abstract：:Giant cell tumor of bone is a locally aggressive lesion with a predilection for local recurrence, and in a small proportion of patients, metastatic disease can develop. Surgery is the mainstay of management for extremity-based lesions. For tumors located in challenging anatomical locations such as the sacrum and spine...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Ng VY,Davidson DJ,Kim EY,Pollack SM,Conrad Iii EU,Jones RL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the new era of 'precision' cancer medicine, new drug development has shifted from cytotoxic chemotherapy to molecularly targeted agents. Eribulin mesylate, a microtubule-destabilizing agent, is the only 'classical' cytotoxic agent approved for the treatment of breast cancer in the last 7 years. This synthetic analo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Polastro L,Aftimos PG,Awada A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis contributes to over 90% of cancer-related deaths. Many types of cancer metastasize via the bloodstream, where circulating tumor cells (CTCs) originating from the primary tumor can undergo selectin-mediated adhesion with the blood vessel wall and subsequently transmigrate to anatomically distant organs. In a...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Mitchell MJ,King MR

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths with a 5-year survival of 4-6%. Clinical challenges remain to be addressed, since few promising approaches to treat pancreatic cancer have been reported. Here we discuss the potential of a new biotherapeutic agent composed of a lysosomal protein (Saposin C...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Olowokure O,Qi X

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early screening for colon cancer (CC) allows for early stage diagnosis of the malignancy and potentially reduces disease mortality as the cancer is most likely curable at its earliest stages. Early detection would be desirable if accurate, practical and cost-effective diagnostic measures for this cancer were available...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Ahmed FE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:miRNAs, which are small single-stranded RNA molecules composed of 18-23 nts, act as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes playing important roles in the processes of tumor formation, infiltration and metastasis. Lung cancer currently has the highest morbidity and mortality among all malignant tumors; yet, lack of early ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Jiang C,Hu X,Alattar M,Zhao H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lymphocele is a cystic mass that may occur in the retroperitoneum following a systematic pelvic and/or para-aortic lymphadenectomy. Lymphoceles may be the cause of severe morbidity, or rarely mortality. Symptomatic lymphoceles manifest with pain, compression of adjacent structures, lymphoedema, deep vein thrombosis ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Weinberger V,Cibula D,Zikan M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to computed tomography image analysis, skeletal muscle (SM) and adipose tissue areas vary widely in patients with the same body mass index or the same body surface area. Body composition variables such as SM mass, SM density and subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue have shown value as potential independe...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Antoun S,Lanoy E,Albiges-Sauvin L,Escudier B

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. With combined modality treatment long-term survival rate for localized disease is near 70%. Thirty percent of patients relapse with lung as the commonest site. Surgery is the treatment of choice for relapsed patients whenever pos...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Vijayamurugan N,Bakhshi S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent population-based study on 2000 adult patients with Burkitt lymphoma presented a novel score that takes into account age, race and clinical stage to prognosticate survival. The outcome of patients with Burkitt lymphoma has improved in the last decade, likely due to intensive chemotherapy regimens and anti-CD20...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Castillo JJ,Nadeem O

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation therapy is the backbone in the management of intracranial germinoma. In localized disease chemotherapy followed by whole brain irradiation is the present standard providing cure rates in excess of 90%. Craniospinal irradiation alone in metastatic disease provides equally excellent outcome. Chemotherapy is ab...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Kortmann RD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapies such as sipuleucel-T present new and unique challenges for the optimal timing and sequencing of therapies for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Key considerations for the sequencing of sipuleucel-T are its unique proposed mechanism of action, the time required to generate a clini...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Quinn DI,Vaishampayan U,Higano CS,Lin DW,Shore ND,Beer TM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis of lung cancer is important due to high mortality in late stages of the disease. An ideal approach for population screening could be the breath analysis, due to its non-invasiveness, simplicity and cheapness. Using sensitive methods of analysis like gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in exhaled air o...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Taivans I,Bukovskis M,Strazda G,Jurka N

