The emerging role of pemetrexed (Alimta) and gemcitabine in non-small cell lung cancer.

abstract：:Hepatic metastases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). The rationale for hepatic arterial chemotherapy has both an anatomical and pharmacological basis. Several randomized clinical studies of fluoropyrimidine showed higher response rates in all trials when the drug w...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kemeny NE,Ron IG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of radiation therapy (RT) as part of a treatment regimen for cancer must be weighed against the potential risk of harm to the patient and in the pregnant patient, the risk to the developing fetus. Information necessary for determining the potential effects of RT on the developing fetus include the gestati...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Greskovich JF Jr,Macklis RM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid malignancies often exhibit high interstitial fluid pressure (IFP), which causes poor uptake of anticancer drugs. While there are several mechanisms that regulate IFP in tumors, activation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor, which is expressed in various cell types within the tumor microenvironment, has b...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Pietras K

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ifosfamide was developed by investigators at Asta-Werke in Germany. Its chemical structure differs from that of cyclophosphamide by the transposition of one of the side chain chloroethyl groups to the ring nitrogen. In several preclinical models, ifosfamide had greater activity than cyclophosphamide. It produced less ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Loehrer PJ Sr

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents almost three quarters of all cases of lung cancer. Most NSCLC patients present with either locally advanced inoperable disease, stage IV metastatic disease, or comorbid medical conditions that make them unsuitable for curative resection. Among NSCLC patients in the United ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Carney DN

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constitutive expression of interferons (IFNs) and activation of their signaling pathways have pivotal roles in host responses to malignant cells in the tumor microenvironment. IFNs are induced by the innate immune system and in tumors through stimulation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and through other signaling pathwa...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Cheon H,Borden EC,Stark GR

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in chromatin structure resulting from aberrant DNA methylation and perturbations of the histone code profoundly influence gene expression during pulmonary carcinogenesis. Recent studies indicate that DNA demethylating agents and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors synergistically induce gene expression a...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Schrump DS,Nguyen DM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature documents that the majority of breast cancer survivors have adjusted well after their first 2 years since diagnosis. However, there is a subset of survivors reporting psychological distress, including depression and anxiety, involving approximately 30% by 4 years post-treatment, but widely ranging from ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kornblith AB,Ligibel J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental renal-cell carcinoma can be induced by many different chemical carcinogens; dimethyl nitrosoamine has been most studied. The disease so induced in experimental animals closely resembles the spontaneous disease in man in histopathology, course, and other characteristics. Two agents that are probably etiolo...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Outzen HC,Maguire HC Jr

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapse following complete remission achieved with a single course of high-dose chemotherapy continues to be the main cause of treatment failure in patients with metastatic breast cancer. A phase I/II trial was initiated that combined the two most active drugs against breast cancer, doxorubicin and paclitaxel (Taxol; ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Rahman Z,Champlin R,Rondon G,Frye D,Valero V,Mehra R,Hortobagyi G

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its introduction, paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) has demonstrated significant antitumor activity in epidermoid carcinomas and adenocarcinomas originating in the esophagus. Paclitaxel is the most active single agent available to treat metastatic esophageal cancer. Combinations of ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Weiner LM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclinical models in vitro and in vivo have shown that tumor hypoxia alters the malignant cell phenotype, selecting for p53 mutations, stimulating angiogenesis and metastasis, and markedly reducing the efficacy of both radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Similarly, clinical studies measuring pretreatment tumor oxygen stat...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Gandara DR,Lara PN Jr,Goldberg Z,Le QT,Mack PC,Lau DH,Gumerlock PH

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the bladder is the most prevalent cancer in Egypt and in most African countries. At the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo, it constitutes 30.3% of all cancers. The median age at diagnosis is 46 years, with a male preponderance of 5:1. Whether in Egypt or other African countries such as Sudan, Kenya, ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： el-Mawla NG,el-Bolkainy MN,Khaled HM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Navelbine (NVB) or 5' nor-anhydro-vinblastine was shown to present a broader antitumor activity and to induce fewer side effects than vinblastine (VBL) or vincristine (VCR). The possible mechanisms of these differences were analyzed with in vitro methods. At substoichiometric concentrations, the three drugs inhibit mi...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Fellous A,Ohayon R,Vacassin T,Binet S,Lataste H,Krikorian A,Couzinier JP,Meininger V

