A phase I study of gemcitabine and docetaxel for advanced stage solid tumors.

abstract：:Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors), cholesterol-lowering agents widely prescribed for cardiovascular health, have been shown to exert several pleiotropic effects. Although some studies reported that statins have no effects on malignancies of any kind, results of several epidemiologic ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Mannello F,Tonti GA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have determined the gene expression of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) metabolizing enzymes (SphK1, SphK2, SGPL1, SGPP1, SGPP2, PPAP2A, PPAP2B, and PPAP2C) by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissues of 50 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients. Expression of...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Vishwakarma S,Agarwal R,Goel SK,Panday RK,Singh R,Sukumaran R,Khare S,Kumar A

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out a phase I trial with chlorambucil. Thirty patients with advanced cancer were entered in six dose levels: 36, 48, 60, 84, 108, and 144 mg/m2. The drug was given in six divided oral doses every 6 hours and the regimen was repeated every 3 weeks. The median age was 62 years (31-84), median Karnofsky perfor...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Blumenreich MS,Woodcock TM,Sherrill EJ,Richman SP,Gentile PS,Epremian BE,Kubota TT,Allegra JC

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current therapies for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are not effective. This study investigated the activity of the M. officinalis essential oil (EO) and its major component (citral) in GBM cell lines. Both EO and citral decreased the viability and induced apoptosis of GBM cells as demonstrated by DNA fragmentation and...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Queiroz RM,Takiya CM,Guimarães LP,Rocha Gda G,Alviano DS,Blank AF,Alviano CS,Gattass CR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous bone marrow transplantation (AuBMT) is an accepted treatment modality for patients with high-risk or relapsed hematological malignancies. Hepatotoxicity, in particular veno-occlusive disease (VOD), is a significant complication of this therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical relevan...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Wasserheit C,Acaba L,Gulati S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fulvestrant (Faslodex) is a new type of estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist that binds, blocks, and degrades the ER, leading to reduced expression of the progesterone receptor (PgR). Unlike the selective ER modulator tamoxifen, fulvestrant is devoid of any known agonist activity. Fulvestrant has a steroidal structure th...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Bundred N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metronomic chemotherapy refers to the chronic, equally spaced, delivery of low doses of chemotherapeutic drugs, without extended interruptions. Previously, we developed two combined metronomic schemes for the treatment of murine mammary tumors. The aim of this study was to compare their effects on tumor and metastasis...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Rico MJ,Perroud HA,Mainetti LE,Rozados VR,Scharovsky OG

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although PKCs are assumed to be the main targets of phorbol esters (PMA), additional PMA effectors, such as chimaerins (a family of RacGTPase activating proteins) and RasGRP (exchange factor for Ras/Rap1), can counteract or strengthen the PKC pathways. In this study, we evaluated the proliferative behavior of PMA-trea...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Fortino V,Torricelli C,Capurro E,Sacchi G,Valacchi G,Maioli E

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vinca alkaloids represent one of the oldest classes of antineoplastic agents used in humans with a wide spectrum of activity against both animal and human tumors. These agents are known to inhibit microtubule polymerization. Vinorelbine is a semisynthetic analog that reached clinical trial on the basis of less pre...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Budman DR

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) is a promising new treatment option for patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Clinical trials have demonstrated that both iodine-131 (131I) and yttrium-90 (90Y) are suitable radionuclides for RIT. Iodine-131 and 90Y differ markedly in their physical properties including hal...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Leonard JP,Siegel JA,Goldsmith SJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer treatment is recognized as the most common cause of secondary lymphedema (LE) in the developed countries of the world. LE occurs as both an acute and chronic health condition in which significant and persistent swelling is associated with an abnormal accumulation of protein-rich fluid. The impact of LE i...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Armer JM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adriamycin (ADM, or doxorubicin hydrochloride) is an effective antineoplastic agent whose use is restricted by its well-described, dose-dependent cardiotoxicity. This study measures ADM DNA adduct formation by 32P-radiolabeling DNA, enzymatically digesting radiolabeled DNA, separating the formed adducts on two-dimensi...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Hahm S,Dresner HS,Podwall D,Golden M,Winiarsky R,Moosikasuwan M,Cajigas A,Steinberg JJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anticancer effects of synthetic, non-natural analogs of ceramide were tested using human TSU-Pr1 prostate cancer cells in-vitro as well as in-vivo, following their effects on tumors development in mice. When incubated with the cultured cancer cells, the analogs elevated cellular ceramide and induced a cytotoxicity...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Qin JD,Weiss L,Slavin S,Gatt S,Dagan A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of p53-target genes encoding the proapoptotic factor Noxa, but not PUMA, was not induced by p53 in HCT116 and SW480 cells, which show resistance to apoptosis in response to p53 overexpression. The lack of p53 inducibility of Noxa was restored by treatment with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-Aza-2...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Yagi S,Oda-Sato E,Uehara I,Asano Y,Nakajima W,Takeshita T,Tanaka N