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical therapy represents an alternative treatment approach that can be considered for some forms of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). In selected cases, topical treatments are preferable to invasive procedures, especially in the case of multifocal lesions, unclear lesion edges, risk of keloids, surgical risk factors ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Micali G,Lacarrubba F,Bhatt K,Nasca MR

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (SCCUB) is a rare and aggressive disease. To date, no standard treatment has been proposed due to the lack of prospective studies resulting from the rarity of this disease. Recently published studies of relatively large patient cohorts, however, have shed some light on the m...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Koga F,Yokoyama M,Fukushima H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary brain malignancy. The current standard of therapy consists of surgical resection followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide. Despite steady advances in all therapeutic modalities, clinical improvements have been slow and the prognosis remains poo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wardak Z,Choe KS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignancy and cause of death from cancer among adults worldwide. In recent years, the use of 5-fluorouracil-based regimens in combination with molecularly targeted agents has greatly expanded treatment options for patients with metastatic disease. With a more capillary...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Ribecco AS,Pino MS,Cipriani G,Marinozzi C,Fioretto L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid malignant proliferation, prior to effective tumor neoangiogenesis, creates a microenvironment around solid cancers, which is predominantly hypoxic and characterized by a high interstitial fluid pressure. Presumably as an adaptive response, tumor cells favor metabolic activity with apparently inefficient energy o...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Abaza M,Luqmani YA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary complications of antineoplastic therapy are common and are an important cause of respiratory morbidity. The pulmonary toxicity should be taken into account in every patient with respiratory problems who is or has been treated with antineoplastic agents. The diagnosis of drug-induced pulmonary toxicity is com...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Sadowska AM,Specenier P,Germonpre P,Peeters M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen deprivation therapy is the standard of care for the initial treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. However, the majority of these patients live long enough to experience disease progression despite castration. This scenario is defined as castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and has a poor outcome and...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gaya JM,Ahallal Y,Sanchez-Salas R,Barret E,Rozet F,Galiano M,Macek P,Durand M,Cerruti J,Prapotnich D,Ropert S,Bennamoun M,Cathelineau X

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Drugs such as sorafenib, sunitinib and pazopanib act on the VEGF receptor pathway, but they can also inhibit other kinases, resulting in off-target toxicities. Tivozanib was developed due to its potency and selectivi...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Wong HH,Eisen T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(2+) influx at critical points in the cell cycle is required for proliferation. This requirement is so ubiquitous that its occurrence is often treated as background noise. Yet without it, cells stop dividing, suggesting an obvious and potentially effective way to treat cancer. To control proliferation by controlling...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gray LS,Schiff D,Macdonald TL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticancer therapy relies on targeting highly proliferative cells. Commonly used chemotherapy does not selectively target individual cancer cells. The identification of distinct cancer stem cells that have the unique ability to engraft tumors and maintain cancer self-renewal may prove vital in the development of novel...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Klotz D

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interview by Sophia Maprayil and Alexandra Hemsley, Commissioning Editors Chris Twelves is a medical oncologist and leads the Section of Oncology and Clinical Research at Cancer Research UK's Clinical Centre at St James's Hospital, Leeds. His particular interest lies in new drug development and clinical pharmacology; ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Twelves C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteasome inhibition has been shown to be an effective strategy for the treatment of multiple myeloma, as demonstrated by the clinical activity of the first-in-class agent bortezomib. Recently, the second-generation proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib has been approved in the USA in the relapsed and refractory setting, ...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： McBride A,Ryan PY

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In breast cancer, RANK ligand (RANKL) appears to play an important role in the process of chemotaxis between circulating tumor cells and the bone microenvironment, which enables RANK-expressing breast cancer cells to migrate into the bone. Mounting clinical evidence has further demonstrated that the anti-RANKL monoclo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Azim H,Azim HA Jr

