Use of Medicare claims data to measure county-level variations in the incidence of colorectal carcinoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no clear consensus between pediatric and adult providers about the treatment of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). METHODS:Failure-free survival (FFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between 114 patients ages 17 to 21 years with HL who were treated on the Easter...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Henderson TO,Parsons SK,Wroblewski KE,Chen L,Hong F,Smith SM,McNeer JL,Advani RH,Gascoyne RD,Constine LS,Horning S,Bartlett NL,Shah B,Connors JM,Leonard JI,Kahl BS,Kelly KM,Schwartz CL,Li H,Friedberg JW,Friedman D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year prospective study testing 258 breast cancer patients for the presence of 5'-nucleotide phosphodiesterase isozyme-V (5'-NPD-V) as a marker for liver metastases was undertaken. Despite the difficulty associated with such a study in obtaining data from biopsy (only 12 patients) and autopsy (only 18 patients), th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tsou KC,Creech RH,Inouye WY,Lo KW

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia in patients with multiple myeloma is usually due to chemotherapy or marrow replacement with myeloma cells. Two patients with multiple myeloma who fulfilled criteria for the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenic purpura are presented. The etiologic and therapeutic implications of this unusual associatio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Verdirame JD,Feagler JR,Commers JR

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical drug resistance is recognized in patients previously treated with radiotherapy and after chemotherapy. In vitro exposure of mammalian tumor cells to fractionated X-irradiation also resulted in the expression of drug resistance. Analysis of the resistance phenotype of irradiated Chinese hamster ovary...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hill BT,Whelan RD,Hurst HC,McClean S

更新日期：1994-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:If some adenomas do not bleed over several years, they will cause systematic false-negative fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results. The long-term effectiveness of FIT screening has been estimated without accounting for such systematic false-negativity. There are now data with which to evaluate this issue. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： van der Meulen MP,Lansdorp-Vogelaar I,van Heijningen EM,Kuipers EJ,van Ballegooijen M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although lenalidomide maintenance therapy has demonstrated improved outcomes after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HCT) for patients with multiple myeloma (MM), the impact of the duration of this therapy is not clearly known. METHODS:This study retrospectively analyzed all MM patien...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mian I,Milton DR,Shah N,Nieto Y,Popat UR,Kebriaei P,Parmar S,Oran B,Shah JJ,Manasanch EE,Orlowski RZ,Shpall EJ,Champlin RE,Qazilbash MH,Bashir Q

更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of a 33-year-old man with generalized lymphadenopathy bearing all physical, laboratory and histologic characteristics of "angio-immunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia" (AILD) is described. Therapy was without significant benefit and the patient died 22 months after initial diagnosis. At ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yataganas X,Papadimitriou C,Pangalis G,Loukopoulos D,Fessas P,Papacharalampous N

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ulcerative colitis are at increased risk of developing adenocarcinoma of the colon. The authors describe a patient whose colonic neoplasm demonstrated histologic characteristics of both an adenocarcinoma and a carcinoid tumor and which was pathologically identical to a appendiceal adenocarcinoid. Because...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lyss AP,Thompson JJ,Glick JH

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In vitro studies have shown an antiproliferative effect of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) against various nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell lines. However, clinical trials of combined interleukin-2 and TNF-alpha in patients with advanced NSCLC have demonstrated both conflicting and disappointing results...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tran TA,Kallakury BV,Ambros RA,Ross JS

更新日期：1998-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin is an effective antineoplastic agent, but it frequently causes dose-related cardiotoxic effects. Because the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) level is elevated in children with heart defects, the authors measured the ANP levels in children to determine whether ANP might serve as a simple diagnostic indicat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bauch M,Ester A,Kimura B,Victorica BE,Kedar A,Phillips MI

更新日期：1992-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two patients who previously responded to first-line hormonal therapy were evaluated for factors which would predict for response to second hormonal manipulation. Investigations performed at progression after initial hormone response included immunocytochemical estimation of estrogen and progesterone receptors a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Seymour L,Bezwoda WR,Meyer K

更新日期：1990-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary leptomeningeal B-cell lymphoma in an 8-year-old, previously healthy child is described. The child was found to have hypogammaglobulinemia, and the Epstein-Barr virus genome was identified in cultured tumor cells despite blood serology being negative for the virus. The patient was treated with cycloph...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hayani A,Venger BH,Rouah E,Laurent JP,Mahoney DH,McClain KL

更新日期：1990-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-seven patients with relapsed or refractory acute leukemia and three with acute blastic chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) were treated in an open Phase II study using mitoxantrone 12 mg/m2 intravenously daily X 5 days. Complete remission (CR) was achieved in 32 of 80 (40%), including 23/45 (52%) with relapsed acut...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bezwoda WR,Bernasconi C,Hutchinson RM,Winfield DA,de Bock R,Mandelli F

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) indicate a higher mortality rate for African Americans compared with Caucasians in the United States. In the current study, the authors evaluated the racial differences in survival based on tumor location and pathologic stage between African-American patients and Ca...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Alexander D,Chatla C,Funkhouser E,Meleth S,Grizzle WE,Manne U

