Abstract:
:Preclinical research and ongoing clinical trials are validating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as a suitable molecular target in cancer therapy. Here we report the case of a 39-year-old non-smoking man with heavily pretreated stage IV bronchioloalveolar NSCLC who was treated with gefitinib ('Iressa', ZD1839) at the dose of 250 mg/day, orally. Symptomatic relief was already detectable after 2 weeks of gefitinib therapy, pulmonary function tests readily improved, performance status went from 2 to 0 within 8 weeks, CT scan performed after 10 weeks of treatment showed nearly complete resolution of the clinical picture, and clinical remission was maintained up to 32 weeks. This case-report illustrates the potential of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibition to induce clinically meaningful responses in heavily pretreated, advanced NSCLC patients and suggests that participation of such patients into clinical trials of signal transduction inhibitors should be encouraged.
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J Exp Clin Cancer Resjournal_title
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CRauthors
Gelibter A,Ceribelli A,Milella M,Mottolese M,Vocaturo A,Cognetti Fkeywords:
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2003-09-01 00:00:00pages
481-5issue
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0392-9078issn
1756-9966journal_volume
22pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The role of viruses in the etiology of human oral cancer is critically reviewed. Available evidences show a positive correlation for human oral cancer with human papilloma virus (HPV), herpes simplex virus (HSV) and human herpes virus type-6 (HHV-6), having strongest association with HPV. These viruses may act alone o...
journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-019-1406-6
更新日期:2019-10-29 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Angiopoietin-like protein 1 (ANGPTL1) has been reported to suppress migration and invasion in lung and breast cancer, acting as a novel tumor suppressor candidate. Nevertheless, its effects on colorectal cancer (CRC) remain poorly defined. In this study, we aim to demonstrate the biological function of ANGPT...
journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-017-0548-7
更新日期:2017-06-12 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-018-0813-4
更新日期:2018-07-18 00:00:00
abstract::The rational making the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) the centerpiece of targeted therapies is fueled by the awareness that GPCR-initiated signaling acts as pivotal driver of the early stages of progression in a broad landscape of human malignancies. The endothelin-1 (ET-1) receptors (ET-1R), known as ETA recepto...
journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s13046-021-01827-8
更新日期:2021-01-09 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:To determine the expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) and its receptors BMPRIA, BMPRIB, and BMPRII in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and to analyze their influence on the prognosis of ovarian cancer patients. METHODS:Semi-quantitative RT-PCR and western blot were applied to detect the express...
journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1756-9966-29-85
更新日期:2010-06-30 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-020-01796-4
更新日期:2020-12-24 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1756-9966-31-50
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s13046-019-1089-z
更新日期:2019-02-22 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Accumulation of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the displacement loop (D-loop) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been described for different types of cancers and might be associated with cancer risk and disease outcome. We used a population-based series of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) ...
journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1756-9966-29-155
更新日期:2010-11-26 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s13046-019-1236-6
更新日期:2019-05-29 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-016-0300-8
更新日期:2016-02-03 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-016-0452-6
更新日期:2016-11-11 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-015-0137-6
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-015-0236-4
更新日期:2015-10-16 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1756-9966-30-23
更新日期:2011-02-23 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-016-0295-1
更新日期:2016-01-22 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and tumor cells are important components of the tumor microenvironment. M2 polarization of TAMs, which is a major actor in breast cancer malignancy and metastasis, can be induced by breast cancer cells. However, the potential mechanisms of the interaction between breast ca...
journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-020-01676-x
更新日期:2020-09-17 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-018-0848-6
更新日期:2018-07-24 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the primary component of tumor stroma in tumor microenvironments, are well-known contributors to the malignant progression of gallbladder cancer (GBC). Thrombospondins (THBSs or TSPs) comprise a family of five adhesive glycoproteins that are overexpressed in many types o...
journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13046-020-01812-7
更新日期:2021-01-06 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00