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, licensed and emerging treatments for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer are transforming the prognosis for men whose disease has already progressed during or after docetaxel-based chemotherapy. Two agents (cabazitaxel and abiraterone) are already accessible to prescribers, having shown survival be...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Birtle A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder comprises a spectrum of illnesses ranging from nonmuscle-invasive to muscle-invasive to advanced/metastatic disease. Each of these clinical states is characterized by a unique pathogenesis, prognosis and approach to treatment. However, given the heterogeneity of urothelial carcinoma...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Tsao CK,Gartrell BA,Oh WK,Galsky MD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to present the preclinical, epidemiological and clinical data relevant to the association between β-blockers and melanoma progression. Preclinical studies have shown that β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) signaling can inhibit multiple cellular processes involved in melanoma progression and me...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： De Giorgi V,Grazzini M,Gandini S,Benemei S,Asbury CD,Marchionni N,Geppetti P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma historically has a poor prognosis and the mortality rate has remained unchanged for over a decade. Common treatment options for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer include chemoradiation and/or chemotherapy. Single-agent gemcitabine has been considered the standard of care since...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Warsame R,Grothey A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characterization of the mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) entity had a major impact on patient management and has played a profound role in improving therapy. Although the prognosis is improving in MCL, there is no definitive proof that the therapies currently available will lead to cure. Few randomized studies have been...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Camara-Clayette V,Hermine O,Ribrag V

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary systemic therapy (PST) in early breast cancer is utilized in locally advanced breast tumors and when breast-conserving surgery is desirable. In addition, the PST setting provides an opportunity to monitor response including histopathological and biomarker examination of the tumor and host tissues before and af...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Khasraw M,Bell R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, patients diagnosed with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) have had poor survival rates. In recent years there have been significant advances in the treatment of CRPC. In addition to cytotoxic chemotherapy, treating physicians and their patients now have the option of several new agents that tar...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Shapiro D,Tareen B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder cancer is the most frequently occurring tumor of the urinary system, with over 10,000 new diagnoses each year in the UK. Approximately 70% of these are non-muscle-invasive and limited to the mucosa (Ta) or submucosa (T1). These tumors are generally managed with transurethral resection followed by adjuvant intr...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Cheung G,Dasgupta P,Guru KA,Billia M,Khan MS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocognitive function (NCF) impairment is an important component of primary and metastatic brain tumors and their therapeutic interventions. As a result, modern clinical trials of cranial irradiation for adult cancer patients have incorporated NCF testing as a primary or secondary end point. In doing so, these clini...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Caine C,Mehta MP,Laack NN,Gondi V

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is the most common solid-organ cancer affecting the male population. Men with metastatic prostate cancer treated with androgen ablation therapy often respond rapidly, with improvement in bone pain and decreases in serum prostate-specific antigen. However, almost all patients progress to the castrate-re...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Rawlinson A,Mohammed A,Beatty J,Bell R,Miller M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing interest in the use of prognostic markers that may predict survival and guide management in patients diagnosed with the early stages of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Currently, the most important traditional prognostic factors include clinical staging, lymphocyte doubling time and β2-microglo...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Bazargan A,Tam CS,Keating MJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Cancer Statistics Review, the incidence of invasive breast cancer in the USA is 124 women per 100,000 population. Women at increased risk for breast cancer have three major options to reduce their risk, specifically screening, chemopr...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Gabriel EM,Jatoi I

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) was first approved for platinum-refractory ovarian cancer in 1999 and then received full approval for platinum-sensitive recurrent disease in 2005 by the US FDA. PLD remains an important therapeutic tool in the management of recurrent ovarian cancer in 2012. Phase-II and III clini...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Rakowski JA,Ahmad S,Holloway RW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is a global health issue. Compared with other common malignancies, the prognosis is poor as many patients present with advanced disease. The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) aimed to identify and treat early lung cancers using annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening in a high-risk group. Whe...

journal_title：Expert review of anticancer therapy

authors： Duke SL,Eisen T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00