New approaches to treating malignances with stem cell transplantation.

abstract：:In April 1990, the Argentine Group for Treatment of Acute Leukemia began a multicenter trial for the treatment of previously untreated acute myeloblastic leukemia patients who were under 21 years of age. Initial treatment consisted of an 8-day induction phase with cytarabine together with idarubicin on days 3 to 5 and...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sackmann-Muriel F,Fernández-Barbieri MA,Santarelli MT,Matus-Ridley M,Rosso A,Negri-Aranguren P,Cerutti I,Gomel M,Kvicala R

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several treatment options for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), including those with disease that has progressed after treatment with chemotherapy. Bevacizumab-containing regimens show good efficacy in patients with previously treated disease. Compared with infused 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Giantonio BJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GISTs) are the most common connective tissue malignancies of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, with an incidence on the order of 10-13 per million people per year. Primary therapy is usually surgical, but the recurrence rate of large, so-called high-risk tumors, with a high mitotic rate,...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Reichardt P,Hogendoorn PC,Tamborini E,Loda M,Gronchi A,Poveda A,Schöffski P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of nausea and vomiting in patients receiving multiple-day cisplatin chemotherapy has remained difficult, even with the use of combination antiemetic regimens containing metoclopramide. Although these patients receive a lower daily dose of cisplatin, the emetogenic potential remains high. In addition, many ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Hainsworth JD

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spirituality can exert a tremendous impact on ones health and promote recovery from trauma and illness, including cancer. Throughout the history of mankind, spirituality and religion have played a major role in healing a variety of physical and mental illnesses. Cancer is one of the most devastating illnesses, as it a...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Torosian MH,Biddle VR

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) has been shown to be an effective agent in the treatment of metastatic breast carcinoma. This multicenter randomized study compared paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 given as a 3-hour infusion every 3 weeks with mitomycin 12 mg/m2 given as an intravenous infusion ever...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Dieras V,Marty M,Tubiana N,Corette L,Morvan F,Serin D,Mignot L,Chazard M,Garet F,Onetto N

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humanized anti-p185(HER2) monoclonal antibody trastuzumab has been shown to effectively inhibit the growth of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells in vivo and in vitro. The treatment of cancer cells with trastuzumab results in downregulation of the HER2 receptor. Further downstream cellular events include the a...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Baselga J,Albanell J,Molina MA,Arribas J

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite marked improvements in the treatment options available for patients with lung cancers, more than 85% of patients ultimately relapse and die of their disease. Among the most auspicious of new agents available to treat lung cancers, paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) also has been th...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Bunn PA Jr

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although more common in developing countries, over 11,000 deaths will occur in the United States from head and neck cancer in 2004. Squamous cell carcinomas account for the vast majority of cases in the United States and the majority of these are related to exposure to tobacco and alcohol. Newer data suggest a genetic...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sturgis EM,Wei Q,Spitz MR

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This phase I dose-escalation study was undertaken to determine the maximum tolerated doses of paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) and ifosfamide that could be administered without growth factors to previously untreated patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Forty patients with advanced n...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Shepherd FA,Latreille J,Paul K,Eisenhauer E

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequencing of targeted therapy is well established in metastatic renal cancer. Switching between different vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted therapies or VEGF-targeted therapies and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are both of proven benefit. The optimal sequence remains unclear. Un...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Escudier B,Gore M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

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：:Predicting which patients with primary melanoma are at risk of developing metastastic disease is important for making rational therapeutic decisions. Tumor thickness alone is the most commonly used predictor of survival, but other clinical and pathologic variables also play an important role. We have developed two mul...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Halpern AC,Schuchter LM

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large body of work spanning the past decade has identified the molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) as a critical modulator of an extensive network of cellular signaling pathways. Many of the processes overseen by Hsp90 are deregulated in tumor cells, including cell cycle control, gene transcription, an...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Cullinan SB,Whitesell L

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Traditionally, medical oncology has focused on the active period of diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cancer patients, and palliative medicine, the pre-terminal and end-of-life phases. Palliative medicine physicians have particular expertise in communication and symptom control, especially, for example, with pain ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Storey DJ,Fallon MT,Smyth JF