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response rate (RR) to single-agent chemotherapy with doxorubicin or ifosfamide in patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) is in the range of 20%. Paclitaxel is clinically useful in treating several solid tumors and has demonstrated activity in a series of human sarcoma cell lines. Twenty-eight patients wi...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Casper ES,Waltzman RJ,Schwartz GK,Sugarman A,Pfister D,Ilson D,Woodruff J,Leung D,Bertino JR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are tumors most frequently found in adults. They are often related to activating mutations in the CD-117 tyrosine kinase receptor, most commonly at exon 11. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors have been reported in children. However, until recently, there had not been reports of acti...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Bauer TM,Berlin JD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients with a diagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung were entered on a trial to evaluate the antitumor efficacy of 5-fluorouracil 370 mg/m2 daily for 5 days every four weeks in combination with folinic acid 200 mg/m2, 60 min prior to 5FU. All patients had a good performance status, bidimensionally...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Evans WK,Wierzbicki R,Shepherd FA,Rusthoven J,Stewart DJ,Aitken SE,Maroun JA,Ezzat A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard staging evaluation of prostate cancer includes digital rectal examination, measurement of serum tumor markers, radionuclide bone scan, and abdominal pelvic computed tomography (CT) or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We retrospectively reviewed 300 cases of newly diagnosed, untreated adenocarcino...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Huncharek M,Muscat J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A natural tension exists as an IRB attempts of fulfill its mission of providing an independent and unbiased evaluation of a study while also insuring appropriate consideration of all relevant risks, benefits, and alternative strategies. IRB members with often critically relevant knowledge of unique issues involved in ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Markman M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placement of carmustine-impregnated wafers has become a common practice after surgical resection of malignant gliomas. Bevacizumab is used as a second-line agent for the treatment of malignant gliomas and is sometimes used in patients who have had recent wafer implantation. We describe two cases of fatal cerebrospinal...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Nagaiah G,Almubarak M,Khan M,Altaha R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioimmunoscintigraphy (RIS) is coming into its own as an imaging modality in clinical oncology. Early experience with indium-111-labeled intact murine monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) in colorectal cancer suggested that RIS images hepatic metastases poorly. Moreover, an antimurine immune response was frequently provoke...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Moffat FL Jr,Gulec SA,Serafini AN,Sfakianakis GN,Pop R,Robinson DS,Franceschi D,Boggs J,Livingstone AS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation in apoptotic cell death has recently emerged as a factor in tumorigenesis, but its effect in tumor progression is not yet established. In the present study we evaluated the levels of proliferative and apoptotic cell fractions in a T-cell lymphoma tumor progression model. We compared these features and th...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Donin N,Kay S,Sinai J,Katzenelson D,Siegal A,Michowitz M,Schibi G,Leibovici J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the antiemetic efficacy and safety of two different intravenous (i.v.) dolasetron dosing regimens in patients receiving their first course of high-dose (> or = 80 mg/m2) cisplatin. Of 30 patients enrolled, 14 received a single i.v. dolasetron dose (0.6 mg/kg) before cisplatin and 16 received a mult...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Kasimis BS,Tapazoglou E,Schulman P,Stewart WH,Hahne WF,Cramer MB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here 145 reported post-splenectomy infections in 115 patients with Hodgkin's disease are reviewed. Such infections can occur at any age (median age 19.8 years) and the interval from splenectomy to the infection is quite variable (median 21.9 months). Most infections are present clinically as pneumonia, septicemia, men...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Rosner F,Zarrabi MH

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because most cancer deaths result from disseminated disease, understanding the regulation of tumor invasion and metastasis is a central theme in tumor cell biology. Interactions between extracellular matrices (ECM) and cellular microenvironment play a crucial role in this process. We have tested selected amino acids a...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Singh RK,Rinehart CA,Kim JP,Tolleson-Rinehart S,Lawing LF,Kaufman DG,Siegal GP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibronectin (Fn) synergizes with macrophages (M phi) in inducing cytostasis and cytotoxicity of neoplastic cells in culture. Since heparin enhances Fn's opsonic activity in many systems, we investigated its effect on Fn-macrophage synergy in cytostasis. MCG-T14 (a spontaneous mouse mammary adenocarcinoma) cells (4 X 1...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Martin DE,Reece M,Reese AC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the pattern of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) synthesis in 40 consecutive human hepatocarcinomas (HCC) in relation to hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection. In addition, histopathological characteristics of liver parenchyma and the tumor itself were examined. Elevated AFP (> 20 ng/ml) were found in 90% of HCC patient...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Kashala LO,Kalengayi MM,Essex M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncologists deal almost exclusively with patients with serious and life-threatening diseases, many who are terminally ill. While hospice care remains an ideal model of care for cancer patients with life-ending disease, many obstacles are present in the clinical setting that either impede or prevent the otherwise appro...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Daugherty CK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the hallmarks of cancer is limitless proliferative capacity, which is tightly associated with the ability to maintain telomeres. Over the last decade, the telomere biology of pediatric cancers has begun to be elucidated. Most pediatric leukemias and embryonal solid tumors activate the enzyme telomerase, a speci...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Tabori U,Dome JS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, anemia developing in a patient with cancer can be due to several different factors. A relative failure of erythropoiesis, in conjunction with a modestly shortened erythrocyte survival, is the most likely explanation for the anemia and can occur in patients with or without bone marrow invasion. Several theo...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Zucker S

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00