... following scoring, as previously described [14]:0 = negative or faint staining in <10% of tumor cells;1 = weak staining in >10% of cancer cells; 2 = moderatestaining; 3 = strong staining. A ... domain. Clin Transl Oncol 2010, 12:75-80.9. Gazdar AF: Activating and resistance mutations of EGFR in non -small- cell lung cancer: role in clinical response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors.Oncogene ... ofdetecting EGFR mutations inlungcancer patients.Methods: EGFR mutation status was analyzed by DNA assays, and compared with IHC results in five non -small- cell lungcancer (NSCLC) cell lines...
... DNA in blood circulationmay act as a risk marker of lungcancerin Taiwan. Cancer 2003,97:1558-1563.11. Klein F, Amin Kotb WF, Petersen I: Incidence of human papilloma virus in lung cancer. Lung ... inlung tumor cells but not in the adjacentnoninvolved lung tissue [9]. HPV 16/18 have beendetected in t he blood of women with cervical infectionsuggesting that HPV 16/18 can infect the lung ... varia-tions. In the United States, HPVs DNA is found in about 20-25% of lung cancers [8]. The most common strains found are HPV 16 and HPV 18, the same strainsthat are commonly found in cervical cancer. ...
... being exploited in cancer, attempting to modulate their expression, rein-troducing microRNAs lost in cancer, or inhibiting onco-genic microRNAs by using anti-micro oligonucleotides[38]. In ... Al-Saad S, Al-Shibli K, et al: Inverse prognostic impact ofangiogenic marker expression in tumor cells versus stromal cells in non small celllung cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2007, 13:6649-57.24. ... lymphocyte infiltration in non -small celllung cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2008, 14:5220-7.30. Andersen S, Eilertsen M, Donnem T, et al: Diverging prognostic impacts ofhypoxic markers according to...
... gefitinib in non -small celllungcancer cell lines. Mol Cancer Res. 2006; 4(8): 521-8. 102. Taguchi F, Solomon B, Gregorc V, et al. Mass spectrometry to classify non -small- celllungcancer ... expression in non -small cell lungcancer Is correlated with survival. Clin Cancer Res. 2001; 7(7): 1850-5. 93. Cappuzzo F, Gregorc V, Rossi E, et al. Gefitinib in pretreated non -small- celllungcancer ... ifosfamide in patients with advanced non -small- celllungcancer previously treated with platinum-containing chemotherapy regimens. The TAX 320 Non -Small CellLungCancer Study Group. J Clin Oncol....
... AccessPathological complete response induced byfirst-line chemotherapy with single agentdocetaxel in a patient with advanced non small celllung cancer Ferdinando Riccardi1*, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo1, ... Scagliarini1, Florinda Scognamiglio1, Marilena Di Napoli1, Giacomo Carteni’1AbstractBackground: Defining the optimal treatment for patients with inoperable non smallcelllungcancer ... discourage to continue treatment.Introduction In non -small celllungcancer (NSCLC), mediastinallymphnode involvement comprises a wide spectrum ofseverity. In fact, while 9% of patients with...
... versus sequential thoracic radiotherapy in combination with mitomycin, vindesine, and cisplatin in unresectable stage III non -small- celllung cancer. J Clin Oncol 1999, 17:2692-2699.3. Komaki ... radiochemotherapy with vinorelbine plus cisplatin or carboplatin in patients with locally advanced non -small- celllungcancer (NSCLC) and an increased risk of treatment complications: Preliminary results. ... chemotherapy and IMRT [21].More clinical evidence on using IMRT in treating lung cancer is needed.We started using IMRT to treat lungcancerin 2005,and we evaluated clinical and dosimetric factors...
... indicated in these patients, though prospectiveclinical studies are needed.Keywords: Stereotactic Body Rad iotherapy, Oligometastases, Non -Small CellLung Cancer BackgroundNon -small celllung ... from NSCLC to any organ(s),including brain, bone, liver,orlungwereincludedinthis study. Only patients with biopsy-proven NSCLCwere included. Those with prior curative-intent treat-ment of metastatic ... controlrates of 60-90% have been reported for metastatictumors involving spine, lung, and liver [16-20]. In this study, patients with initial stage IV NSCLCtreated with aggressive local therapy...
