Abstract:
:On the basis of preclinical data suggesting the possibility of maximising the efficacy of 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin by interferon, a pilot clinical trial was initiated in recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer. Thirty-four patients were treated with cisplatin at 100 mg m-2, followed by 5-fluorouracil at 1,000 mg m-2 by continuous infusion for 5 days. Interferon alpha 2b was administered at the dose of 3 million U i.m. daily for 7 days, beginning the day before chemotherapy. Courses were repeated every 3 weeks. Two patients achieved a complete remission, six a partial response, 14 had stable disease and 12 progressed on therapy, for an overall response rate of 23% (95% confidence interval 10-36%). Median survival time was 5 months. Toxicity was severe. Stomatitis, diarrhoea and myelosuppression were the most common side-effects. Because of the poor response rate and the presence of severe toxicity, in our opinion further clinical trials in head and neck cancer should be attempted only after a better definition in preclinical studies of interactions among 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin and interferon.
journal_name
Br J Cancerjournal_title
British journal of cancerauthors
Cascinu S,Fedeli A,Luzi Fedeli S,Catalano Gdoi
10.1038/bjc.1994.72subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-02-01 00:00:00pages
392-3issue
2eissn
0007-0920issn
1532-1827journal_volume
69pub_type
临床试验,杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Stromal-tumour interactions facilitate pancreatic cancer (PC) progression. The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/c-MET pathway is upregulated in PC and mediates the interaction between cancer cells and stromal pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs). This study assessed the effect of HGF/c-MET inhibition plus gemcitab...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41416-020-0782-1
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The Dutch guidelines advise to start radiation therapy (RT) within 5 weeks following breast-conserving surgery (BCS). However, much controversy exists regarding timing of RT. This study investigated its effect on 10-year disease-free survival (DFS) in a Dutch population-based cohort. METHODS:All women diagn...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.2017.159
更新日期:2017-07-11 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Impaired drug transport is an important factor that reduces the efficacy of anticancer agents against pancreatic cancer. Here, we report a novel combination chemotherapy using gemcitabine (GEM) and internalised-RGD (iRGD) peptide, which enhances tumour-specific drug penetration by binding neuropilin-1 (NRP1)...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.2014.49
更新日期:2014-03-18 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605319
更新日期:2009-10-20 00:00:00
abstract::Survival data on female invasive breast cancer with 9-year follow-up from five French cancer registries were analysed by logistic regression for prognostic factors of cancer stage. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to estimate and compare the overall survival probability at 5 and 7 years, and at the ...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604163
更新日期:2008-01-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.2016.98
更新日期:2016-05-24 00:00:00
abstract::Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a form of cancer treatment based on the destruction of cells by the interaction of light, oxygen and a photosensitizer. Aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) is the prodrug of the photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX (PpIX). ALA-induced PDT depends on the rate of cellular synthesis of PpIX, which may v...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1998.441
更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute inflammatory reactions were induced in rats by the intravenous injection of cellulose sulphate (CS) or an extract of normal rat lung homogenate (LH), or by intraperitoneal injections of Compound 48/80. These treatments greatly increased survival and clonogenic growth in the lungs of rats of intravenously injecte...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1974.189
更新日期:1974-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Wnt-5a is one of the most highly investigated non-canonical Wnts and has been implicated in almost all aspects of non-canonical Wnt signalling. In terms of cancer development, Wnt-5a has, until recently, lived in the shadow of its better-characterised relatives. This was largely because of its apparent inability to tr...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605174
更新日期:2009-07-21 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602853
更新日期:2005-11-28 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.1057
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The presence of succinyl-coenzyme A: acetoacetate CoA--transferase (3-oxo acid-CoA transferase), an initiator of ketone body utilization in non-hepatic tissue was examined in a number of animal and human tumours of peripheral tissues. While enzyme levels in heart, kidney, lymphocytes and bladder were high, the tumours...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1983.38
更新日期:1983-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The radiation response of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-immortalised lymphoblastoid cell lines derive from Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) and LFS-like individuals was investigated. Cells from all LFS and LFS-like cases showed an accumulation of p53 protein following 137Cs gamma-irradiation, which was associated with cell cycle...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1996.424
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hypoxia can activate autophagy, a self-digest adaptive process that maintains cell turnover. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are used to treat cancer but also stimulate autophagy. METHODS:Human mammary cancer cells and derived xenografts were used to examine whether hypoxia could exacerbate ...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.2013.644
更新日期:2013-11-12 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.2011.74
更新日期:2011-03-29 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600084
更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Imaging has an essential role in the planning and delivery of radiotherapy. Recent advances in imaging have led to the development of advanced radiotherapy techniques-including image-guided radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiotherapy and proton beam therapy. The optimal use of imagin...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/s41416-019-0412-y
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:On the base of the microRNA (miRNA) expression signature of bladder cancer (BC), we found that miR-1 and miR-133a were significantly downregulated in BC. In this study, we focussed on the functional significance of miR-1 and miR-133a in BC cell lines and identified a molecular network of these miRNAs. METHO...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.2011.23
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::In an Italian case-control study of oral cancer, number of missing teeth and other aspects of dental care were similar, but the general condition of the mouth, as indicated by gum bleeding, tartar deposits and mucosal irritation, was worse among oral cancer cases than controls. No differences were detected in sexual p...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1054/bjoc.2000.1398
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been proposed to guide breast cancer surgery by measuring residual tumour after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This study-level meta-analysis examines MRI's agreement with pathology, compares MRI with alternative tests and investigates consistency between different measures of...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1038/bjc.2013.473
更新日期:2013-09-17 00:00:00
abstract::Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were obtained from patients receiving radioactive murine monoclonal antibody (MAb) therapy for malignant epithelial tumours, as well as normal controls, and were tested for the ability of T cells to proliferate in vitro in the presence of the MAb administered for therapy (HMF...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1991.337
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1998.518
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1995.530
更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) was investigated in squamous cell carcinoma of the human larynx. For this purpose, tissue extracts from 25 matched samples of normal mucosa and neoplastic larynx were compared for the levels of uPA activity as evaluated by a chromogenic PA assay and sodium d...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1996.512
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have treated 40 patients was relapsed or resistant lymphoma with the combination of Etoposide, Prednisolone, Ifosfamide and Cisplatin (EPIC). Complete response was obtained in 11 patients (28%) with an overall response of 58%. The presence of bulky disease (P < 0.005), elevated LDH serum levels (P < 0.005), respons...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1993.393
更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Though p53 mutations are rare in ES, there is a strong indication that p53 mutant tumours form a particularly bad prognostic group. As such, novel treatment strategies are warranted that would specifically target and eradicate tumour cells containing mutant p53 in this subset of ES patients. METHODS:PRIMA-1...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.2013.635
更新日期:2013-11-12 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to document the occurrence and to correlate the prevalence of different human papillomavirus (HPV) types with the cytological results on simultaneously performed thin-layer preparations in a large population of Flemish women. During 1 year, 69 290 thin-layer preparations were interprete...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600756
更新日期:2003-02-24 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.2014.279
更新日期:2014-07-08 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601991
更新日期:2004-07-19 00:00:00
abstract::Piwi proteins and their interaction with piRNAs have rapidly emerged as important contributors to gene regulation, indicating their crucial function in germline and stem cell development. However, data on the Hiwi 1 (Hiwi) gene, one of the four human Piwi homologues, are still scarce. Therefore, we investigated the Hi...
journal_title:British journal of cancer
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604653
更新日期:2008-10-07 00:00:00