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously reported that a single prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measured at ages 44-50 was highly predictive of subsequent prostate cancer diagnosis in an unscreened population. Here we report an additional 7 years of follow-up. This provides replication using an independent data set and allows estimate...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lilja H,Cronin AM,Dahlin A,Manjer J,Nilsson PM,Eastham JA,Bjartell AS,Scardino PT,Ulmert D,Vickers AJ

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine p16(INK4a) protein expression in ThinPrep (Cytyc Corporation, Marlborough, Mass) cervical specimens by using the CINtec p16(INK4a) Cytology Kit (Dako, Glostrup, Denmark). The ability of this assay to accurately identify underlying high-grade lesions was assessed by using ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Meyer JL,Hanlon DW,Andersen BT,Rasmussen OF,Bisgaard K

更新日期：2007-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and pathologic features of eight infants with monocytic leukemia are reviewed. The children were all aged 12 months or less at diagnosis and had a high incidence of extramedullary features, skin infiltration being particularly common. The diagnosis was established by conventional morphologic and cytochemi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Darbyshire PJ,Smith JH,Oakhill A,Mott MG

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local and systemic toxicities associated with hepatic arterial infusion of human recombinant tumor necrosis factor (rTNF) were studied in healthy adult mongrel dogs. The animals received saline containing human serum albumin with or without rTNF (0.02, 0.2, or 2.0 mg/m2). Arteriograms were made, and blood samples were...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ohkawa S,Wright KC,Mahajan H,Mavligit GM,Wallace S

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient navigation programs are emerging that aim to address disparities in clinical trial participation among medically underserved populations, including racial/ethnic minorities. However, there is a lack of consensus on the role of patient navigators within the clinical trial process as well as outcome me...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ghebre RG,Jones LA,Wenzel JA,Martin MY,Durant RW,Ford JG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a 26-year-old man developing nine years after renal transplantation is presented. This is the first such case to be reported. Within seven months, widespread tumor metastases resulted in death. Pathologic examination of the transplanted kidney demonstrated neither re-...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lee YW,Gisser SD

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study delineates the temporal relationship between immune complex formation and tumor growth, and provides one possible explanation for host immunosuppression during tumor growth. The authors have studied serial circulating immune complex (CIC) levels and interleukin (IL) elaboration by peripheral blood cells (IL...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ravikumar T,Steele G Jr,Rodrick M,Ross D,Wilson R,Lahey S,Wright D,Munroe A,King V

更新日期：1984-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Workload is extensively regulated and often used as a measure of quality in gynecologic cytology. Whether workload correlates with the sensitivity of screening in gynecologic cytology is not known. METHODS:The sensitivity of gynecologic cytology screening was measured over an 8-month period using the result...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Deschenes M,Renshaw AA,Auger M

更新日期：2008-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling is a target for antiangiogenic cancer therapy. The authors have previously observed that up to 40% of vessels in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) tumors are negative for VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) expression. Differential activity of transforming growth factor beta...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kuczynski EA,Viloria-Petit AM,Coomber BL

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The widespread use of anthracycline chemotherapy has contributed to improved outcomes in children with cancer. The most feared complication of the anthracyclines is cardiotoxicity. Routine echocardiographic monitoring typically is used before, during, and after treatment to minimize cardiotoxicity. The ideal...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Watts RG,George M,Johnson WH Jr

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines are chemoattractant cytokines that regulate the trafficking and activation of leukocytes and other cell types under a variety of inflammatory and noninflammatory conditions. Over the past few years, studies have increasingly shown that chemokines play an important role in several aspects of tumor progressio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ruffini PA,Morandi P,Cabioglu N,Altundag K,Cristofanilli M

更新日期：2007-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the importance of radiation dose fraction size in the treatment of malignant melanomas, the records of 48 patients (83 sites) treated at Tufts-New England Medical Center from 1971 to 1979 have been retrospectively reviewed. During this period, the dose fractionation schemes evolved from standard fraction siz...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Strauss A,Dritschilo A,Nathanson L,Piro AJ

更新日期：1981-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A humoral microcytotoxicity assay has been used to study the immune response to human malignant astrocytic tumors. Two series are described. When the assay was performed under uniform, ideal conditions, the sera from 36 of 45 patients with these tumors (80%) produced significant cytotoxicity against allogeneic astrocy...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wood WC,Kornblith PL,Quindlen EA,Pollock LA

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term vocational achievements of 40 survivors of cancer diagnosed during adolescence were examined and compared with 40 healthy sex-matched and age-matched controls. Patients' ages at diagnosis ranged from 13 to 19 years (mean, 16.15). Study subjects had survived cancer for over 5 years and were on no cancer thera...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tebbi CK,Bromberg C,Piedmonte M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy of advanced stages of large bowel cancer has until recently made little progress since the introduction of 5-FU 16 years ago. While survival is improved for patients who respond, 5-FU alone has made little impact on life span of the overall population of patients. Mitomycin-C and the chloroethyl nitrosour...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Schein PS,Kisner D,MacDonald JS

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The differential diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in patients with cancer can be challenging. Although diagnostic criteria for SARS have been issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), simple adoption of the established criteria may lead to overdiagnosis in patients with cancer or to...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gu J,Wu A,Li J,Zhang X,Fang J,Li M,Yao Y,Ke Y,Gu J,Chen M,You W

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00