Common complications of advanced cancer.

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is an ideal model in which to study malignant progression from the molecular-genetic perspective because different stages of the same malignancy coexist within each patient. Approximately 75% of colorectal cancer cases are sporadic and the remaining are familial disease, yet genetic mutations that ha...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Kitisin K,Mishra L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current oncology practice of treating cancer with aggressive doses of radiation and chemotherapy is potentially disastrous, as response and side effects vary depending on several factors including pharmacogenetics. This study is the first to evaluate esophageal cancer treatment with a pharmacogenetic paradigm and ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Wu X,Lu C,Chiang SS,Ajani JA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of the signaling pathways that are aberrant in cancer cells has the potential to provide an effective nontoxic approach to patient management in a broad range of cancers. This quest has taken a major leap forward with the demonstration that STI-571 (imatinib mesylate) induces clinical and molecular remissio...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Mills GB,Kohn E,Lu Y,Eder A,Fang X,Wang H,Bast RC,Gray J,Jaffe R,Hortobagyi G

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy has now become a standard experimental approach for treating cancers that have failed conventional therapies. As the understanding of the molecular nature of carcinogenesis develops, new approaches are being taken to directly target tumor cells, thus bypassing the difficulties of killing cells that are re...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Freeman SM,Whartenby KA,Freeman JL,Abboud CN,Marrogi AJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heat-shock proteins (HSPs) belong to a family of ubiquitous and abundant proteins used successfully in prophylactic and therapeutic vaccination against tumors. The HSPs are natural chaperones of peptides that reflect the immunologic composition of the cell. Immunization with tumor-derived HSP-peptide complexes (HS...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Ménoret A,Chandawarkar R

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose interferon alfa (IFN alfa) therapy induces an overall response rate of 25% to 30% in unselected patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related Kaposi's sarcoma. Up to 50% of patients with relatively preserved immune reactivity respond to treatment. However, when dosages of 20 x 10(6) units o...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Krown SE

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial phase I trials of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients demonstrated that a pharmacologic advantage was achieved with the direct instillation of drugs into the peritoneal cavity. Recent trials have reported that approximately 30% of patients who have small-volume residual disease following in...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Ozols R

更新日期：1985-09-01 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：:Rituximab shows high single-agent activity in both previously untreated and relapsed or refractory indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In combination with chemotherapy, rituximab has achieved response rates higher than 90% with long duration of remission in phase II studies. Therefore, randomized phase III studies have b...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Hiddemann W,Dreyling M,Unterhalt M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that African American men are more likely to be diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer than White men. Racial variation in the use of prostate cancer early detection modalities (ie, digital rectal examination [DRE] and prostate-specific antigen [PSA] testing) has been suggested as a major reason fo...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Myers RE

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the effectiveness and side effects of intravenous ondansetron as a single-agent antiemetic therapy for patients receiving emetogenic cancer chemotherapy under a compassionate-use program for patients not enrolled in controlled clinical trials. Patients were > or = 7 years old and had uncontrolled na...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Berry WR,House KW,Lee JT,Plagge PB,Meshad MW,Grapski R

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Denileukin diftitox (ONTAK; Seragen Inc, San Diego, CA) is a fusion protein designed to direct the cytocidal action of diphtheria toxin to cells that overexpress the IL-2 receptor. The human IL-2 receptor exists in three isoforms: low (CD25), intermediate (CD122/CD132), and high (CD25/CD122/CD132) affinity. The high-a...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Foss F

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal management of cancer today requires a thorough and up-to-date understanding of cancer cell kinetics and biochemistry. This report reviews the history and current standards in these fields and how they affect the contemporary approach to breast cancer management. Also outlined are recommended avenues for future...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Norton L

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the new agents intensively studied in the last decade for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer is vinorelbine (Navelbine; Burroughs Wellcome Co, Research Triangle Park, NC; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Paris, France). This vinca alkaloid produces response rates comparable to other single agents in women with m...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Abeloff MD

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the updated results of an intensive treatment protocol for children (< 18 years) and adults (> or = 18 years) with advanced B-cell lymphomas. The protocol consists of two chemotherapy regimens: A, consisting of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and high-dose methotrexate (CODOX-M), and B, consisting...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Adde M,Shad A,Venzon D,Arndt C,Gootenberg J,Neely J,Nieder M,Owen W,Seibel N,Wilson W,Horak ID,Magrath I

