considered ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Iversen OE

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of tumor cells to reduced folates before or with the fluoropyrimidines, 5-fluorouracil or 5-fluoro-2'deoxyuridine, results in a substantial increase in the activity of these drugs. Available evidence suggests that the mechanism of this synergism is a kinetic stabilization of complex formed between thymidylate...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Morgan RG

更新日期：1989-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine years after biopsy and radiation therapy for an extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal cavity, a 64-year-old man developed locally recurrent tumor. Repeat biopsy revealed tumor identical in hematoxylin and eosin stain (H & E) appearance to that found originally, leading to the diagnosis of recurrent extramedull...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Abrams RA,Wilson JF,Komorowski RA,Collins D,Toohill RJ

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is one of the most responsive of the common solid tumors when systemic therapy is indicated in the treatment of locally advanced or disseminated cancer. Many single agents have been useful in inducing remission in mammary carcinoma, but in recent years various drug combinations have been developed that a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bisel HF

更新日期：1980-08-15 00:00:00