abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Previous studies have shown discrepancies between patient's desired and actual death place. As planning of family support and involvement of palliative home care teams seem to improve the chance to meet patients preferences, geographical availability of specialized palliative home care could influence pl...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Nilsson J,Axelsson B,Holgersson G,Carlsson T,Bergqvist M,Bergstrom S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:HER2-positive breast cancers eventually relapse in about one third of patients. Is anti-HER2-directed therapy with Herceptin® (trastuzumab) effective in re-treatment? Between 2008 and 2018, 216 patients with recurrent HER2-positive breast cancer (BC) were re-treated with Herceptin (HER) during first-line...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Hanker LC,FÖrster F,SchrÖder J,Grafe A,Hitschold T,Hesse T,Lattrich CR,Rody A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Modern radiotherapy (RT) technique and therapy de-escalation have led to encouraging results in lymphoma management. In this study, we aimed to describe the oncological and toxicity outcome in patients with ocular adnexal lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 45 patients with 52 orbital lesions who were treate...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Rehn S,Elsayad K,Oertel M,Baehr A,Eter N,Haverkamp U,Lenz G,Eich HT

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Magnetic resonance (MR) and ultrasound (US) fusion imaging (MR-US fusion) is already used to guide prostate biopsies and has been proven accurate for diagnosing cervical cancer. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility and performance of MR-US fusion for characterizing adnexal masses. PATIENT...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Crestani A,Theodore C,Levaillant JM,Thomassin-Naggara I,Skalli D,Miaihle G,Dabi Y,Haddad B,Touboul C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Leiomyosarcoma is an extremely rare, small bowel neoplasm (2% of all gastrointestinal tumours). Early diagnosis is challenging due to the slow growth of the cancer. The biological behaviour of this group of tumours is aggressive, and the first-line treatment is surgical resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS:T...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Ferrari C,DI Domenico S,Mascherini M,Santoliquido M,Mastracci L,DE Cian F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy. The mainstay of treatment for endometrial cancer is total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Radiation and chemotherapy accompanied with progestins can also play a significant role in treatment. Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) following ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Koutras A,Peteinaris A,Davakis S,Kalinterakis G,Tsilikis I,Garmpis N,Zotos PA,Chionis A,Schizas D,Karavokyros I,Thomakos N,Kontomanolis E,Syllaios A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The deacetylase sirtuin1 (SIRT1) inhibits tumor suppressor p53 and may promote tumorigenesis; however, SIRT1 effects on leukemia cells are controversial. The aim of this study was to clarify the activity of SIRT1 in leukemia cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The effects of SIRT1 inhibition or activation and ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Okasha SM,Itoh M,Tohda S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Rta, a transactivator of Epstein-Barr virus, is associated with progression of nasopharyngel carcinoma (NPC); however, its mechanism of contribution to the pathogenesis of NPC remains unclear. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a tumor promoter, is detected in NPC. This in vitro study examined whether and how Rta pro...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Tung KL,Wu YT,Liu C,Lin SC,Wu CH,Wu SY,Chang Y,Lan YY

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:In addition to its cytocidal effects as a microtubule dynamics inhibitor, eribulin mesylate (eribulin) regulates the tumour microenvironment. We examined the clinical significance of tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), which are local markers of host immunity,...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Kashiwagi S,Asano Y,Goto W,Takada K,Morisaki T,Kouhashi R,Yabumoto A,Tanaka S,Takashima T,Ohsawa M,Hirakawa K,Ohira M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease with complete penetrance and a very variable phenotype. Recent research has shown that postzygotic NF1 gene mutations occur to a far greater extent than previously thought. The phenotype of affected individuals reflects the time of so...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Friedrich RE,Hagel C,Kohlrusch FK,Schanze I,Wieland I,Zenker M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Seizures represent a major problem for patients with brain metastases. This study evaluated the role of seizures in patients receiving single-fraction radiosurgery (SRS) or multi-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This retrospective study included 195 patients receiving SRS ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Rades D,Witteler J,Kjaer TW,Tvilsted S,Schild SE

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:We evaluated urinary levels of porphyrin metabolites, such as uroporphyrin (UP) and coproporphyrin (CP), after 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) administration in patients with or without pancreatic cancer (PaC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty-seven subjects with PaC, 11 with pancreatitis, and 9 with normal pancr...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Ikeura T,Hori Y,Mitsuyama T,Miyoshi H,Shimatani M,Uchida K,Takaoka M,Ota U,Kamiya A,Takahashi K,Ishizuka M,Kaibori M,Okazaki K

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The hormonally-active form of vitamin D, 1,25(OH)2D3, demonstrated activity against oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Cytochrome P450scc (CYP11A1)-derived vitamin D hydroxyderivatives, such as 20(OH)D3 and 1,20(OH)2D3, have overlapping beneficial effects with 1,25(OH)2D3 without causing hypercalcemia....