... Inon -small celllung cancer. Radiother Oncol 2007, 85:429-434.39. Sinha B, McGarry RC: Stereotactic body radiotherapy for bilat-eral primary lung cancers: the Indiana university experience.Int ... using tumour based image guided posi-tion verification and correction [31]. In addition, small delineation uncertainties will exist. Thus, a minimum of 3mm ITV to PTV margin is required in ... motion into account.However, similar to the reasoning given for the ITV to PTVmargin, a minimum margin of 3 mm should be used forthe incorporation of the other uncertainties.Organs at risk definitionDose...
... Jeremic B:Report from the international atomic energy agency (IAEA)consultants' meeting on elective nodal irradiation in lung cancer: non -small celllungcancer (NSCLC). Int J Radiat OncolBiol ... irradiation be omittd in Stage III non -small celllung cancer? An analysis of recur-rences in a phase II study of induction chemotherapy andinvolved-field radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol ... MK,Macapinlac H, Komaki R, Cox JD: Intrathoracic patterns of fail-ure for non -small- celllungcancer with position-emissiontomography/computed tomography defined target delinea-tion. Int J Radiat...
... suggesting long-lastinglearning experiences in clinical trials. As the need forimmediate monitoring was described by Schaake-Koninget al. [9] from a quality control study in the EORTC lung cancer ... least 1 cm margin aroundthe clinical target volume (CTV); and interfraction interval of 6 hours or longer. Dose constraintswere defined in regards to the spinal cord and the lung. The QA assessment ... at the beginning of thistrial.Dose constraints were defined in regard to the dose to thespinal cord and the lung. The dose to the spinal cord waskept at ≤ 36 Gy. A posterior spinal shield...
... purposes)BackgroundWorldwide and in Europe lungcancer is the most com-mon cause of cancer related-death with an increasing inci-dence each year. The majority of patients has Non -Small CellLungCancer (NSCLC) ... versussequential thoracic radiotherapy in combination with mito-mycin, vindesine, and cisplatin in unresectable stage III non- small- celllung cancer. J Clin Oncol 1999, 17:2692-2699.19. Martel ... GD, Bartelink H: Feasibility of escalatingdaily doses of cisplatin in combination with accelerated radi-otherapy in non -small celllung cancer. Eur J Cancer 1996,32A:1314-1319.7. Uitterhoeve...
... cisplatinplus irinotecan versus carboplatin plus paclitaxel, cisplatin plusgemcitabine, and cisplatin plus vinorelbine for advanced non -small- cell lung cancer: Four-Arm Cooperative Study in Japan. ... Miyaoka E: The Japanese Joint Committee of Lung Cancer Registry. Prognosis of 6644 resected non -small celllung cancers in Japan: a Japanese lungcancer registry study. LungCancer 2005,50:227-34.11. ... R,Postmus PE, Rusch V, Sobin L: International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer International Staging Committee; Participating Institutions.The IASLC LungCancer Staging Project: proposals...
... newcases of lungcancer are diagnosed each year [1]. About85% of lungcancer are non -small celllung cancer (NSCLC), including adenocarcinoma, squamous cell, and large cell carcinoma [2], and ... Clinical Bioinformatics 2011, 1:6http://www.jclinbioinformatics.com/content/1/1/6Page 6 of 6 REVIE W Open AccessRNA interference against polo-like kinase-1 in advanced non -small celllung cancersEri ... trials of RNAi therapies against cancers areongoing. In this article, we discuss the most recent findings concerning the administration of siRNA against polo-like kinase-1 (PLK-1) to liver metastatic...
... staining compares the relative intensity of staining ofonecoreofaTMAtothatofacontrolcoreonthesame slide. A score of 1 indicates faint staining, 2 indi-cates medium intensity staining, and 3 indicates ... entered into the database. Patientswith non -small celllungcancer comprise the majorityof cases annotated within the database. Other cancerscontained in the database include smallcelllung cancer, mesothelioma, ... the histological features of thetumor: smallcell and non -small celllung cancer. NSCLC is the more common of the two sub-types of lung cancer, constituting 85% of cases [5,6]. Further-more,...
... actually included in the com-bined smallcelllung carcinomas according to WHO morerecent classification [11,13]. Thus it seems more logical tooffer surgery in mixed or combined smallcell tumors.3. ... Norstein J: Smallcelllungcancerin Norway Shouldmore patients have been offered surgical therapy? Eur j Cardi-othorac Surg 2004, 26:782-786.18. Leo F, Pastorino U: Surgery insmallcelllung ... Aam-dal S, Norwegian LungCancer Study Group: Cisplatin and etopos-side regimenis superior to cyclophosphamide, epirubicin andvincristine regimen insmallcelllung cancer: results from arandomized...