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer patients undergoing therapeutic regimens of high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) with circulating progenitor cell support often develop anemia. As a general consideration in the transplantation setting, red blood cell transfusions are normally required in patients who have passed the myeloablative phase after H...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Danova M,Ferrari S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoproliferative disorders are characterized by the abnormal accumulation of aberrant lymphocytes, which frequently interfere with the processes associated with immunologic response and hematopoiesis. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has traditionally been considered indolent, with a prolonged clinical course. Ho...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Hillmen P

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-derived microparticles (PMPs) represent the most abundant microparticle (MP) subtype. Their presence reflects platelet activity, physiopathology, and the thrombotic state of cancer patients. The quantity and composition of PMPs strictly depends on the way MPs were generated. Because platelets play a key role ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Mezouar S,Mege D,Darbousset R,Farge D,Debourdeau P,Dignat-George F,Panicot-Dubois L,Dubois C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gemcitabine is a novel nucleoside analogue that has demonstrated activity against several solid tumors. A large phase II study has been performed in Europe and Canada with a total enrollment of 161 non-small cell lung cancer patients, 26 of whom were from the Institut Gustave-Roussy. Patient characteristics were the s...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Le Chevalier T,Gottfried M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A substantial proportion of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck have extensive locoregional disease at presentation. While extensive surgical procedures may completely eradicate local disease with acceptable morbidity for smaller tumors, in patients with stage III and IV disease, high local rela...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Eisenberger M,Jacobs M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review the options for the treatment of newly diagnosed myeloma in a patient who is a candidate for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Bortezomib, lenalidomide, dexamethasone (VRD) has been studied in two randomized trials as first-line therapy. In one of these trials, VRD demonstrated improved overall su...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Rajan AM,Rajkumar SV

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune complications are common in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), occurring in up to a quarter of all patients during the course of the illness. By far the most common manifestation is autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), followed by immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). It is not true to say that autoimmunity is con...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Hamblin TJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously untreated patients with stages I to IV, N0-3, M0 unresectable non-small cell lung cancer were randomized to arm I (conventional radiotherapy [RT], 60 Gy in 30 fractions over 6 weeks), arm II (accelerated RT, 60 Gy in 30 fractions over 3 weeks), arm III (conventional RT, as in arm I, plus carboplatin 70 mg/m...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Bishop JF,Ball D,Crennan E,Ryan G,Davis S,Toner G,O'Brien P,Olver I

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme involved in prostaglandin production in pathologic states such as inflammatory processes and cancer. The enzyme is often overexpressed in premalignant lesions and various cancers, including cancer of the lung. Inhibition of this enzyme with selective COX-2 inhibitors was found to ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Komaki R,Liao Z,Milas L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination therapy consisting of Lipiodol (Laboratoire Guerbet, Villepinte, France) containing styrene maleic acid neocarzinostatin and transcatheter arterial embolization (L-TAE) has been an important conservative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We examined the clinical and pathologic characteristics of ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kenji J,Hyodo I,Tanimizu M,Tanada M,Nishikawa Y,Hosokawa Y,Mandai K,Moriwaki S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigators representing all major melanoma research areas present an overview of the most important challenges for the field. Four major research areas are covered plus the training of new investigators. For each area we first describe the present status, its strengths and weaknesses, and then outline specific reco...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Herlyn M,Halaban R,Ronai Z,Schuchter L,Berwick M,Pinkel D

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of chemotherapy for patients with stage IV melanoma is unsatisfactory, since durable responses are rarely achieved. More experimental treatments, such as vaccine approaches, antibody treatments, and gene therapy are being developed and are of high scientific interest; however, their efficacy in advanced me...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Keilholz U,Gore ME

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to correlate changes in morphology to changes in molecular attributes, we constructed a tissue microarray of thin and thick melanomas selected to represent progression from dysplasia to early and advanced melanoma. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and immunohistology with antibodies to cyclin D1, p16, Ki6...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Tuthill RJ,Reed RJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is not a single disease, but a group of closely related B- and T-cell cancers of the lymphatic system. The incidence of NHL is rising, particularly in the countries of the industrialized world. The increased incidence is poorly understood, but several risk factors have been postulated to b...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Zinzani PL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of the HER2/neu proto-oncogene and its role in the pathogenesis of breast cancer tumors, and the development of the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, trastuzumab (Herceptin; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA), directed against the HER2 receptor represent major milestones in the research developments in bre...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Slamon D,Pegram M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin findings can serve as a clue to internal disease. In this article, cutaneous manifestations of underlying lung malignancy are reviewed. Paraneoplastic dermatoses are rare, but when recognized early, can lead to early diagnosis of an underlying neoplasm. Malignancy-associated dermatoses comprise a broad group of h...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Owen CE

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00