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Oak ASW,Bocheva G,Kim TK,Brożyna AA,Janjetovic Z,Athar M,Tuckey RC,Slominski AT

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Androgens are essential for the growth of most prostate cancers (PCa). As a result, androgen ablation is the mainstay of the treatment of PCa. Proteins of the polycomb and trithorax family are master epigenetic regulators of cell type specific gene expression including androgen receptor. MATERIALS AND M...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Wang S,Tailor K,Kwabi-Addo B

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Nitric oxide (NO) functions have been studied in many cancer types, but rarely in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This study aimed to investigate the behavior of HNSCC cells following exposure to high NO (HNO). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two pairs of isogenic HNSCC cell lines (HN18/HN17, HN30/...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Utispan K,Koontongkaew S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Non-vascularized methods to reconstruct bone defects following tumor resection are associated with complications. As a result, the free vascularized fibular flap (FVF) has become a mainstay for reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to analyze FVF reconstruction in the upper extremity. PATIENTS A...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Claxton MR,Shirley MB,Bakri K,Rose PS,Moran SL,Houdek MT

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:We performed a phase II study of triple-drug combination chemoradiotherapy (DCF-R therapy), in which docetaxel was added to the standard chemoradiotherapy (cisplatin [CDDP]/5-fluorouracil [5-FU]) for unresectable advanced esophageal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty-one patients with unresectable advan...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Takahashi K,Osaka Y,Ota Y,Watanabe T,Iwasaki K,Tachibana S,Nagakawa Y,Katsumata K,Tsuchida A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Competing mortality risks complicate treatment of elderly melanoma patients potentially leading to conservative management, including no sentinel lymph node biopsy. As systemic immunotherapy offers justification for nodal evaluation, we examined treatment trends among elderly melanoma patients. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Bateni SB,Johns AJ,Gingrich AA,Gholami S,Bold RJ,Canter RJ,Kirane AR

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although oncological results for resection of colon cancer with inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) ligation at its origin (high tie) or immediately below the left colic artery (low tie) are similar, injury of the superior hypogastric plexus may be caused when the IMA is tied at its origin, thus impairing defec...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Fiori E,Crocetti D,Lamazza A,DE Felice F,Scotti GB,Sterpetti AV,Mingoli A,Sapienza P,DE Toma G

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost all individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs), mainly benign neurofibromas, however about 10% of PNSTs will undergo transformation to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). Surgical treatment of PNSTs has traditionally been regarded as a standard ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Marjanska A,Galazka P,Wysocki M,Styczynski J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:New anticancer drugs are usually tested on cancer cells in culture in a standard medium. We stimulated immune polynuclear cells by lipopolysaccharides to obtain an enriched medium (EM) containing inflammatory cytokines more closely reflecting the tumor microenvironment and tested a rhenium-diselenium (Re...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Veena V,Harikrishnan A,Lakshmi B,Khanna S,Desmaele D,Collery P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of proteins which are involved in breakdown of the extracellular matrix in embryonic development, tissue remodeling and in some diseases. MMP8 has both cancer-promoting and anticancer properties. However, the contribution of MMP8 to laryngeal squamous cell ca...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Insodaite R,Liutkevicius V,Uloza V,Solovejute R,Smalinskiene A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The European MRI and Rectal Cancer Surgery (EuMaRCS) score was proposed to identify preoperatively difficult laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (L-TME) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). This study aimed to test EuMaRCS's validity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data were retrieved from a European mul...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： de'ANGELIS N,Martínez-Pérez A,Vitali GC,Pigneur F,Luciani A,Brunetti F,Kraft M,Martí-Martínez E,Moroni P,Espin E,Ris F,Pucciarelli S,EuMaRCS Study Group.