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and toxicity of cisplatin/etoposide and carboplatin/etoposide combinations along with thoracic irradiation were prospectively assessed in patients with small cell lung cancer. Both combinations were equally effective. However, the carboplatin/etoposide regimen caused significantly less nausea, vomiting, n...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kosmidis PA,Samantas E,Fountzilas G,Pavlidis N,Apostolopoulou F,Skarlos D

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：:Malignant biliary obstruction, duodenal, and gastric outlet obstruction, and tumor-related pain are the complications of unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma that most frequently require palliative intervention. Surgery involving biliary bypass with or without gastrojejunostomy was once the mainstay of treatment in ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Stark A,Hines OJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic areas are a characteristic property of solid tumors. Hypoxia results from an imbalance between the supply and consumption of oxygen. Major pathogenetic mechanisms for the emergence of hypoxia are (1) structural and functional abnormalities in the tumor microvasculature; (2) an increase in diffusion distances; ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Vaupel P,Kelleher DK,Höckel M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide variety of cytogenetic abnormalities and molecular pathways have been implicated in the pathogenesis of sarcoma, and significant progress has been made in the past decade toward identifying potential therapeutic targets. However, apart from gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and dermatofibrosarcoma protube...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Riedel RF

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In geographic areas where there is a high risk of esophageal cancer, analysis of cells obtained from the esophagus has been used effectively to detect early lesions. This has been demonstrated on a large scale in studies from China. Using abrasive balloon cytology techniques, 75% of the cancers detected were early les...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Lightdale CJ,Winawer SJ

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging prostate cancer continues to represent a clinical challenge for both primary and recurrent disease. In the evaluation of the persistent/recurrent/metastatic prostate cancer, knowledge of cancer location (local v distant), size, and extent are essential in order to design a treatment, tailored to each patient's...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Hricak H,Schöder H,Pucar D,Lis E,Eberhardt SC,Onyebuchi CN,Scher HI

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications due to cancer and its treatment are common and increase in incidence and severity as the disease progresses. Central nervous system complications affect 15% to 20% of patients, and up to 75% have bone metastases at some point during the disease process. Endocrine abnormalities include hypercalcemia, adre...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Nelson KA,Walsh D,Abdullah O,McDonnell F,Homsi J,Komurcu S,LeGrand SB,Zhukovsky DS

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of adjuvant chemotherapy in high-grade gliomas are disappointing. Carmustine (BCNU) wafers placed in the resection cavity provide a modest increase in median survival. However, the overall benefit of this approach is small, it offers no potential for cure, and the results are not statistically significant ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Grossman SA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CEP (CCNU, etoposide, and prednimustine) was tested as third-line chemotherapy in 40 patients resistant to both MOPP and ABVD. The observed response rate (complete remission, 35%, and partial remission, 25%) is encouraging. Treatment was generally well tolerated and all acute side effects were reversible. ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Bonadonna G,Viviani S,Valagussa P,Bonfante V,Santoro A

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on anecdotal cases of clinically important decreases in tumor size following initial evidence of disease progression when treating patients with anti-PD-1 therapies, investigators have conducted clinical trials in patients with metastatic non-small lung cancer (mNSCLC) receiving anti-PD-1 therapy allowing for tr...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kazandjian D,Keegan P,Suzman DL,Pazdur R,Blumenthal GM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gemcitabine, a novel nucleoside analog, shows reproducible response rates of 20% and above in single-agent studies in non-small cell lung cancer. In the phase II studies reported, chemotherapy-naive patients received gemcitabine (starting doses, 800 to 1,250 mg/ m2) as a single agent on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day c...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Le Chevalier T

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although chemotherapy for advanced bladder cancer has historically been based on cisplatin-based combination regimens, the limitations of these regimens both in terms of efficacy and toxicity are now widely appreciated. In response to these limitations, other single agents have been studied, and a number have demonstr...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Roth BJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytarabine and hydroxyurea in combination are known to inhibit the DNA excision repair system. Given this system is responsible for repair of cisplatin-DNA adducts, we hypothesized that combining cytarabine, hydroxyurea, and cisplatin in an appropriate schedule might inhibit adduct repair, increase the number of DNA l...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Albain KS,Swinnen LJ,Erickson LC,Stiff PJ,Fisher SG,Fisher RI

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00