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Grazia Armento

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BMI as a risk factor for toxicities in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma treated with trabectedin.

2017

e22517 Background: Since the first steps of its clinical development, trabectedin was noticed to be extremely active against myxoid liposarcoma (MLS), whose pathogenesis seems to be associated to the presence of the t(12;16)(q13;p11) translocation, resulting in the expression of FUS-DDIT3 fusion genes. Therefore, the drug seems to induce a maturation of MLS lipoblasts, with transition of the residual spindle non-lipogenic cells into mature vacuolated lipoblasts. This effect could be prevented by the increase of leptin circulating levels in obese patients. For these reasons we designed this retrospective analysis in order to evaluate the BMI status (measure of total adipose content) as a pr…

OncologyCancer Researchmedicine.medical_specialtyMyxoid liposarcomabusiness.industrySoft tissue sarcomamedicine.diseasePathogenesisOncologyInternal medicinemedicineIn patientRisk factorbusinessTrabectedinmedicine.drugJournal of Clinical Oncology
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Management of orphan symptoms: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment†

2020

### Highlights There is no clear definition of orphan symptoms. There is a group of symptoms that are seldom evaluated in most symptom assessment tools which can be considered as orphan symptoms.1 These are generally prevalent symptoms that are unaddressed in clinical practice, yet often not reported by the patients or by healthcare professionals.2 Orphan symptoms may be defined as symptoms not regularly assessed in clinical practice, and consequently little studied and not properly treated. No epidemiological or clinical studies generally exist to gauge the prevalence of the symptoms chosen; nevertheless, these symptoms are distressing for patients and their families. Orphan symptoms remai…

Cancer ResearchPediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtydiagnosisoncological therapiesMEDLINElcsh:RC254-282Quality of lifeEpidemiologymedicine1506Restless legs syndromeOriginal Researchtreatmentbusiness.industryEvidence-based medicineorphan symptomsmedicine.diseaselcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRectal tenesmusclinical practice guidelines; diagnosis; oncological therapies; orphan symptoms; treatmentOncologymedicine.symptombusinessMyoclonusclinical practice guidelinesMuscle crampESMO Open
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Body Mass Index as a Risk Factor for Toxicities in Patients with Advanced Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Treated with Trabectedin

2017

<b><i>Objectives:</i></b> Low body mass index (BMI) and/or low lean body mass have been shown to be risk factors for chemotherapy-related toxicities in a number of different cancers. However, no data are available regarding the role of BMI as a risk factor for developing toxicities related to the novel anticancer agent, trabectedin, in patients with soft-tissue sarcoma (STS). We evaluated the role of BMI as a risk factor for trabectedin-related toxicity in patients with STS. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Data from 51 patients with metastatic/advanced STS treated with trabectedin after progression on ≥1 anthracycline ± ifosfamide regimen were retrospe…

AdultMaleOncologySarcopeniaCancer Researchmedicine.medical_specialtyNeutropeniaDioxolesNeutropeniaBody Mass Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineThinnessRisk FactorsTetrahydroisoquinolinesInternal medicineAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsmedicineHumansAnthracyclinesIfosfamide030212 general & internal medicineRisk factorAntineoplastic Agents AlkylatingTrabectedinAgedRetrospective StudiesAged 80 and overIfosfamideToxicitybusiness.industrySoft tissue sarcomanutritional and metabolic diseasesSarcomaGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisSoft-tissue sarcomaFemaleUnderweightmedicine.symptombusinessBody mass indexFebrile neutropeniaTrabectedinmedicine.drugOncology
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Receptor Activator of NF-kB (RANK) Expression in Primary Tumors Associates with Bone Metastasis Occurrence in Breast Cancer Patients

2011

Background\ud Receptor activator of NFkB (RANK), its ligand (RANKL) and the decoy receptor of RANKL (osteoprotegerin, OPG) play a pivotal role in bone remodeling by regulating osteoclasts formation and activity. RANKL stimulates migration of RANK-expressing tumor cells in vitro, conversely inhibited by OPG.\ud \ud Materials and Methods\ud We examined mRNA expression levels of RANKL/RANK/OPG in a publicly available microarray dataset of 295 primary breast cancer patients. We next analyzed RANK expression by immunohistochemistry in an independent series of 93 primary breast cancer specimens and investigated a possible association with clinicopathological parameters, bone recurrence and surviv…

Anatomy and PhysiologyMicroarraysSettore MED/06 - Oncologia MedicaCancer TreatmentLigandsMetastasisBone remodelingMetastasisBasic Cancer ResearchBreast TumorsBone and Soft Tissue SarcomasNeoplasm MetastasisMusculoskeletal SystemOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisMultidisciplinaryPredictive markerReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BQRBone metastasisMiddle AgedImmunohistochemistryGene Expression Regulation NeoplasticOncologyRANKLMedicineFemaleResearch Articlemusculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtyHistologyScienceBone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsBiologyBreast cancerAntibody TherapySDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingOsteoprotegerinInternal medicinemedicineHumansRNA MessengerBoneBiologyAgedBreast cancer bone metastasis RANK-RANKLRANK LigandOsteoprotegerinComputational BiologyCancers and NeoplasmsRANK Ligandmedicine.diseaseEndocrinologyCancer researchbiology.protein
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Osteonecrosis of jaw beyond antiresorptive (bone-targeted) agents: new horizons in oncology

2016

Introduction: Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a clinically important, potentially painful and debilitating condition, which can affect the quality of life of cancer patients. Since 2003, ONJ appeared as a Bisphosphonate(BP)-related class effect, and the term Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) was widespread. Areas Covered: Under discussion in this review is the fact that ONJ cases have been reported after treatment including antiangiogenic agents and other “targeted therapy”, with and without BPs. Consequently, the comprehensive term Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) has been introduced. The clinical aspects and the prognosis of ONJ associated with t…

aflibercept; bevacizumab; Bisphosphonate; Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ); denosumab; everolimus; Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ); Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ); sunitinib; temsirolimus; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw; Humans; Jaw Diseases; Molecular Targeted Therapy; Neoplasms; Osteonecrosis; Quality of Life; Risk Assessment; Pharmacology (medical)Oncologysunitinibmedicine.medical_treatmentAngiogenesis InhibitorstemsirolimuTargeted therapyAntineoplastic Agent0302 clinical medicineNeoplasmsPharmacology (medical)Molecular Targeted TherapyJaw DiseaseafliberceptOsteonecrosisGeneral MedicineDenosumab030220 oncology & carcinogenesisOsteonecrosiBisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the JawAngiogenesis InhibitorHumanmedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtyBevacizumabAntineoplastic AgentsbevacizumabRisk AssessmentBisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ)Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineBisphosphonateHumansBisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jawbusiness.industryeverolimuCancerdenosumab030206 dentistryBisphosphonatemedicine.diseaseOsteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)Quality of LifeNeoplasmJaw DiseasesOsteonecrosis of the jawbusinessJaw DiseasesExpert Opinion on Drug Safety
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