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Current Oncology, Volume 22, Issue 1

February 2015 - 15 articles

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Articles (15)

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
944 Views
5 Pages

Serum C-Reactive Protein Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated with Chemoradiotherapy

  • Y.C. Zeng,
  • R. Wu,
  • Y.P. Xiao,
  • F. Chi,
  • M. Xue,
  • Z.Y. Zhang,
  • R. Xing,
  • W.Z. Zhong,
  • S.L. Wang and
  • X. Tian
  • + 3 authors

10 February 2015

Background: We aimed to evaluate the association of serum C-reactive protein (crp) with prognosis in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 79 patients with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
1,147 Views
7 Pages

9 February 2015

Background: Evidence shows that wait times before bladder cancer surgery have been increasing, and wait time can negatively affect survival. We aimed to determine if a long delay caused by an indirect referral before a first urologist visit affects t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
1,147 Views
7 Pages

4 February 2015

Background: Depending on interest, knowledge, and skills, oncologists are adapting clinical behaviour to include integrative approaches, supporting patients to make informed complementary care decisions. The present study sought to improve the knowle...

  • Short Communication
  • Open Access
8 Citations
930 Views
4 Pages

Adherence to Abiraterone among the First 86 Recipients after Release in Saskatchewan

  • A.D. Smith,
  • C. Olson,
  • B. Lyons,
  • D. Tran and
  • D.F. Blackburn

4 February 2015

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is now commonly treated with abiraterone, an orally administered chronic medication. Although abiraterone has certain advantages over docetaxel-based therapy, patients are now responsible for ensuring o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
884 Views
5 Pages

4 February 2015

Several randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that the preventive use of an antiestrogen agent such as tamoxifen, raloxifene, anastrozole, or exemestane will reduce the incidence of estrogen receptor (er)–positive breast cancers by 50% or mo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
1,510 Views
9 Pages

Distribution and Clinical Significance of Tumour-Associated Macrophages in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis in China

  • S.J. Chen,
  • Q.B. Zhang,
  • L.J. Zeng,
  • G.D. Lian,
  • J.J. Li,
  • C.C. Qian,
  • Y.Z. Chen,
  • Y.T. Chen and
  • K.H. Huang

3 February 2015

Background: We aimed to characterize the localization and prognostic significance of tumour-associated macrophages (tams) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (pdac). Methods: Tumour specimens from 70 patients with pdac and inflammatory specimens from...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
1,530 Views
8 Pages

Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer—Time for a New Paradigm?

  • V. Mandilaras,
  • N. Bouganim,
  • J. Spayne,
  • R. Dent,
  • A. Arnaout,
  • J.F. Boileau,
  • M. Brackstone,
  • S. Meterissian and
  • M. Clemons

1 February 2015

Background: In cases of locally advanced breast cancer (labc), preoperative (“neoadjuvant”) therapy was traditionally reserved to render the patient operable. More recently, neoadjuvant therapy, particularly chemotherapy, is being used in patients wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
95 Citations
2,351 Views
16 Pages

Novel Agents and Associated Toxicities of Inhibitors of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway for the Treatment of Breast Cancer

  • S. Chia,
  • S. Gandhi,
  • A.A. Joy,
  • S. Edwards,
  • M. Gorr,
  • S. Hopkins,
  • J. Kondejewski,
  • J.P. Ayoub,
  • N. Califaretti and
  • D. Rayson
  • + 1 author

1 February 2015

The PI3K/Akt/mTOR (phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/ Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin) signalling pathway is an established driver of oncogenic activity in human malignancies. Therapeutic targeting of this pathway holds significant promise as a treatme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
1,220 Views
11 Pages

Clinical Challenges in Patients with Cancer-Associated Thrombosis: Canadian Expert Consensus Recommendations

  • M. Carrier,
  • A. Lazo-Langner,
  • S. Shivakumar,
  • V. Tagalakis,
  • P.L. Gross,
  • N. Blais,
  • C.A. Butts and
  • M. Crowther

1 February 2015

Venous thromboembolism is a common complication in cancer patients, and thromboembolism is the second most common cause of death after cancer progression. A number of clinical practice guidelines provide recommendations for the management of cancer-a...

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