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:To investigate the outcomes of laparoscopic surgery in colorectal cancer patients with dialysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fourteen dialysis (dialysis group) and 567 non-dialysis (non-dialysis group) patients who underwent laparoscopic and open surgery for colorectal cancer between April 2008 and December 20...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Higashino N,Matsuda T,Hasegawa H,Yamashita K,Sakamoto H,Fujikawa M,Yamamoto M,Kanaji S,Oshikiri T,Nakamura T,Suzuki S,Kakeji Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The current study reports the type of salvage chemotherapy following osimertinib and its treatment efficacy in patients with non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) who acquire resistance to osimertinib. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, data from the medical charts of 40 patients with NSCLC t...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Tone M,Inomata M,Awano N,Kuse N,Jo T,Yoshimura H,Minami J,Takada K,Miyamoto S,Izumo T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:To predict pCR during neoadjuvant chemotherapy is still difficult. The aim of this study was to evaluate the optimal tumor reduction rate and modalities for predicting pCR after two cycles of docetaxel. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed 52 patients with HER2-positive or triple-negative breast cancer. The...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Kuba S,Maeda S,Matsumoto M,Yamanouchi K,Iwata T,Morita M,Sakimura C,Otsubo R,Yano H,Sato S,Kanetaka K,Nagayasu T,Eguchi S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The clinical significance of surgery for secondary small intestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of resection for both primary and secondary small intestinal NHL. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty patients with small intestinal lymphoma who underw...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Iida T,Nozawa H,Sonoda H,Toyama K,Kawai K,Hata K,Tanaka T,Nishikawa T,Sasaki K,Shuno Y,Kaneko M,Murono K,Emoto S,Ishii H,Kurokawa M,Ishihara S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Since the first description of five pericytomas with the t(7;12)/ACTB-GLI1 fusion gene, only three new tumors were studied by both cytogenetics and molecular techniques. We report here genetic data on another case of this rare tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cytogenetic, fluorescence in situ hybridization ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Panagopoulos I,Gorunova L,Rise TV,Andersen K,Micci F,Heim S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The prognosis of pancreatic cancer has not improved due to its migratory feature and refractory potential to chemo-resistance with absence of effective diagnosis. Despite continuous efforts, its underlying mechanisms of malignant nature remain ambiguous. The objective of this study was to investigate del...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Lee J,Lee J,Kim DH,Kim JH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Polyamines are important for the growth of eukaryotic cells. At high levels, they promote proliferation, invasion and migration of tumour cells. Polyamine metabolism is an important new target for anticancer therapy. Some polyamine analogues can have an inhibitory effect on tumour cells. The aim of this ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Ploskonos MV,Syatkin SP,Neborak EV,Hilal A,Sungrapova KY,Sokuyev RI,Blagonravov ML,Korshunova AY,Terentyev AA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We examined whether the perioperative systemic inflammation score (SIS), which describes systemic inflammation and/or malnutrition, affected the tumor recurrence and survival in advanced gastric cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study retrospectively analyzed 160 patients with stage II/III gastric cancer w...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Hara K,Aoyama T,Yamada T,Nakazono M,Nagasawa S,Shimoda Y,Kumazu Y,Numata M,Hayashi T,Tamagawa H,Shiozawa M,Morinaga S,Yukawa N,Rino Y,Masuda M,Ogata T,Oshima T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The utility of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-PTX) monotherapy in patients with relapsed small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has not been fully evaluated. We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of nab-PTX monotherapy in relapsed SCLC patients, including heavily treated patients. PATIENTS ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Nakao M,Fujita K,Suzuki Y,Arakawa S,Sakai Y,Sato H,Muramatsu H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical, pathological, and prognostic differences between adenocarcinoma (ADC) and mucinous adenocarcinoma (MUC) in colorectal cancer (CRC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This was a retrospective study of a Japanese high-volume cancer Center over a 10-year period...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Wang L,Hirano Y,Heng G,Ishii T,Kondo H,Hara K,Obara N,Asari M,Kato T,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the ability of ultrasound (US)-guided vacuum-assisted breast excision (VAE) to remove Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) ≥3 breast lesions in order to analyze US features most frequently associated with complete excision. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 266 BI-RADS ≥3 lesions without mic...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Perretta T,Lamacchia F,Ferrari D,Beninati E,DI Tosto F,DE Stasio V,Meucci R,DI Stefano C,Buonomo OC,Vanni G,Pistolese CA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the safety of maintenance with olaparib after platinum-based chemotherapy in cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the clinical role of olaparib maintenance therapy ...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Ricci AD,Rizzo A,Novelli M,Tavolari S,Palloni A,Tober N,Abbati F,Mollica V,DE Lorenzo S,Turchetti D,DI Marco M,Brandi G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Few studies have examined the genetic role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) to early detection or prediction in gastric cancer development. In this study, the contribution of MMP7 promoter (A-181G and C-153T) polymorphic genotypes to gastric cancer risk in Taiwanese was investigated for the first time...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Fu CK,Chien YC,Chuang HY,Wang YC,Hwang JJ,Yang MD,Yu CC,Chen JC,Chang WS,Bau DT,Tsai CW

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Oxysterol plays important physiological roles in diverse biological processes including apoptosis. However, the mechanisms underlying oxysterol-induced apoptosis remain unknown. 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC) is an oxysterol synthesized by cholesterol 25-hydroxylase from cholesterol during sterol metaboli...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： You JS,Lim H,Kim TH,Oh JS,Lee GJ,Seo YS,Kim DK,Yu SK,Kim HJ,Kim CS,Kim JS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Oxaliplatin-induced neurotoxicity (OIN) can be severe and dose-limiting with clinically significant symptoms that persist for years. Few published reports have described postoperative exacerbation of OIN and more longitudinal data are needed to better characterize the phenomenon. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Gonzalez A,Walker EJ,Van Loon K,Cinar P,Atreya CE

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:To describe real clinical outcomes when using systemic therapy to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who have anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion gene mutation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective chart review from April 2008 to March 2019 sourced from 16 medical institu...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Okauchi S,Numata T,Nawa T,Ichimura H,Saito T,Hayashihara K,Yamada H,Satoh H,Endo T,Inage Y,Kaburagi T,Kiyoshima M,Yamada Y,Tamura T,Saito K,Inagaki M,Hizawa N,Sato Y,Shiozawa T,Sekine I,Ishikawa H,Kurihima K,S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a rare malignant soft-tissue tumor and often shows extracompartmental tumoral invasion. The aim of our study was to investigate the clinical features, especially extracompartmental tumoral invasion (ETI) of EMC. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 35 operative patien...

journal_title：Anticancer research

authors： Minami Y,Matsumoto S,Ae K,Tanizawa T,Hayakawa K,Funauchi Y,Saito M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00