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of radiation therapy in the management of breast cancer continues to evolve. For patients with early stage breast cancer, hypofractionated whole breast irradiation following breast conserving surgery now represents the standard of care based on randomized data with long-term efficacy and toxicity outcomes. Pa...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Shah C,Bauer-Nilsen K,McNulty RH,Vicini F

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is a multi-symptom syndrome involving both physical and emotional problems that can be evaluated for their impact on quality of life. Fatigue is the cardinal symptom of anemia, reported by three of four cancer patients using the general version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT-G) questionnai...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Cella D

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 5 years there has been a renewed interest in the use of monoclonal antibodies and immunoconjugates in the treatment of nonhematologic malignancies. This enthusiasm has stemmed from advances in recombinant technology allowing for the production of chimeric and humanized antibodies, from Food and Drug Admi...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Murray JL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Present status of gastric cancer surgery in Japan and several new procedures are reviewed in this article. Japanese treatment results of this disease were significantly better than Western results even when stages were adjusted. Generally speaking, Japanese surgical procedures are more aggressive and meticulous compar...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Maruyama K,Sasako M,Kinoshita T,Sano T,Katai H

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For any tumor to become cancerous, various genetic mutations and biologic alterations must occur in the cell that in combination render it a malignant neoplasm. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a neoplasm associated with several molecular and cellular abnormalities. SCLC is associated with early and frequent metastasi...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sattler M,Salgia R

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiologic studies relevant to the hypothesis that exposure to tamoxifen is associated with risk of cancer of the endometrium and perhaps other organs are described, summarized, and evaluated. One large body of data comes from the randomized trials of tamoxifen as a therapeutic agent against established breast ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： MacMahon B

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the activity of thalidomide in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM), 20 patients were treated on a dose schedule that escalated from 200 mg/d to 600 mg/d. On an intention-to-treat basis, five (25%) patients achieved a partial response, which was noted within 3 months of treatment. Adverse effects were comm...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Dimopoulos MA,Tsatalas C,Zomas A,Hamilos G,Panayiotidis P,Margaritis D,Matsouka C,Economopoulos T,Anagnostopoulos N

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dose-finding study was set up to identify the optimal dose of the combination of paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) and carboplatin for phase II studies in patients with advanced chemotherapy-naive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The influence of drug sequence on the toxicity and pha...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Giaccone G,Huizing M,Postmus PE,ten Bokkel Huinink WW,Koolen M,van Zandwijk N,Vermorken JB,Beijnen JH,Dalesio O,Pinedo HM

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epipodophyllotoxins, etoposide and teniposide, have been used in leukemias and malignant lymphomas for the past 15 years. Although etoposide has acquired a place in many first-line protocols for lymphomas and, more recently, for leukemias, the role of teniposide has remained limited. Teniposide is a more potent in...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sonneveld P

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related lymphomas consistently display a B-cell phenotype and are histogenetically related to germinal center (GC) or post-GC B cells in the overwhelming majority of cases. The pathogenesis of AIDS-related lymphoma is a multistep process involving factors provided by the host,...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Gaidano G,Capello D,Carbone A

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choices of treatment for patients with estrogen receptor (ER) positive metastatic breast cancer refractory to first-line endocrine therapies include progestins, antiadrenal drugs, and androgens. These treatments should be administered sequentially to achieve maximum palliation of the disease. For ER positive patients ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Buzdar AU

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview of the causes, the clinical pictures and the management of obstruction in three major organ systems due to primary and secondary malignant neoplasms has been presented. Such obstruction often produces dramatic clinical pictures that require careful, appropriate, and often aggressive therapy if patients are...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Sise JG,Crichlow RW

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coelomic epithelial carcinoma of the ovary, the most common cause of death from cancer of the female genital tract in the United States, presents most commonly as advanced (stage III or IV) disease. Management consists of aggressive surgical cytoreduction followed by combination chemotherapy, until recently, a platinu...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Thigpen T,Vance RB,McGuire WP,Hoskins WJ,Brady M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug resistance is one of the most important problems in the treatment of cancer. Patients become resistant not only to the drugs used initially, but also those to which they have not yet been exposed. A number of factors influence the therapeutic outcome of patients with breast cancer, foremost of which is the tumor ...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Dalton WS

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten years of interferon (IFN) therapy have followed the approval of this agent by the US Food and Drug Administration on June 5, 1986. As the first biotherapeutic approved, IFN-alpha paved the way for the many new biotherapeutics. Regardless of this long history, however, we have just touched the surface of understand...

journal_title：Seminars in oncology

authors： Pestka S

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00